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Sparkplug Foundation Grants
Deadline Nov 1st
Letter of interest due Nov 1. Grants of $1K–$20K for early-stage, community-led projects in organizing, education, or music. Open to US 501(c)(3)s or groups with a fiscal sponsor, and budgets must be under $1M.
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Equal Slice Virtual Pitch (Startup Canada)
Deadline Nov 3rd
Top-5 pitches win $10,000 each. It’s for Canadian founders from equity-deserving groups with $50K–$400K in revenue.
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Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program, Access to Capital
Deadline None; Rolling
Non-repayable funding of up to $99,999 for individual Indigenous entrepreneurs, or up to $250,000 for eligible Indigenous community businesses, available Canada-wide. You apply through a local Indigenous Financial Institution or Métis Capital Corporation
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Startup Global Pitch, Mississauga
Deadline Oct 29th
A live in-person pitch competition for Canadian founders with export ambitions, with $8,500 for the stop winner and a shot at the $30K national prize. Founders need $50K–$1M in revenue, and registering by about Oct 22 is safest.
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BC Community Grants
Deadline Nov 30th
Provincial funding of up to $125K (local) or $250K (regional) per year for BC not-for-profits running ongoing community programs. Programs must already be operating; start-up funding isn’t available.
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Galaxy Grants
Deadline Oct 31st
A free $2,500 grant for US women and minority business owners at any stage, including people who haven’t started their business yet. The application takes about 30 seconds.
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Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program
Deadline Oct 31st
Federal funding of up to $500K CAD per year for First Nation and Inuit communities and Indigenous-owned organizations. It supports regional or national projects that build business training, advisory services and opportunities for Indigenous entrepreneurs.
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Backing International Small Restaurants Grant
Deadline Nov 16th
Twenty $20,000 CAD grants for independent restaurants, cafés and bars in Toronto and Montreal, funded by American Express. The money can go toward digital upgrades, dining-space refreshes or kitchen improvements.
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Tory Burch Foundation Fellows 2027
Deadline Nov 17th
A free year-long fellowship for U.S. women entrepreneurs with $75K+ in revenue, offering coaching, advisors and a peer community.
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Meridian Small Business Big Impact Awards
Deadline Nov 30th
$10,000 each to 20 Ontario winners, half of them for-profits and half non-profits, with an Indigenous entrepreneurs stream. One winner also gets a $50K public-vote prize.
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EforAll Business Accelerator
Deadline Dec 2nd
A free 12-week online accelerator for US idea-stage and early-stage founders. Nonprofit founders are eligible, and it runs in English and Spanish.
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Rhyze Up! Boundless Accelerator
Deadline None; Rolling
Free mentorship and leadership coaching, plus a subsidized growth project, for Canadian women- and nonbinary-led tech-enabled companies with $200K+ in annual recurring revenue. It’s $5K–$12K in services rather than cash, and the growth-project phase costs the business $1,200.
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