Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgPal program and service finder

Business Benefits Finder

The Government of Canada Business Benefits Finder is a searchable online tool to help you find the right programs and services, whether you are starting out or scaling up.

BDC Capital

Offers flexible, innovative term loan solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises in various life cycles of their entrepreneurial journey. BDC is a project lender assisting with financing for a variety of projects.

Canada Business Network business grants and financing

Canada-Manitoba Job Grant

The Canada-Manitoba Job Grant provides funding to employers to help cover training costs of new and existing employees to meet business needs, and help Manitobans gain the skills they need to fill available jobs.

CME Workforce Development

As the driving force behind workforce development services targeted specifically to the needs of the sector, manufacturers can be confident that CME is here to help them grow with industry-specific guidance, supports and programs. These supports include advisory services, peer councils and connections with government, community partners, education and industry to produce, attract and retain current and future talent.

CME Manitoba Made Safe initiative

CME Manitoba Made Safe initiative provides health and safety services designed specifically for the needs of the manufacturing work environment. In partnership with SAFE Work Manitoba, Made Safe is advised by an industry-led safety council, which ensures that its best-in-class services reflect the current and future needs of Manitoba's largest industry. The association offers training, access to events and resources, consulting and certification by manufacturers, for manufacturers.

Community Futures Manitoba Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program

Community Futures Manitoba

Community Futures organizations provide loans, advice, and support to rural business owners. We work with entrepreneurs in all stages of their businesses. There are 16 offices located in rural Manitoba.

Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Programs and Incentives

Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation offers several programs and incentives targeted for both individuals and the business community. Our goal is to encourage and facilitate entrepreneurial and employment opportunities within the province through the establishment of new businesses or the expansion/retention of existing Manitoba businesses.

FCC Food and Beverage Financing

FCC provides business loans and support services to the food industry

FCC Indigenous Agriculture and Food Support - FCC provides financing and resources to indigenous entrepreneurs.

FCC Women Entrepreneur loan

If you're a woman involved in agriculture and/or food, the Women Entrepreneur Loan can help you take the next step in starting or growing your business.

FCC young entrepreneur loan

If you are under the age 40 and you have a good business plan, you can start or expand your business with the Young Entrepreneur Loan. Purchase shares in, buy, or improve an agricultural or food-related business, and take your dream business to the next level.

First Peoples Economic Growth Fund Financing Programs

FPEGF provides financing to support First Nations business proposals that are economically viable.

Food Processing Skills Canada

FPSC is a labour, skills and workforce development non-profit organization.

Innovation Growth Program (IGP)

IGP provides cost-sharing assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to assist them in developing and commercializing new innovative products and processes.

Louis Riel Capital Corporation (LRCC) Loan and Grant Program

LRCC provides a business grant and loan program to finance the start-up, acquisition and/or expansion of a Metis-owned small business in Manitoba.

LRCC Metis Entrepreneurship Initiative

MLRCC provides financial and training supports to young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 29.

LRCC Metis Women Entrepreneurship Program

LRCC provides commercial financing to help Metis women start or expand businesses in Manitoba.

Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Programs and Initiatives

The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce designs and delivers strategic initiatives and innovative resources in support of sustainable economic development and our community's future.

Manitoba's Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership - Indigenous Agriculture and Food Systems

The Indigenous Agriculture and Food Systems program supports projects and activities that increase food security and food sovereignty, support the revitalization of traditional food systems, training, skill and resource development, climate change adaptation, and/or increases Indigenous participation within Manitoba's agriculture and agri-food sector.

SEED Winnipeg

Supporting Employment & Economic Development (SEED) has a mission to build strong communities and increase opportunities for people through financial empowerment programs and services.

Manitoba's Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership - Sustainable Agri-Processing Program

Funding to support the sustainability of Manitoba's agri-processing sector by assisting with studies and capital investment purchases that contribute energy saving and Green House Gas (GHG) reduction, optimization of agri-inputs, reduction of water use and clarification of waste water, and the conversion of by-products and waste products to alternative value-added applications.

We MB (Manitoba Women's Enterprise Centre)

We MB provides loans for start-up, expansion and the purchase of an existing business.

World Trade Centre Winnipeg (WTCW)

The WTC Winnipeg serves as an information portal for Manitoba entrepreneurs, providing them with training, tools and a network of contacts essential to compete locally, nationally and internationally.