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Supports project proposals that contribute to a variety or clean energy projects for rural and remote Canadian communities.This program has no maximum funding amount.

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Funding Amount

1000000

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Eligible Applicants

Applicants must be Canadian and a First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, governments, or development corporations or organizations.

Eligible Activities

This program supports activities such as, renewable energy technologies, capacity building projects, energy efficiency projects, or heating projects.

Deadline to Apply

2027-01-01

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Approval rating across all Canadian funding programs

93%

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Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

CanExport SMEs

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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The Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program supports project proposals that contribute to Indigenous-led climate action, to economic development, to pollution reduction, and to job creation. This program has received an additional $300 million in funding until 2027.