Canada Sector Grants

Retail & E-commerce Business Grants

Retail and e-commerce businesses can access grants for digital transformation, premises improvement, and high street revitalisation. Local authorities and business improvement districts are key funding sources.

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Innovation, growth & development funding

High Street Support

High street shops can access shop front improvement grants, business rate relief, and local authority business support. Town centre regeneration programmes provide additional opportunities.

Digital Transformation

Grants support retailers moving online or improving their digital presence. E-commerce development, inventory systems, and digital marketing may be funded through regional schemes.

Sustainability & Accessibility

Retail businesses can access grants for energy efficiency, accessibility improvements, and sustainable practices. These often come through local authority programmes.

Canadian Retail Grants

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Government of Nova Scotia

Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI)

Funding to help train your employees to improve the productivity and competitiveness of your business.

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Government of Nova Scotia

START

An incentive to help you hire unemployed Nova Scotians.

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Government of Nova Scotia

Student Summer Skill Incentive (SKILL)

A wage subsidy to reduce the cost of hiring post-secondary students for quality summer jobs if you work for a non-profit or registered charity.

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Government of Nova Scotia

Job Creation Partnership

A funding incentive to help you hire unemployed Nova Scotians for community projects that will help them achieve their full-time employment goals.

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Government of Nova Scotia

Graduate to Opportunity (GTO)

A 2-year salary incentive that reduces the cost of hiring recent post-secondary graduates for full-time, permanent jobs.

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Government of Nova Scotia

Co-op Education Incentive (CO-OP)

Wage assistance when you hire university or community college co-op students for career-related work terms.

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Government of Nova Scotia

Apprenticeship START

Funding to help you hire an apprentice from a diverse group or in a rural area.

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Québec government

Tax Credits

The Québec government offers a wide variety of advantageous tax credits, including tax credits for development of E-Business, Gaspésie and Maritime Regions, production of multimedia titles, synergy capital, and more.

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Investissement Québec

Business Assistance - Immigrant Investor Program

The Immigrant Investor Program is a unique and advantageous formula, with the interest on investments made by immigrant investors, managed by Investissement Québec, distributed as a non-repayable contribution to Québec businesses.

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Investissement Québec

Financing of Refundable Tax Credits

The ideal product to boost your liquid assets quickly, with financing covering up to 100% of the amount of your refundable tax credits for a given fiscal year.

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Investissement Québec

Financing for collective entrepreneurship

A product tailored to the needs of social economy enterprises, with minimum financing of $50,000 per project, covering up to 100% of costs.

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Investissement Québec

Financing tailored to your needs

Short or long-term financing, covering up to 100% of project costs for purchase of machinery or equipment, construction of modernization of a building, business transfer, merger or acquisition, working capital, exporting, innovation, and more.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Canadian retail grants