Subvenciones para pequeñas empresas en Ontario y Programas de Financiación (2026)
Descubra 398 subvenciones, créditos fiscales y programas de financiación disponibles para empresas de Ontario. La IA de GrantOps le conecta con todos los programas en 60 segundos.
Financiamiento gubernamental en Ontario
Ontario is Canada's largest provincial economy, and its small businesses can draw on 398 federal and provincial grants, tax credits and funding programs. For owners who are starting out, the core supports are Starter Company Plus (a grant of up to $5,000 with training and mentoring, delivered through Ontario Small Business Advisory Centres), the Ontario Job Grant for training staff, and the federal Canada Summer Jobs wage subsidy for hiring young people aged 15 to 30. Growing companies in southern Ontario can apply to FedDev Ontario, new businesses in Northern Ontario to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), and businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs to the Regional Tariff Response Initiative and the Ontario Together Trade Fund. Companies doing R&D add NRC IRAP and the Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC), an 8% refundable credit that stacks on the federal SR&ED credit.
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Créditos fiscales I+D en Ontario: SR&ED + apilamiento provincial
Ontario offers multiple provincial R&D credits that layer on the federal SR&ED credit. The Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC) provides an 8% refundable credit for CCPCs on the first $3M of qualifying R&D expenditures. The Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit (ORDTC) adds 3.5% non-refundable for all corporations. For CCPCs, the combined federal (35%) plus OITC (8%) yields a 43% refundable recovery on the first $3M. The Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit (OBRITC) provides an additional 20% on eligible contract R&D performed by eligible research institutes. The OITC counts as government assistance that reduces the federal SR&ED claim base, so the effective combined rate is slightly lower than a simple sum.
Desglose del apilamiento de créditos fiscales I+D
El crédito provincial es reembolsable; recibe un pago en efectivo incluso si no adeuda impuestos.
Panorama de financiación en Ontario: lo que los directores financieros y líderes I+D deben saber
Ontario small-business funding comes in three layers. The province runs Starter Company Plus, Summer Company and the Ontario Job Grant, delivered locally through Ontario Small Business Advisory Centres and Employment Ontario, plus the Ontario Together Trade Fund for tariff-affected firms. Federal and provincial regional agencies split the map: FedDev Ontario serves southern Ontario with interest-free repayable business funding ($125,000 to $10 million, up to 50% of costs), the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (up to $3 million non-repayable) and the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (open to January 19, 2027, with a November 24, 2026 date for projects starting before March 31, 2027), while NOHFC funds new and growing businesses in Northern Ontario. National programs apply everywhere: NRC IRAP for technology SMEs, Canada Summer Jobs, and loans from Futurpreneur, BDC and lenders in the Canada Small Business Financing Program. Two FedDev Ontario programs, the Build Communities Strong Fund Local Impact stream and the Regional Defence Investment Initiative, have paused intake, and CanExport SMEs has processed all of its 2026–27 applications.
Industrias clave y programas específicos por sector
Manufacturers and exporters hit by U.S. tariffs are the focus of the newest money: the Regional Tariff Response Initiative and the Ontario Together Trade Fund (up to $5 million, typically 10–20% of eligible costs, for businesses with at least five full-time employees investing $200,000 or more). Storefront retailers can apply for OCI's Retail Modernization Project Grant (up to $5,000), and other SMEs can get up to $15,000 toward a digital modernization and adoption plan through OCI's Digital Competence Centre. Game studios and educational-software companies claim the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (40% of eligible Ontario labour, or 35% for fee-for-service work). Software, AI, life sciences and advanced-manufacturing companies doing R&D combine NRC IRAP with SR&ED and the OITC, and southern Ontario companies adopting or commercializing AI can apply to the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative.
Consejos de solicitud para empresas de Ontario
Start with a free consultation at an Ontario Small Business Advisory Centre; it is also where you apply for Starter Company Plus. Check eligibility thresholds before you write anything: FedDev Ontario's core business funding needs 5 to 500 full-time employees and three years of incorporation, the Regional Tariff Response Initiative needs at least $1 million in annual revenue, and the Ontario Together Trade Fund needs five full-time employees and a $200,000 project. For staff training, the Ontario Job Grant takes applications year-round, currently for 25 or fewer participants per application. For NRC IRAP, a senior executive calls 1-877-994-4727 first; advice comes before any funding. SR&ED claims are due 18 months after your fiscal year-end and the OITC is claimed with the same corporate return, so keep technical records as the work happens.
Principales subvenciones y programas de financiación en Ontario
Los programas federales y provinciales más impactantes para empresas de Ontario. Es una selección curada: GrantOps rastrea 6000+ programas en total.
Starter Company Plus
Ontario grant of up to $5,000 plus training and mentoring to start, expand or buy a small business. For Ontario residents 18+ (citizens or permanent residents) not in full-time school; you contribute at least 25% of the grant in cash or in kind. Apply through an Ontario Small Business Advisory Centre.
Ontario Job Grant (formerly Canada-Ontario Job Grant)
Ontario and federal funding for employers to train new or existing staff, up to $10,000 per trainee. Employers with fewer than 100 employees pay at least one-sixth of training costs, or nothing (up to $15,000 per trainee) when training previously unemployed new hires. Applications are taken year-round; the ministry is currently accepting applications for 25 or fewer participants.
Canada Summer Jobs (employers)
Federal wage subsidy for hiring young people aged 15 to 30 for 6 to 16 weeks of full-time summer work. Private-sector employers with 50 or fewer full-time employees receive 50% of the provincial minimum wage; not-for-profits up to 100%. The CSJ 2027 employer intake closes December 3, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.
Retail Modernization Project Grant (Ontario Centre of Innovation)
OCI Digital Competence Centre grant for Ontario storefront retailers with 1 to 50 employees, at least one year in business and $100,000 in annual revenue, to adopt digital technology, hardware and software. First come, first served while funds last. Other SMEs (1 to 499 employees) can instead get up to $15,000 toward a digital modernization and adoption plan.
NOHFC Invest North – Launch
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation support for launching a new business in Northern Ontario: a conditional contribution of up to 50% of eligible project costs, to $200,000. You put in at least 15% from your own resources and run the business full time. Retail, service, accommodation and food-service businesses are not eligible.
Futurpreneur Canada
Equity-free startup financing of up to $75,000 in total (up to $25,000 from Futurpreneur plus up to $50,000 from BDC) and up to two years of one-on-one mentoring, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents aged 18 to 39 launching a business.
BDC Small Business Loan
Online term loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada. BDC lists at least 24 months in business and $100,000 in annual revenue for loans up to $100,000, and $250,000 in annual revenue for larger loans.
Canada Small Business Financing Program
Government-backed loans through banks and credit unions for businesses, start-ups included, with gross revenue of $10 million or less: up to $1 million in term loans and $150,000 in lines of credit. You apply to your lender, which makes the decision.
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (FedDev Ontario)
For incorporated southern Ontario businesses with at least $1 million in annual revenue that are affected by U.S. tariffs: non-repayable liquidity support of up to $2 million, and pivot projects (up to $1 million non-repayable; larger projects repayable at up to 75% of costs). Accepting applications; retail and local consumer services are not eligible.
FedDev Ontario funding for businesses
Interest-free, repayable funding for southern Ontario businesses with 5 to 500 full-time employees, incorporated for at least three years, to adopt technology, improve productivity or enter new markets. FedDev covers up to 50% of eligible costs, and repayment normally starts one year after the project ends.
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (FedDev Ontario)
Interest-free, repayable funding of up to 50% of costs for southern Ontario businesses adopting or commercializing AI. Applications are open until January 19, 2027 (4:59 p.m. EST); apply by November 24, 2026 if your project and costs start before March 31, 2027.
Ontario Together Trade Fund
Ontario grants or loans, typically 10–20% of eligible costs, for businesses with at least five full-time employees and three years of operations that invest $200,000 or more to reach new markets or re-shore supply chains in response to U.S. tariffs. Continuous intake; loans are interest-free during the project and up to 30% may be forgiven.
NRC IRAP
Advice and, in some cases, non-repayable funding for incorporated, for-profit technology SMEs with up to 500 full-time-equivalent employees. A senior executive starts by calling 1-877-994-4727; funding follows a working relationship with an NRC advisor.
Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)
Refundable 8% credit on up to $3 million a year of SR&ED spending in Ontario, stacking on the federal SR&ED credit. The limit starts to shrink once the prior year's taxable income passes $500,000 or taxable capital reaches $25 million.
SR&ED Federal Tax Credit
Federal R&D tax credit: 35% on the first $6 million of qualified spending for CCPCs and eligible Canadian public corporations (tax years beginning after December 15, 2024), refundable on current expenditures; 15% above the limit.
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC)
Refundable credit administered by Ontario Creates: 40% of eligible Ontario labour plus marketing and distribution costs (capped at $100,000 per product) for interactive digital media products a company develops for itself, or 35% of labour for fee-for-service work.
Es una muestra curada. Las 398 guías de programas para empresas de Ontario se enumeran a continuación.
Encuentre todas las subvenciones en OntarioLas 150 guías de programas para empresas de Ontario
Programas provinciales y regionales abiertos a empresas de Ontario: los montos más altos primero, luego la lista A–Z completa con el organismo oficial de cada uno.
FedDev — Funding for businesses in southern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for South…
REGI — Funding for businesses
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REGI — Funding for Organizations That Support Businesses — Not-for-profit organizations
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Regional Tariff Response Initiative in Southern Ontario — For businesses
Federal Economic Development Agency for South…
Regional Tariff Response Initiative in Southern Ontario — For organizations
Federal Economic Development Agency for South…
Trade-Impacted Communities Program — Transformational Projects
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creatio…
Eastern Ontario Development Fund — Business project loans
Ontario
INVEST North Program — Investment — Locate Stream
NOHFC
INVEST North Program — Investment — Locate Stream
NOHFC
Ontario Together Trade Fund
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creatio…
Regional Development Program — Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness Stream
Ontario
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Business project loans
Ontario
Lista A–Z completa: 150 programas
- Achievement Incentive and Group Sponsorship Grant · Hasta 17.000 CAD
- BioCreate Program · Hasta 150.000 CAD
- Canada-Ontario Job Grant · Hasta 15.000 CAD
- Canada-Ontario Job Grant
- Capital Access Advisory Program Building Companies
- Career-Ready with CTMA — Expanding Opportunities
- Co-operative Education Tax Credit
- Collaborate 2 Commercialize
- Community Enhancement Program — Broadband and Cellular Expansion Projects
- Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream · Hasta 2.000.000 CAD
- Community Enhancement Program — Rural Enhancement Funding Stream · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- Community Futures Ontario — Access to Capital · 150.000 CAD – 250.000 CAD
- Community Futures Ontario Access to Capital
- Cultural Supports Program — Community Events Stream · Hasta 15.000 CAD
- Cultural Supports Program — Film and Television Stream · Hasta 2.000.000 CAD
- Digital Modernization and Adoption Plan program · Hasta 15.000 CAD
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund — Business project grants - Rural Ontario · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund — Business project grants - Strategic Projects · Hasta 1.500.000 CAD
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund — Business project loans · Hasta 5.000.000 CAD
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund — Community economic development projects · Hasta 1.500.000 CAD
- Economic Development Initiative (EDI) (FedNor) · Hasta 35.000 CAD
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund — Non-Profits that Serve Underrepresented Communities · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund — Small Businesses or Entrepreneurs Developing Agri-tech and Cleantech Solutions · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- FedDev — Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem Fund in Southern Ontario · Hasta 3.000.000 CAD
- FedDev — Funding for businesses in southern Ontario · Hasta 10.000.000 CAD
- FedDev Ontario — Economic Development Initiative (Southern Ontario) — For-Profit · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- FedDev Ontario — Economic Development Initiative (Southern Ontario) — Not-For-Profit · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- FedNor — Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative for Northern Ontario · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- Flexible Upskilling Network (F.U.N.) Program · Hasta 2408 CAD
- Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program — Business projects
- Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program — Business projects
- Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program — Collaboration projects · Hasta 3.000.000 CAD
- Gasoline used in unlicensed business equipment
- General Business Loans · Hasta 1.150.000 CAD
- Global Market Development for Music Managers · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Global Market Development Fund - Book · Hasta 15.000 CAD
- Grassroots Growth Program · Hasta 100.000 CAD
- Grassroots Growth Program - Targeted, cost-shared local marketing projects · Hasta 100.000 CAD
- Greenhouse Technology Network · Hasta 100.000 CAD
- Honey Bee Health Initiative (Commercial Beekeepers) · Hasta 25.000 CAD
- Honey Bee Health Initiative (Hobbyist Beekeepers) · Hasta 4500 CAD
- i.d.e.a. Fund · Hasta 20.000 CAD
- Indigenous Community Capital Grants Program
- Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Business and Community Fund
- Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Economic Diversification Grants Program
- Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Regional Partnership Grants Program
- INVEST North Program — Innovation — Industrial Research Chair · Hasta 1.000.000 CAD
- INVEST North Program — Innovation Stream · Hasta 2.000.000 CAD
- INVEST North Program — Investment — Grow Stream · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- INVEST North Program — Investment — Grow Stream · Hasta 1.000.000 CAD
- INVEST North Program — Investment — Launch Stream · Hasta 200.000 CAD
- INVEST North Program — Investment — Locate Stream · Hasta 5.000.000 CAD
- INVEST North Program — Investment — Locate Stream · Hasta 5.000.000 CAD
- INVEST North Program — Regional Tile Drainage · Hasta 1.000.000 CAD
- Invest Ottawa — ElevateIP program for Women-owned and Indigenous-owned businesses
- Investment Accelerator Fund
- Kenora and Rainy River District Business Accelerator Fund · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Life Sciences Innovation Fund · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions - Aboriginal Business Financing Program - Aboriginal Businesses · Hasta 99.999 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions - Aboriginal Business Financing Program - Community-Owned Businesses · Hasta 249.999 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions - Indigenous Women In Business · Hasta 50.000 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions - Loans · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions - Microloans · 1000 CAD – 7500 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions - Nee-Swas Youth Loan Fund · Hasta 75.000 CAD
- NADF Financing Solutions - Winter Road Financing · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- NADF Indigenous Women in Business Program · Hasta 50.000 CAD
- Northern Ontario Angels
- Northern Ontario Development Program — Community Economic Development
- Northern Ontario Development Program — Youth Internships — Not-for-Profit · Hasta 57.500 CAD
- Northern Ontario Development Program — Youth Internships — Private Sector
- OBIO — Health to Business Bridge Program
- OMIF — Live Music · Hasta 125.000 CAD
- OMIF — Music Creation · Hasta 200.000 CAD
- OMIF — Music Industry Initiatives · Hasta 300.000 CAD
- Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
- Ontario Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program
- Ontario Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program
- Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit
- Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit
- Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit
- Ontario Creates Industry Development Program · Hasta 35.000 CAD
- Ontario Creates Magazine Fund · Hasta 80.000 CAD
- Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit
- Ontario Innovation Tax Credit
- Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
- Ontario Job Creation Partnerships
- Ontario Job Creation Partnerships
- Ontario Junior Exploration Program · Hasta 200.000 CAD
- Ontario Production Services Tax Credit
- Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit
- Ontario Together Trade Fund · Hasta 5.000.000 CAD
- OVIN — C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 1 · Hasta 100.000 CAD
- OVIN — Electric Vehicle (EV) — Stream 1 · Hasta 100.000 CAD
- OVIN — Electric Vehicle (EV) — Stream 2 · Hasta 1.000.000 CAD
- OVIN — TalentEdge Fellowship · Hasta 70.000 CAD
- OVIN — TalentEdge Internship · Hasta 60.000 CAD
- People & Talent Program — Indigenous Workforce Development Stream
- People & Talent Program — Workforce Development Stream
- Protect Ontario Financing Program · Hasta 250.000 CAD
- Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (RAISE) · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- REGI — Funding for businesses · Hasta 10.000.000 CAD
- REGI — Funding for Indigenous businesses and organizations
- REGI — Funding for Organizations That Support Businesses — Not-for-profit organizations · Hasta 10.000.000 CAD
- Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative for northern Ontario
- Regional Development Program — Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness Stream · Hasta 1.500.000 CAD
- Regional Development Program — Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness Stream · Hasta 5.000.000 CAD
- Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation & Southern Ontario Prosperity Program — Indigenous
- Regional Opportunities Investment Tax Credit
- Regional Tariff Response Initiative (FedNor)
- Regional Tariff Response Initiative in Southern Ontario — For businesses · Hasta 10.000.000 CAD
- Regional Tariff Response Initiative in Southern Ontario — For organizations · Hasta 10.000.000 CAD
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) - Natural Grassland Establishment · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) - Perennial Biomass Crops · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) - Perennial Warm Season Pastures · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) - Reduced Tillage · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) - Tree and Shrub Planting · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) - Water Retention Features · Hasta 400.000 CAD
- Retrofit Program
- Skills Development Fund — Capital Stream
- Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation · 150.000 CAD – 500.000 CAD
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Business project grants - Rural Ontario · Hasta 500.000 CAD
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Business project grants - Strategic Projects · Hasta 1.500.000 CAD
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Business project loans · Hasta 5.000.000 CAD
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Community economic development projects · Hasta 1.500.000 CAD
- Starter Company Plus · Hasta 5000 CAD
- Starter Company Plus · Hasta 5000 CAD
- Step Forward Entrepreneurs Program · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Supported Employment · Hasta 7000 CAD
- Supported Employment · Hasta 7000 CAD
- Supported Employment
- Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — Clean Tech in Agri-Food · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — New Products · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — Productivity Enhancement · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Targeted Manufacturing Initiative for Northern Ontario — Operational Assessments · Hasta 15.000 CAD
- Targeted Manufacturing Initiative for Northern Ontario — Productivity Improvements
- Tax refund for power takeoff equipment
- Tecumseh — Loan Program · Desde 5000 CAD
- Trade-Impacted Communities Program — Community Economic Development · Hasta 2.000.000 CAD
- Trade-Impacted Communities Program — Transformational Projects · Hasta 10.000.000 CAD
- Waubetek — Aboriginal Business Financing Program · 99.999 CAD – 250.000 CAD
- Waubetek — Business loans · 1500 CAD – 500.000 CAD
- Waubetek — Indigenous Women Entrepreneur Loan Fund · Hasta 50.000 CAD
- Waubetek — Indigenous Women's Entrepreneur Loan Fund · Hasta 50.000 CAD
- Waubetek — Indigenous Women's Entrepreneur Micro-Loan · Hasta 20.000 CAD
- Waubetek — Indigenous Womens Entrepreneur Micro-Loan · Hasta 20.000 CAD
- WiHI Seed Program · Hasta 10.000 CAD
- Youth Job Connection
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Tipos de financiación disponibles en Ontario
Subvenciones
Financiación no reembolsable adjudicada competitivamente. Solicita, le aprueban, y conserva los fondos. Programas como IRAP, FedDev y ACOA.
Créditos fiscales
Basados en derecho: si sus actividades califican, recibe el crédito. SR&ED, créditos provinciales I+D y créditos fiscales para medios digitales.
Préstamos y contribuciones reembolsables
Préstamos respaldados por el gobierno con tasas bajas, a veces con porciones condonables. BDC, Futurpreneur y programas provinciales.
Subsidios salariales y reembolsos
Reembolsos de nómina y subsidios salariales que reducen el costo de contratación. Comunes para puestos de jóvenes, STEM y nuevos graduados.
Subvenciones en Ontario: guías y recursos relacionados
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Subvenciones en Ontario: preguntas frecuentes
What grants are available for small businesses in Ontario?
What is the $5,000 small business grant in Ontario?
What are the free government grants available for small businesses in Ontario?
How do I find which grants my business is eligible for in Ontario?
Are there grants for Ontario businesses affected by U.S. tariffs?
How do I apply for Ontario government grants?
What is the Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)?
Can startups in Ontario get government funding?
What is the difference between a grant and a tax credit in Ontario?
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