Q: Building Up Manitoba Program (BUMP): how much funding, and who qualifies?

Up to $100K total · 50% cost-shared · $10K/employee for training · $25K for HR strategy. Manitoba's newest workforce program, launched this year. Employers with fewer than 500 employees can get half the cost of external training or an HR strategy engagement reimbursed. Training taking place on or after April 1, 2026 is eligible. If you're sending staff to any third-party training this year, this is the easiest money on this list. Eligibility: Manitoba employer · <500 FTE · arm's-length third-party trainer Deadline: Continuous intake — apply anytime.

Q: CanExport SMEs 2026–27: how much funding, and who qualifies?

$10K–$50K · covers 50% of eligible costs. Covers trade shows, market research, prospecting travel, translation, and market-entry legal fees for a NEW export market. Note: funding for U.S.-targeted projects is fully allocated this year — projects targeting Europe, Asia, and other markets remain open. Rolling review: earlier applications have better odds. Eligibility: Canadian SME · 1–500 FTE · $100K–$100M revenue · target market <20% of current sales Deadline: August 31, 2026 — but funds are drawing down; U.S.-market envelope already exhausted.

Q: NRC IRAP: how much funding, and who qualifies?

$50K–$500K · non-repayable · covers technical salaries. Canada's most accessible innovation funding. If you have technical staff building a new product, process, or software, IRAP can cover a significant share of their salaries. Startups are eligible — no minimum revenue. Starts with a conversation with an Industrial Technology Advisor, and we can make that introduction. Eligibility: Incorporated Canadian SME · <500 FTE · technical staff on payroll Deadline: Continuous intake.

Q: Manitoba Innovation Growth Program (IGP): how much funding, and who qualifies?

Up to $100K · 50/50 cost-shared · non-repayable. Manitoba's flagship commercialization grant for tech, biotech, and manufacturing CCPCs — prototypes, market testing, IP, tooling, and new Manitoba hires. Strong applications take weeks to prepare, and the last intake window was short. Clients who start their file with us now will be ready to submit on day one of the next intake. Eligibility: Manitoba CCPC · ≤$15M revenue or <100 FTE · $25K cash equity · 50%+ salaries to MB residents Deadline: Last intake closed June 30, 2026 — next intake expected; date TBA.

Q: Manitoba Community Places Program: how much funding, and who qualifies?

Up to $75K · 1:1 matching. Non-profits and community organizations can fund construction, renovation, accessibility upgrades, playgrounds, and community gardens. If your organization has a facility project in mind for 2027, the fall is the time to build the application. Eligibility: Manitoba non-profit or community organization · land owned or long-term lease Deadline: Annual deadline: December 15.

Q: Canada Summer Jobs: how much funding, and who qualifies?

100% of minimum wage (non-profits) · 50% (businesses ≤50 FTE). If you hired summer students this year without a subsidy — or wished you could afford one — mark November. Small businesses with 50 or fewer employees qualify, not just non-profits. Eligibility: Non-profit, public sector, or business ≤50 FTE · youth aged 15–30 · full-time seasonal role Deadline: Applications open ~November 2026.

Question 1

Creative Export Canada — Export Development Stream: how much funding, and who qualifies?

Accepted Answer

Up to $90K · covers 75% of project costs. Canadian creative-industry companies and organizations with under $10M in revenue and at least one full-time employee can access non-repayable funding for export planning, market development, trade missions, and international partnerships. Eligibility: Creative industries (media, music, publishing, design, interactive) · <$10M revenue · 1+ FTE Deadline: July 8, 2026.

Question 2

Building Up Manitoba Program (BUMP): how much funding, and who qualifies?

Accepted Answer

Up to $100K total · 50% cost-shared · $10K/employee for training · $25K for HR strategy. Manitoba's newest workforce program, launched this year. Employers with fewer than 500 employees can get half the cost of external training or an HR strategy engagement reimbursed. Training taking place on or after April 1, 2026 is eligible. If you're sending staff to any third-party training this year, this is the easiest money on this list. Eligibility: Manitoba employer · <500 FTE · arm's-length third-party trainer Deadline: Continuous intake — apply anytime.

Question 3

CanExport SMEs 2026–27: how much funding, and who qualifies?

Accepted Answer

$10K–$50K · covers 50% of eligible costs. Covers trade shows, market research, prospecting travel, translation, and market-entry legal fees for a NEW export market. Note: funding for U.S.-targeted projects is fully allocated this year — projects targeting Europe, Asia, and other markets remain open. Rolling review: earlier applications have better odds. Eligibility: Canadian SME · 1–500 FTE · $100K–$100M revenue · target market <20% of current sales Deadline: August 31, 2026 — but funds are drawing down; U.S.-market envelope already exhausted.

Question 4

NRC IRAP: how much funding, and who qualifies?

Accepted Answer

$50K–$500K · non-repayable · covers technical salaries. Canada's most accessible innovation funding. If you have technical staff building a new product, process, or software, IRAP can cover a significant share of their salaries. Startups are eligible — no minimum revenue. Starts with a conversation with an Industrial Technology Advisor, and we can make that introduction. Eligibility: Incorporated Canadian SME · <500 FTE · technical staff on payroll Deadline: Continuous intake.

Question 5

Manitoba Innovation Growth Program (IGP): how much funding, and who qualifies?

Accepted Answer

Up to $100K · 50/50 cost-shared · non-repayable. Manitoba's flagship commercialization grant for tech, biotech, and manufacturing CCPCs — prototypes, market testing, IP, tooling, and new Manitoba hires. Strong applications take weeks to prepare, and the last intake window was short. Clients who start their file with us now will be ready to submit on day one of the next intake. Eligibility: Manitoba CCPC · ≤$15M revenue or <100 FTE · $25K cash equity · 50%+ salaries to MB residents Deadline: Last intake closed June 30, 2026 — next intake expected; date TBA.

Question 6

Manitoba Community Places Program: how much funding, and who qualifies?

Accepted Answer

Up to $75K · 1:1 matching. Non-profits and community organizations can fund construction, renovation, accessibility upgrades, playgrounds, and community gardens. If your organization has a facility project in mind for 2027, the fall is the time to build the application. Eligibility: Manitoba non-profit or community organization · land owned or long-term lease Deadline: Annual deadline: December 15.

Question 7

Canada Summer Jobs: how much funding, and who qualifies?

Accepted Answer

100% of minimum wage (non-profits) · 50% (businesses ≤50 FTE). If you hired summer students this year without a subsidy — or wished you could afford one — mark November. Small businesses with 50 or fewer employees qualify, not just non-profits. Eligibility: Non-profit, public sector, or business ≤50 FTE · youth aged 15–30 · full-time seasonal role Deadline: Applications open ~November 2026.