Government Grants in Canada and What’s On Offer

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Government Grants in Canada and Whats On Offer
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Table of contents

• Find More About Government Grants Canada and
  Whats On Offer
• What are grants?
• How do you find out what is available?

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Find More About Government Grants Canada and
Whats On Offer

• Government grants in Canada are available for a
  whole host of different sectors and with COVID-19
  still a real threat to the economy, support is
  still available for many businesses and
  organizations to help get them through tough
  times.

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• Government grants are available for agriculture,
  arts, culture and sport, business, the
  environment, for indigenous people, gender
  equality, health, international development, jobs
  or apprenticeship training, care giving,
  pensions, research and development, and for
  student aid.

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What are grants?

• Grants are given to individuals, businesses or
  organizations to carry out particularly pieces of
  work, studies, research, programs, trials, or to
  support vulnerable or minority members of
  society. The applicant will need to fulfil a
  strict criteria and application process, but
  money from a grant is not money that needs to be
  paid back. Funds are also being made available to
  help business and industries survive the COVID-19
  crisis. But there are very few grants that dont
  have any strings attached and they are usually
  very focused projects and campaigns that are
  eligible.

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How do you find out what is available?

• The Canadian government has different hub sites
  that provide a full listing of the grants
  available in different sectors. For example,
  Innovation Canada has a full list of
  opportunities for businesses, including small
  business loans. There will be criteria to meet
  and there are also grants that are specific to
  different geographical areas.

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• There is currently 754, 498, 448 of funding
  available for small businesses in grants, loans
  and private investors.
• Grants for the business sector are available in
  the following areas growth potential, recruiting
  employment, agricultural expansion, acquiring
  business real estate, marketing ideas and
  securing patents, sponsoring research and
  development programs and for start-ups go get up
  and running.

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• More specific topics include financial support
  for tenants and landlords, financial support for
  technology innovation, funding for plant protein
  projects, money for farmers impacted by COVID-19,
  help for small rural businesses and funding
  projects that provide solutions for the COVID-19
  crisis.

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• Culture, history and sport is a sector that has
  been hit by the coronavirus pandemic and there
  are currently 40 different funding programs
  available, including an athletes assistance
  program for international athletes preparing for
  competitions there is a grant to support
  the set up of art festival and a grant for
  budding artists who show potential, but are
  currently in training. There is also money
  available for creative businesses who want to
  export their goods.

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• There are currently 12 Canadian government grant
  programs to support the environment, including
  protecting the Atlantic ecosystems, protecting
  great lakes of Canada and a zero plastic waste
  initiative.

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• Just this week the Canadian government has
  updated its funding framework for farms and
  agriculture focused businesses and a variety of
  new funding opportunities are now available.
• So called Red Seal trades like electricians and
  plumbers can benefit from new funding programs
  that have been released by the Canadian
  government.

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• The Public Health Agency of Canada has called on
  bids for a fund to help promote healthy living
  and prevent chronic disease through innovative
  approaches across all sectors that impact on the
  health of the nation.

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• Equal opportunities for women including in
  leadership positions and rates of pay is a key
  focus for governments across the world. The
  Canadian government has set up a Womens Program
  to provide funding for organizations that can
  help address three key areas preventing
  violence against women and girls, improving
  economic security and prosperity of women and
  girls, and encouraging women and girls in
  leadership and decision-making roles.

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• Students who have left school and have been
  unable to get a job as a result of the COVID-19
  pandemic can get access to an emergency funding
  scheme. If eligible, they could get 1,250 for a
  four week period between May and August 2020 or
  2,000 if they have dependents or a disability.

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• There are scientific research funds available for
  space and technology research grow the Canadian
  space program aerospace, defence and security
  research energy, nuclear and oil and gas
  research natural sciences and engineering
  research funding and health research funding all
  available.

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• The Canadian government works with Canadian and
  international partners to fund and support
  projects to reduce poverty in developing
  countries. This is another form of government
  grant available and the government has recently
  launched a new Global Affairs website for
  Canadian development partners to help them tackle
  the COVID-19 crisis, including ongoing funding.

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• The grants and funding website from the
  Government of Canada is an excellent place for
  people to start if they are looking for a grant
  for their business or organization or a project
  they are looking to get funded whether it is
  linked to the global pandemic or not.

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Contact details

• Business Name Granted Consulting
• Address 8278 Manitoba St, Vancouver, BC V5X 3A2
  Canada
• Phone Number 778-653-5575
• Website https//granted.ca/why-granted/