AlbertaBusiness Grants & Funding

Seniors Home Adaptation and Repair Program (SHARP)

Loans from $500 to $40,000 maximum per household

SHARP is a low-interest home equity loan program for Alberta seniors to borrow up to $40,000 for repairs, adaptations, and renovations to their...

Innovation Employment Grant

Up to 20% of qualifying R&D expenditures, with benefits capped at $4 million in annual R&D spending (maximum grant: $800,000 annually at 20% rate)

A grant providing up to 20% of qualifying R&D expenditures for small and medium-sized businesses investing in research and development in Alberta....

Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program - Expansion to Health Care and Social Service Professionals

Up to $60,000 over 5 years for family physicians/dentists/pharmacists/psychologists; up to $30,000 for nurses/midwives/teachers/social workers/physiotherapists; up to $15,000 for early childhood educators/dental hygienists/personal support workers

A loan forgiveness program that cancels federal student loan debt for health care and social service professionals working in under-served rural or...

Alberta Made Production Grant

Up to $125,000 (25% of eligible Alberta production costs); Training and Mentorship Incentive top-up available up to $35,000

A grant that covers 25% of eligible Alberta production costs (up to $125,000) to help Alberta producers create screen-based content. The program...

Post-Production, Visual Effects and Digital Animation Grant

A grant program supporting post-production, visual effects, and digital animation companies in Alberta. This grant helps develop Alberta-based talent...

Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students

Up to $4,200 per year or up to $525 per month of study

A grant providing up to $4,200 per year to full-time students in financial need to help cover education costs. Students are automatically assessed...

Alberta Manufacturing Productivity Grant (AMPG)

Up to $30,000 in matching funding

A 2-year pilot program offering up to $30,000 in matching funding to eligible small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses for technology...

Apartment Construction Loan Program

Low-cost loans ranging from $1,000,000 minimum up to 100% of the cost of the residential component

This loan program provides low-cost financing to build or convert rental apartment projects across Canada during the construction phase through to...

Regional Innovation Ecosystems (RIE) Program

Non-repayable contributions; funding amount varies by project. Repayable contributions may be considered in specific situations. Preference given to projects leveraging 50% or more funding from provincial governments, private sector, or other non-government sources.

A non-repayable grant program for not-for-profit organizations that support innovation ecosystems across Western Canada's Prairie provinces. The...

New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) - Community-based Projects

Up to $25,000 per community-based project

A federal grant program that provides capital assistance to support community-based projects led by and for seniors. The program strengthens social...

Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG)

Up to 50% of eligible training costs (maximum $5,000 per existing employee per fiscal year) or up to 75% of eligible training costs (maximum $10,000 per newly hired trainee per fiscal year); employer maximum of $100,000 per fiscal year

A wage subsidy program that reimburses employers for up to 50-75% of eligible training costs to enhance productivity skills for current and future...

Other Initiatives Program (OIP)

No minimum or maximum; funding based on project need and community benefit

The Other Initiatives Program provides non-repayable grants for community-based projects that fall outside other Community Grants funding streams,...

Growing Greenhouses Program

Cost-shared funding from $10 million program over 3 years

Supports growth of the controlled environment agriculture sector by providing funding to projects that increase access to locally grown fruits and...

Active Transportation Fund

$400 million over five years (2021-2026); individual project amounts vary

A federal grant program providing $400 million over five years to fund active transportation infrastructure projects such as multi-use pathways,...

Funding for Social Development Partnerships Program – Children and Families – Financial Empowerment

Funding amount not specified in document

This grant funds projects that deliver financial empowerment services and supports to low-income adults. Grants support organizations in developing...

Alberta Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit (APITC)

12% non-refundable tax credit on eligible capital expenditures, up to $175 million per project

A 12% non-refundable tax credit for businesses investing $10 million or more to build or expand value-added agri-processing facilities in Alberta....

Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program (APIP)

12% of eligible capital costs (e.g., $50M investment = $6M grant minimum)

A grant program that provides non-repayable funding equal to 12% of eligible capital costs to companies building new or expanded petrochemical...

Fonds de prêts pour les femmes en entrepreneuriat

Up to $50,000

A national microcredit fund offering loans up to $50,000 to support women entrepreneurs in launching or growing their businesses. The program...

Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund

This federal grant funds projects that prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species across Canada. Funding supports prevention,...

Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF)

$2.5 billion annually distributed across Canada, indexed at 2% and delivered in $100 million increments. Allocations vary by province/territory based on per-capita calculations.

The Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) is a grant program that provides $2.5 billion annually to provinces and territories, which distribute funds...