Administered by Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
0% interest repayable contributions up to $10M for Southern Ontario for-profit SMEs scaling commercialization, productivity, and exports.
FedDev BSP provides interest-free, repayable contributions covering up to 35% of eligible project costs for growth-stage Southern Ontario businesses. Repayment typically over 5-7 years after project completion.
The total program pool, per-organization max, and what your contribution has to be.
This program does not publish an aggregate annual funding pool.
Matching contribution required from your organization (65%).
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Find your matches →The best interest-free debt in the federal system for growth-stage Ontario companies with a real productivity/commercialization project. It's slow and paperwork-heavy but 0% interest and 5-7yr repayment terms are unbeatable. Not appropriate for pre-revenue or lifestyle businesses.
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