Financial Support

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• Provincial Programs
• Federal

Provincial Programs

Export Development Program (EDP)

• Provides reimbursement to eligible Manitoba companies participating in a tradeshow or mission outside the province with the goal of assessing new markets, developing commercial relationships and/or growing in existing markets.
  www.gov.mb.ca/jec/busdev/financial/export/#edp

Incoming Buyer Program (IBP)

• Provides reimbursement to local companies that invite qualified international buyers to the province with the goal of buying Manitoba products.
  www.gov.mb.ca/jec/busdev/financial/export/ibp.html

Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)

• The Market Development and Trade stream of SCAP provides financial assistance for market development activities that enhance interprovincial and international export capacity of individual businesses and improves overall domestic and international trade access for the sector.
  www.gov.mb.ca/scap/marketdevelopment/index.html

Innovation Growth Program (IGP)

• The IGP provides cost-sharing assistance to SMEs to assist them in commercializing new innovative products and processes. With respect to trade, the IGP supports activities like adapting commercially viable products for new markets and market development or expansion activities for specific products.
  

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Federal

CanExport SMEs (Trade Commissioner Service)

• Eligible SMEs may receive up to $50,000 to support the costs of business development activities to explore potential new markets where applicants have little or no existing sales.
  www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/our-solutions/funding-financing-international-business/canexport-smes.html

Creative Export Canada Program (Canadian Heritage)

• Provides funding to new and early-stage exporters entering international markets and to experienced exporters expanding their global networks. This program supports Canadian for-profit companies and not-for-profit organizations operating in the creative industries.
  www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/exporting-creative-industries/creative-export-strategy.html

Export Development Canada (EDC)

• Solutions to manage export risk, access working capital and financing to grow your business.
  www.edc.ca/en/solutions.html

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