Last verified: June 2026
Direct refund to small businesses for a share of federal fuel charge proceeds. Automatically calculated, requires no application. Quietly returns thousands per year to qualifying CCPCs.
Discontinued. Federal fuel charge ceased April 1, 2025; the 2024-25 payment was the final one. Eligibility required filing the 2024 T2 by July 15, 2025 We keep this page for reference, but we will not recommend it as a current match.
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Check my eligibilityEquity investment, typically into the next financing round; NBIF recently deployed about $3.2M across 16 investments
INCENTIVENegotiated; recent rebates ranged from about $115,000 to $800,000 tied to new job creation
INCENTIVELoans, working capital, and lines of credit up to $500,000, with a provincial guarantee up to 90%