CanExport SMEs
Global Affairs Canada (in partnership with Trade Commissioner Service and NRC IRAP) International (all eligible markets except sanctioned countries)
Funding amount
$10,000 to $50,000
Deadline
Rolling — apply anytime
Region
International (all eligible markets except sanctioned countries)
Funder type
Federal Government
For
Businesses
Eligible organizations
Incorporated legal entity, Limited liability partnership (LLP), Cooperative
Sectors
All sectors except: recreational cannabis, tobacco, vaping, unabated fossil fuel energy
About this program
CanExport SMEs provides cost-shared funding (50/50) to help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (1–500 FTE employees, $100k–$100M annual revenue) develop new export markets. Eligible activities include international travel, trade shows, market research, and business development in new target markets. Applicants must be established in Canada, for-profit, with meaningful economic ties to Canada.
What this program funds
CanExport SMEs provides cost-shared funding to help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises develop new export markets. The program is run by Global Affairs Canada in partnership with the Trade Commissioner Service and NRC IRAP.
Eligible applicants are for-profit organizations established in Canada with meaningful economic ties to the country. Applicants must be incorporated legal entities, limited liability partnerships, or cooperatives with 1 to 500 full-time equivalent employees and annual revenue between $100,000 and $100 million. Organizations in recreational cannabis, tobacco, vaping, and unabated fossil fuel energy sectors are not eligible. All other sectors can apply.
Funding is provided on a 50/50 cost-shared basis for activities that support entry into new export markets. Eligible activities include international travel, trade shows, market research, and business development in new target markets. Export activities cannot take place in sanctioned countries.
Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000 Canadian dollars. The program operates on rolling intake, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis throughout the Government of Canada fiscal year from April 1 to March 31.
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