Manufacturing Business Grants
UK manufacturing has access to significant grant funding for modernisation and growth. Made Smarter, regional growth programmes, and capital investment schemes support manufacturers to increase productivity and adopt new technologies.
Made Smarter Programme
Made Smarter provides grants for manufacturers to adopt digital technologies including robotics, AI, additive manufacturing, and Industrial IoT. Regional hubs offer support alongside grant funding.
Capital Equipment Grants
Various regional programmes offer capital grants for manufacturing equipment. These typically fund 20-50% of machinery costs and require job creation or productivity targets.
Energy Efficiency Support
Manufacturing businesses can access grants for energy efficiency improvements, decarbonisation projects, and renewable energy adoption. These reduce costs while meeting sustainability targets.
Canadian Manufacturing Grants
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Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program
The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) provides producers of eligible Canadian film or video productions with a fully refundable tax credit at a rate of 25 % of qualified labour expenditures.
Book Publishing Tax Credit
The Book Publishing Tax Credit provides a refundable credit equal to 40% of eligible Manitoba labour costs, up to a maximum of $100,000 per year, for publishers that meet specific residency and employment criteria.
Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
The Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (MIDMTC) is a refundable corporate tax credit that provides up to a 40% credit on qualified labour, marketing, and distribution expenses for businesses developing eligible interactive digital media products, aiming to stimulate economic growth and job creation in Manitoba's digital media industry.
Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit
The Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit provides refundable tax credits for Manitoba property owners who install qualifying geothermal heat pump systems, solar thermal energy systems, or biomass fuel equipment, with rates ranging from 7.5% to 15% of eligible capital costs.
Community Enterprise Development Tax Credit
The Community Enterprise Development Tax Credit (CEDTC) provides a refundable Manitoba tax credit of up to 45% for individuals and corporations that invest equity in community‑based enterprises in Manitoba, with investors limited to $60,000 per year and a $3 million lifetime share issuance limit for approved corporations.
Manitoba Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit
Provides an 8% tax credit (7% refundable, 1% non‑refundable) for qualified plant, machinery and equipment acquired for manufacturing or processing in Manitoba, with a 9% rate for property acquired before July 1 2019 and a ten‑year carry‑forward.
Paid Work Experience Tax Credits
The Paid Work Experience Tax Credit (PWETC) provides eligible employers with a refundable tax credit on a percentage of wages paid to trainee employees, recent graduates, co‑op students and apprentices in Manitoba, with credit caps up to $5,000 per individual.
First Jobs Fund
A Manitoba application-based fund for organizations delivering job-readiness and paid work experience programs that help youth aged 15 to 29 obtain their first workplace experience.
Canada-Manitoba Job Grant
The Canada-Manitoba Job Grant was a program that provided funding to support employee training, but it has been discontinued and replaced by the Building Up Manitoba Program (BUMP).
Communities Economic Development Fund Business Loan Program
The CEDF Business Loans Program provides flexible, repayable loans of up to $2 million to support Indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses in northern Manitoba.
Trade Growth Investment Financing Program
The Trade Growth Investment Financing Program provides repayable loans of $250,000 to $5 million (up to 25 % of total project costs) to Manitoba‑based small and medium‑sized enterprises for productivity‑enhancing projects such as trade/export growth, job creation and workforce development.
Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI)
Funding to help train your employees to improve the productivity and competitiveness of your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Canadian manufacturing grants