As we veer toward the end of the year, consider giving your small business the gift of grant funding! While many industries are slowing down for the holiday season, manufacturers are often busier than ever. 

If you’re in manufacturing and your business is getting ready for the holiday season, grant funding can help to alleviate the financial burden of a busy season. Whether you’re looking to hire more staff to increase production, or train your employees on new production methods or certifications, small business grants are there to help. We’ve collected a list of manufacturing grants that are open in the last quarter (October to December) of 2022. 

To qualify for manufacturing grants, you must operate a manufacturing business. Each grant program has its own definition of what a manufacturing business is, so be sure to check the eligibility criteria before you apply. Don’t worry if you’re not sure, you can always reach out to the program or your nearby Grant Angels for help. 

Let’s take a look at what hiring, training, market expansion, and other grants are available.

Hiring Grants Open in Q4 2022

• Apprenticeships Program – Career Launcher: provides support to help employers in the construction and manufacturing sectors hire first-year apprentices.
  • Grant value: up to $10,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• Apprenticeship Service Program – Eco Canada: offers financial incentives to help employers onboard and train new first-year apprentices.
  • Grant value: up to $10,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• CLAC Apprenticeship Support Program: provides funding to help small businesses hire first-year apprentices in one of 39 Red Seal trades.
  • Grant value: up to $10,000
  • Region: all provinces except Quebec
• Canadian Tooling & Machining Association – Career-Ready: provides businesses with the opportunity to hire a student, apprentice, or recent graduate and offer hands-on training.
  • Grant value: up to $5,000
  • Region: Ontario
• Empowering Futures Student Work Placement Program (SWPP): offers a subsidy to employers who create a work-integrated learning opportunities in electricity.
  • Grant value: up to $7,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• Food Processing Student Work Placement Program (SWPP): offers a wage subsidy to food and beverage employers seeking student talent.
  • Grant value: up to $7,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• Industry Commercialization Associates Program – Alberta Innovates: offers a wage subsidy in the advanced for-profit technology-oriented sector.
  • Grant value: up to $120,000
  • Region: Alberta
• Small Business Recovery (SBR) Consulting Rebate: provides funding toward third-party consultant projects that offer the professional expertise to regain and sustain business.
  • Grant value: up to $25,000
  • Region: British Columbia
• Trucking HR (SWPP): provides funding for employers to hire students in the truck transportation and logistics industry.
  • Grant value: up to $7,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• UNAC – Canada Green Corps (STIP): provides subsidies to employers who hire youth in a natural resources position. *new applications will be on a waitlist
  • Grant value: up to $32,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• Welcoming Newcomers Wage Subsidy Program: offers employers in the electricity sector a wage subsidy to hire full-time newcomers to Canada.
  • Grant value: up to $10,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• WILWorks Student Work Placement Program (SWPP): provides salary subsidies to employers who hire full- or part-time post-secondary students in manufacturing-related industries.
  • Grant value: up to $10,000
  • Region: all of Canada
• Youth in Natural Resources (YNR) – Eco Canada: offers wage and training subsidies to create jobs that positively impact the natural resources sectors.
  • Grant value: up to $18,000
  • Region: all of Canada

Training Grants Open in Q4 2022

• Canada-Alberta Job Grant (CAJG): provides a subsidy to employers offering external training to their employees.
  • Grant value: up to $15,000
  • Region: Alberta
• Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG): offers training subsidies to businesses looking to invest in their workforce through developing business, technical, and soft skills for career development and maintenance training.
  • Grant value: up to $15,000
  • Region: Ontario
• Employer Training Grant (ETG): provides funding to employers to support skills training for current or new employees.
  • Grant value: up to $10,000
  • Region: British Columbia
• Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI): supplements the cost of providing technical and incremental training to improve profitability, profitability, and competitiveness.
  • Grant value: up to $100,000
  • Region: Nova Scotia

Market Expansion Grants Open in Q4 2022

• Alberta Export Expansion Program: assists businesses seeking new export opportunities in foreign markets.
  • Grant value: up to $25,000
  • Region: Alberta
• Economic Action Plan Grant: provides funding for projects that support the growth of Edmonton’s economy.
  • Grant value: up to $25,000
  • Region: Alberta (Edmonton)
• Market Readiness Program: provides early-stage companies with pre-seed and seed investments.
  • Grant value: up to $250,000
  • Region: Ontario
• Strategic Innovation Fund: offers funds for large-scale projects that contribute to advancing innovation and promoting Canada’s long-term competitiveness.
  • Grant value: up to $20MM
  • Region: all of Canada

Other Grants Open in Q4 2022

• Business Technology Improvement Fund : provides funding for projects that help SMEs develop their capacity for e-business, website, and social media development.
  • Grant value: up to $25,000
  • Region: Ontario
• CleanBC Plastics Action Fund: supports the development of a circular economy by funding innovative plastic recycling and plastic waste reduction projects.
  • Grant value: up to $100,000
  • Region: British Columbia
• Regional Development Fund – Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness Stream (AMIC) (Quality Systems)
  • Grant value: 
  • Region: 
• Competitiveness Consulting – Rebate: provides non-repayable contributions to support the diversification and expansion of the Northern BC economy.
  • Grant value: up to $30,000
  • Region: British Columbia
• Food Safety for Processors Program: offers funding for food processors to complete training and facility upgrades in order to achieve food safety requirements.
  • Grant value: up to $60,000
  • Region: Saskatchewan
• Innovation Rebate Program: provides funding to help companies scale, innovate, and increase their competitiveness.
  • Grant value: up to $3.75MM
  • Region: Nova Scotia
• Northern Industries Innovation Fund: provides matching, non-repayable funding to support the diversification and growth of the Northern BC economy.
  • Grant value: up to $50,000
  • Region: British Columbia
• Ontario Automotive Modernization Program: offers funding to automotive parts suppliers to improve their operational efficiency, competitiveness, and product offering.
  • Grant value: up to $150,000
  • Region: Ontario
• Product 2 Market: Value Added (Market Development Stream): provides financial support to help value-added agriculture processors develop domestic and international export markets.
  • Grant value: up to $100,000
  • Region: Saskatchewan
• Scale A.I.: offers funding to consortium applicants to accelerate the adoption and commercialization of AI for supply chains.
  • Grant value: no minimum or maximum amount
  • Region: all of Canada

Before you apply for these grants, you should pay close attention to the start dates. Some hiring grants are open for new hires that already started, while others may be for new hires that haven’t yet started. Although the grant is open now, you may not receive the funding in this quarter, so be on the lookout for start dates that match what your business needs. 

If you need help applying for grants, Granted is here to help! We have specialized Grant Consultants that specialize in the manufacturing grant landscape so your business can maximize its funding potential. Head over to our Grant Calculator to see how much grant funding your business could get.