Export Funding in Ontario: Directory of Funding & Support Sources
This page is a directory of sources of funding that support export-focused businesses in Ontario. The page will be regularly updated to ensure that funding sources are current.
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🇨🇦 Federal Organizations Providing Export Funding
| Type of Organization | Organization | What They Do |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry | Trade Commissioner Service | Canada’s front door for exporters, offering advisory services plus programs like CanExport, accelerators, and trade missions to help you find buyers and enter new markets. |
| Crown Corporation | Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) | The Government of Canada’s international contracting agency that helps Canadian companies sell to foreign governments via lower-risk government-to-government (G2G) contracts. |
| Crown Corporation | Export Development Canada (EDC) | Provides export financing, insurance, guarantees and working-capital solutions so Canadian businesses can manage risk and finance global growth. |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Global Innovation Clusters | Five industry-led clusters funded by ISED that co-invest in collaborative projects to scale Canadian technologies, strengthen ecosystems and boost global competitiveness. |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Accelerated Growth Service | Pairs high-growth SMEs with federal Innovation Advisors to navigate funding and supports to scale faster—research shows AGS clients grow exports and revenue more than peers. |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Business Women in International Trade | Trade Commissioner Service’s dedicated unit for women entrepreneurs, offering targeted guidance, women-focused trade missions and networks to access global markets. |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Canadian Technology Accelerators | A Trade Commissioner Service program that places high-potential firms into 12 global tech hubs, providing mentors, investor access and market entry support. |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) | Funds and facilitates collaborative R&D with vetted partners in select countries to accelerate commercialization for Canadian SMEs. |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Creative Export Strategy | Helps creative-industry companies expand internationally with export project funding, trade missions, and in-market advisory support. |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Indigenous business export support | Tailored export services and resources for Indigenous entrepreneurs delivered through TCS/Global Affairs and partners (including links to EDC support). |
| International and Cross-Border Partnerships | Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) | Eliminates tariffs on most Canadian goods and improves access for services, making EU market entry more predictable and cost-effective for SMEs. |
| Network | Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters | National association that helps manufacturers compete globally through advocacy, training, and export-readiness programs and services. |
🇨🇦 Ontario Organizations Providing Export Funding
| Type of Organization | Organization | What They Do |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry | Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | Supports exporters with seminars, buyer missions and a network of international Trade & Investment Offices to open doors in priority markets. |