Grants and Funding Opportunities for Foodservice Businesses

Covers small exterior maintenance projects — including painting, minor repairs, and signage — for commercial properties in Saskatoon’s designated commercial areas up to $2,500 (50% of costs); rolling intake until December 31, 2026, or until funds are exhausted.

Covers heritage façade conservation for buildings listed on Saskatoon’s Register of Historic Places up to $4,000 (10% of costs), stackable with the Façade Conservation & Enhancement Incentive for a combined maximum of $20,000; deadline September 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Covers exterior façade improvements and interior commercial space renovations for businesses on designated commercial streets in Sherbrooke; contact the program office to confirm current amounts and deadlines before applying.

Covers renovation of commercial spaces on three designated Montréal streets affected by infrastructure construction (Boulevard Pie-IX, Rue Jean-Talon Est, and Rue Saint-Catherine Est) up to $250,000 (40% of costs); rolling intake.

Covers exterior façade and property improvements — including outdoor patio and café area construction — for commercial properties in the Centre Wellington CIP area up to $12,500 (50% of costs); rolling intake.

Covers façade restoration, signage, windows, doors, and awnings for businesses in the Centre Hastings CIP area, up to $2,000. Note: confirm status with the municipality before applying.

Covers façade beautification and heritage conservation work for heritage-designated commercial properties in Ottawa’s Centretown and Bank Street Heritage Conservation Districts, up to $75,000 (75% of eligible costs); open until December 31, 2026, or until budget is exhausted.

Covers exterior façade improvements for commercial properties in Thunder Bay’s designated core areas up to $10,000 (50% of costs), stackable with other Strategic Core programs up to a combined $25,000 per property; rolling intake.

Covers exterior façade improvements for commercial properties in the Downtown Windsor CIP area up to $20,000 (50% of costs), or up to $30,000 for heritage-designated properties; rolling intake.

Covers exterior façade improvements and select interior upgrades — including commercial kitchen ventilation systems — for commercial properties in Hamilton’s designated commercial districts, up to $20,000 (50% of costs); rolling intake.

Covers exterior façade improvements for commercial property owners and tenants in Kitchener’s Downtown CIP area — restaurants are explicitly named as eligible — up to $10,000 (50% of costs); rolling intake.

Covers interior renovations for vacant or underutilized commercial storefronts in Edmonton’s Neighbourhood Commercial Areas up to $20,000 (50% of costs); rolling intake.