CanExport SMEs
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.
