National Programs: |
Aboriginal
Business Canada
Provides financial assistance, information, resource materials
and referrals to other possible sources of financing or
business support to Aboriginal entrepreneurs in specific
industries with broader support offered to Aboriginal
individuals between the ages of 18 and 35. |
BDC's
Young Entrepreneur Financing Program
Customized term financing up to $100,000 for new businesses
demonstrating long-term viability. |
Aboriginal
Veterans Scholarship Trust
The scholarships support Aboriginal students who are pursuing
post-secondary education in all areas related to economic
development and self-government, such as technology studies,
business, sciences, law and education. |
Alberta |
| Canadian
Youth Business Foundation Loans up to $15,000
are available to qualified candidates ages 18-34. |
| Canadian
Agricultural Skill Service (CASS) - See website
for specific details. |
Manitoba: |
Business
Start Program (BSP)
Business Start is designed to promote the success of new
business start-ups by ensuring that entrepreneurs have
fully researched their ideas by means of a comprehensive
business plan, by offering business training and counselling,
and by providing access to funding through a loan guarantee. |
Skill
Development for Young Entrepreneurs
Designed to enhance the skills of Manitoba's young people
who have started, or plan to start, their own full-time
business. Approved training will provide youth with the
opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills to run
a successful business. Under this program, approved applicants
are eligible for a grant of up to $1000 or $1500 for northern
residents, to assist with the costs of completing an accredited
business-related training course. |
Young
Entrepreneurs Program
Designed to encourage Manitoba's young people to start
their own full-time businesses and pursue self-employment
as a career choice. Applications are accepted on a year-round
basis from Manitoba youth aged 18 to 29 years. Under the
Young Entrepreneurs program, approved applicants will
be eligible for a grant of up to $4000 to help defray
business start-up cost and capital expenditures. |
Ontario: |
YOUTH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
- provides funding of up to $100,000 per year for up to
3 years to non-profit organizations in Ontario that facilitate
the development of an enterprising culture amongst Ontario's
youth (typically between the ages of 12 – 29) by providing
them with educational, experiential, and entrepreneurial
opportunities and programs.
|
| Young
Entrepreneurs Program: Summer Company - up
to $3000 for students between 15 and 29 to start a summer
business. |
Ontario
Youth Apprenticeship Programnot clear on
the benefits, it's like an "after hours" co-op program
for more info contact:
Ministry of Education and Training – MET Hotline Telephone:
(416) 326-5656, 1-800-387-5656 |
Quebec: |
Youth
Strategy Program CED-CFDC
Personal loans from $5,000 to $15,000 for young entrepreneurs
between the ages of 18 and 35 who intend to carry out
projects within the territory of one of Quebec's Community
Futures Development Corporations. |
The
Mayor's Foundation for Youth Entrepreneurship Program
Grants for Montrealers of all origins between 18 and 35
years of age |
Youth Investment Corporation-
(no information available online) Provides loan guarantees
of $10,000 up to $150,000 for 18 to 35 year olds.
Contact: Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce, de la Science
et de la Technologie du Quebec. (514) 873-8335 or (514)
875-8674
Other programs also available through the same ministry.
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New Brunswick: |
BNB-Entrepreneur
Program
Loans to a maximum of $10,000 for people 19 years of age,
unemployed, eligible to work in Canada , and not a full-time
student; see website for detailed criteria. |
SEED
/ Student Entrepreneurship
This program provides financial assistance to help eligible
students start a summer business. |
Yukon: |
Youth
Investment Fund
Program for residents of Yukon who are under the age of
19. The program offers youth residents up to $5000. |
Atlantic Canada: |
Young
Entrepreneurs ConneXion
Seed Capital and Counselling Program-or-1-800-668-1010
- up to $20,000 for residents of Atlantic Canada and between
the ages of 18 and 29 inclusive (applicants under the
age of 19 require the co-signature of an adult); see site
for detailed criteria - for young entrepreneurs in New
Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward
Island |
Western Canada: |
Western
Youth Entrepreneur Program
Up to $25,000 for entrepreneurs between 18 and 25 years
of age in rural areas of western Canada |
