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Funding Opportunities

Welcome to EP’s Funding Opportunities page — your gateway to grants, loans, and business support programs across the GTA, GTHA (including Hamilton), Waterloo Region, and beyond. Whether you're based in Mississauga, Brampton, Toronto, Kitchener, or anywhere in between, we’ve organized available funding by region to make it easier for you to find the support you need.

Select your region of choice

peel

Peel

Starter Company Plus

Up to $5,000 grant for starting, expanding, or buying a business + training and mentorship (delivered by Mississauga Business Entrepreneur Centre)

Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP)

Up to $2,400 micro-grant for e-commerce and digital operations

Save on Energy Program

Up to 50% of project costs for energy efficiency improvements, minimum $500 incentive

Digital Main Street Program Mississauga

Provide guidance, resources, and recommendations on growing digitally.

GTA

Greater Toronto Area

Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) & Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF)

Up to 15% funding (maximum $500K-$5M) for business expansion

Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)

Training grants for employers, up to $10,000 per person

Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)

For large-scale projects contributing to economic development

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)

$50,000 to $500,000 for Research & Development projects

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton Community Foundation Open Grants

Various funding streams, $1,000-$10,000 range

LiON'S LAIR Competition

Annual competition for entrepreneurs to pitch for cash prizes

Innovation Factory i.d.e.a. Fund

Non-repayable seed funding of up to $20,000 with matching funds

Up to 30 hours of fully funded, targeted support from business leaders

Commercial District Revitalization Grant Program

Exterior building improvements and accessibility upgrades

Waterloo

Waterloo

RISE Fund

Community grants for racialized and Indigenous supports for equity in Kitchener

Waterloo Region Community Foundation (WRCF) Community Grants

Two levels: Spark ($10,000) and Scale ($20,000-$30,000)

Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP)

Up to $2,400 micro-grant for e-commerce adoption

Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund

16 youth-led projects received a total of $64,000 in funding

ontario-wide

Ontario-wide

Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs

$10,000 one-time grant for Indigenous, Black, and other racialized entrepreneurs
Invested $5 million for 2024-25 applications to support 400+ entrepreneurs

Small Business Success Grant

$1,500 grant for businesses less than 1 year old

Ontario Trillium Foundation

OTF grants help many types of organizations and communities deliver programs and services with direct community benefit for the people of Ontario.

Black Entrepreneurship Startup Program & Indigenous Entrepreneurship Startup Program

Startup loans
2 years mentorship

Other

Other

Catapult Canada Access Innovation

Funding for projects that improve access to learning, especially for equity-deserving youth.

Multi-year grants available.

Targeted Stream: Newcomer, Refugee, and NEET Youth (NEET Stream)

The project’s design must prioritize the needs of youth who are newcomers to Canada, refugees, youth fleeing violence/trauma, and/or NEET youth.

Available funding range is $25,000 to $100,000 CAD per project.

Futurpreneur Canada

Startup loan financing + 2 years mentorship for ages 18-39
$60 million federal investment to support 6,250 additional young entrepreneurs by 2029

Cassels 2025 Black-Owned Small Business Grant

Offering up to $100,000 in funding and free legal support to Black-owned or operated small businesses

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