Nova Scotia Business Funding

Find grants for your Nova Scotia business

381 Nova Scotia-specific programs plus 157 federal programs — 538 total. AI matches you to the ones you actually qualify for.

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381 Nova Scotia programs
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157 federal programs
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538 total programs indexed

Top programs

Featured Nova Scotia funding programs

Tax Credit medium difficulty
Capital Investment Tax Credit
NS Department of Finance and Treasury Board / Invest Nova Scotia
Up to $100,000,000 per approved project
Grant medium difficulty
Fisheries and Aquaculture Energy Efficiency Innovation Fund
NS Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture / Efficiency Nova Scotia
Program budget $6.5M over three years; project amount varies
Grant medium difficulty
Mental Health and Addictions Community Wellness Grant
Office of Addictions and Mental Health
Up to $250,000 per project
Rebate medium difficulty
Amherst Commercial Development Support Program
Town of Amherst
Annual rebate cap up to $100,000 for new agreements from May 1 2026
Loan medium difficulty
Futurpreneur Black Entrepreneur Startup Program
Futurpreneur Canada
$5,000 to $75,000
Loan medium difficulty
Futurpreneur Core Startup Program
Futurpreneur Canada
Up to $75,000
Grant medium difficulty
HCi3 Grant Program
HCi3 Fund
Up to $10,000 or $75,000 depending on stream
Grant medium difficulty
Business ACCESS-Ability Grant Program
Government of Nova Scotia
Up to $50,000

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Common questions

Nova Scotia grants — what you need to know

What kinds of funding are available for Nova Scotia businesses?
Nova Scotia businesses can access grants, repayable loans, tax credits, wage subsidies, and rebate programs from both the provincial government and federal programs. Many programs are sector-specific (tech, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing) or target specific stages of business growth.
Do I need to apply to provincial and federal programs separately?
Yes — provincial and federal programs are administered independently with their own applications, eligibility rules, and deadlines. Our matcher surfaces both in one place so you can see everything you qualify for, then apply to each separately.
How does the AI matching work?
You enter your website URL (or describe your business manually). Our AI reads your business profile and cross-references it against every program in our database — filtering by province, sector, business size, stage, and eligibility criteria. You see only programs you have a genuine shot at, with a plain-English explanation of why each one fits.