NunavutBusiness Grants & Funding

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...

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...

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...

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...

Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program (NIEOP) - Community Readiness and Opportunities Planning (CROP)

Varies by project; 2025-26 total program funding is $13.2 million across all NIEOP streams

The CROP stream provides project-based support to Indigenous communities and organizations for capacity and readiness activities to help them plan...

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...

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...

Workforce Development Agreements (WDA)

Approximately $3 billion annually across LMDA and WDA combined; varies by province/territory

Federal funding provided to provinces and territories to support skills training, employment supports, career counselling, and job search assistance...

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)

Varies by project; 2025-26 total program funding is $32.5 million

IDEANorth provides grants and contributions to support territorial economic growth and address gaps in small-scale economic infrastructure like...

Funding for the Innovation in Apprenticeship Stream under the Union Training and Innovation Program

Up to $5,000,000 per project from ESDC; applicant must secure minimum 10% cash contribution from other sources

This program provides non-repayable grants to support innovative approaches and best practices in Red Seal apprenticeship training. Funding supports...

Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program (NIEOP) - Economic Research Stream (ERS)

Varies by project; 2025-26 total program funding is $13.2 million across all NIEOP streams

The ERS provides project-based support for research, knowledge transfer, and information distribution to establish a research agenda and target...

Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC)

Part of $220 million allocated over eight years (2018-2026) plus additional $233 million over five years from Budget 2021; over $11 million announced for fifteen projects in 2025

A grant program that provides funding to Indigenous and remote communities across Canada to develop community-led clean energy projects and reduce...

Wah-ila-toos (Indigenous and Remote Communities Clean Energy Hub)

Multiple federal funding streams coordinated through the hub; includes $36 million over three years through Strategic Partnerships Initiative for five regional clean energy initiatives

Wah-ila-toos provides grants through the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program to fund community-led clean energy projects in...

Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program (NIEOP) - Entrepreneurship and Business Development (EBD)

Varies by project; 2025-26 total program funding is $13.2 million across all NIEOP streams

The EBD stream provides project-based support to assist Indigenous entrepreneurs, businesses, and organizations in pursuing economic opportunities...

Northern Isolated Communities Initiative Fund (NICI)

Varies by project; part of umbrella territorial development program

NICI provides strategic investments and services to Northern Indigenous and Inuit communities, organizations, and businesses to support local and...

Northern Fund

CFI funds up to 50% of eligible infrastructure project costs; applicants can request between $250,000 and $2.5 million in CFI funding. Additional operation and maintenance funding available up to 100% of the CFI contribution (up to $2.5 million).

A grant program providing research infrastructure funding to eligible institutions and organizations in Northern Canada (Yukon, Northwest...

Core Startup Program

Up to $75,000 in flexible, equity-free loan financing

The Core Startup Program provides equity-free loan financing up to $75,000 to help young entrepreneurs start or buy a business. Alongside flexible...

Cooperation with the Community Sector — Community Life (Programming Funding)

This grant provides funding to community organizations representing official-language minority communities to carry out ongoing programming and...

Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDA)

Approximately $3 billion annually across LMDA and WDA combined; varies by province/territory

Federal funding of approximately $3 billion annually provided to provinces and territories to deliver skills training, upskilling, employment...

ElevateIP

Funding provided to accelerators and incubators to deliver services; specific amounts to individual start-ups not specified

ElevateIP is a $90-million grant program that funds business accelerators and incubators to deliver IP education, strategy development, and...