Canada Business (Government of Canada) The Canada Business site provides a comprehensive listing of government departments and agencies provide financing such as grants and contributions, subsidies and loan guarantees. Find out what government financing might be available for your business. Use the search tool or browse by type of financing. www.canadabusiness.ca
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) The Canadian Youth Business Foundation is a national charity providing start-up mentoring, financing and business resources for young Canadians, age 18-34, to create their own successful businesses. www.cybf.ca/
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund is a non-profit Aboriginal corporation providing loans, tools and business support services to Aboriginal entrepreneurs looking to start, expand or aquire a business in remote, rural and urban communities across Northern Ontario. www.nadf.org
Aboriginal Business Canada Aboriginal Business Canada helps Canadian Aboriginal entrepreneurs reach their business goals by providing financial assistance, information, resource materials and referrals to other possible sources of financing or business support. www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
The Canada Small Business Financial Program The Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) seeks to increase the availability of loans for establishing, expanding, modernizing and improving small businesses. It does this by encouraging financial institutions to make their financing available to small businesses. The program helps you secure up to $500,000 from your financial institution by backing your loan with a government guarantee. www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/csbfp-pfpec.nsf/eng/home
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) provides small and medium-sized businesses with flexible financing, affordable consulting services, and venture capital. BDC supports the needs of entrepreneurs at every stage of growth. www.bdc.ca
The Small Business Internship Program The Small Business Internship Program provides small and medium-sized enterprises financial support to hire a post secondary student intern to assist them in their adoption of e-business strategies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. www.ic.gc.ca/sbip
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) The Ontario Arts Council's mandate is to foster the creation and production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians. OAC offers more than fifty funding programs for Ontario-based artists and arts organizations, with funds from the Ontario government. Grants provide assistance for a specific activity, support for a period of time, or for ongoing operations. OAC also offers awards, prizes and scholarships from private funds managed by the Ontario Arts Foundation.
www.arts.on.ca
Canada Council for the Arts The Canada Council for the Arts is Canada's national, arm's length arts funding agency. It provides grants to individual professional artists and arts organizations, endowments, prizes and is also involved in research, communication and arts promotion activities to support, promote and celebrate the arts. www.canadacouncil.ca
Summer Company Summer Company provides students an opportunity to creat a job they love! They get the opportunity to create a business of their own and receive up to $3,000 to run it. They'll also get a mentor to guide them and gain valuable business and leadership skills along the way. http://www.ontariocanada.com/screen/en_sc_eligibility_questionaire.jsp Closing date to apply May 9, 2011.
Banks and Financial Institutions
Credit Unions in Ontario
www.ontariocreditunions.com
BMO Bank of Montreal
www.bmo.com
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
www.cibc.com
RBC Royal Bank
www.rbc.com
Scotiabank
www.scotiabank.com
TD Canada Trust
www.tdcanadatrust.com
Funding Opportunities to Hire for your Business
