Federal Green Business Grants
Below, we’ve curated a (hopefully) comprehensive list of provincial funding opportunities designed to foster innovation, sustainability, and economic growth in Canada. Explore the grants below to discover how you can access financial support tailored to your business’s unique purposes.
For application assistance or to better understand how Green Business Grants can help your cleantech startup, non-profit or social enterprise, contact us for a consultation.
Net Zero Accelerator Initiative
Purpose: The initiative is part of the Strategic Innovation Fund, which accepts applications on an ongoing, non-competitive basis.
Its investment pillars are:
Decarbonization of large emitters
Industrial transformation
Clean technology and battery ecosystem development.
Eligibility:
Businesses (corporations, cooperatives
partnerships)
Networks or consortiums (i.e., a collection of companies, not-for-profit organizations, and/or other institutions incorporated in Canada).
Deadline: N/A
Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles Program (iMHZEV)
Purpose: Offers point-of-sale incentives for the purchase or lease of eligible medium and heavy-duty ZEVs.
Funding: Up to $200,000.
Eligibility: Canadian businesses and organizations with an office registered in Canada.
Deadline: N/A
Green Jobs for hiring organizations
Purpose: Provides funding to hire, train, and mentor youth in the natural resources sector.
Funding: Up to 75% in wage subsidies.
Eligibility:
Organizations in the natural resources sector who can offer youth full-time (min. 30 hours/week, some exceptions may apply) work experience for up-to-12 months
Businesses
Not-for-profit organizations
Government bodies
Indigenous organizations
Deadline: N/A
Zero Emission Transit Fund
Purpose: Investing in the electrification of public transit and school buses.
Eligibility:
Provinces and territories
Municipal or regional governments
Transit agencies
Public bodies (e.g., school boards)
Private-sector school bus operators
Private accessible transit transportation providers (e.g., paratransit services)
Deadline: Applications accepted until funding is allocated, and expenses must be claimed by Fall of 2025.
Should you require further information or assistance in navigating green grants and incentives in Canada, our law firm is here to assist.