CONNECTING YOU WITH RESOURCES

Funding Opportunities Hub

Discover funding programs and grants tailored to support Manitoba’s environmental industry. MEIA’s Funding Opportunities Hub connects you with resources for business growth, sustainability projects, research initiatives, and workforce development. Whether you’re a start-up, established organization, or academic institution, find the support you need to drive innovation and make an impact.

Bio Talent Canada

Bio Talent Canada’s Career Starter program provides bio-economy employers with 50% of a youth’s salary to a maximum of $15,000 in wage subsidies for a three to six-month job placement. 

Deadline: Open, no deadline announced.

CAREER STARTER PROGRAM

Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM)

BAM’s Funding Day facilitates meetings between companies and start up’s from across the province with program managers, consultants, investors and service providers.

FUNDING DAY

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

CMHC’s Canada Greener Affordable Housing – Pre-Retrofit Funding program offers up to $130,000 to support activities necessary for preparing deep energy retrofit applications, aiding Canada in achieving its 2050 net-zero emissions target. Application windows open for 60 days, providing opportunities for multi-unit residential buildings to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability.

PRE-RETROFIT FUNDING

CEWIL Canada

The CEWIL iHub operates as a centre for grant-based funding to enable and promote curricular work-integrated learning (WIL) focusing primarily on four types of WIL:

  • community and industry research & projects

  • entrepreneurial WIL

  • field placements

  • community service-learning WIL 

CEWIL iHUB

ECO Canada Resources

  • In partnership with Canada Apprenticeship Service

    The Apprenticeship Service program provides first-year apprentices in select Red Seal trades a financial incentive to offer employers upon hiring them for their first-year apprenticeship.

  • In partnership with Canada Foreign Credential Recognition Program

    The Environmental Foreign Talent Development programstrives to remove the barriers faced by highly-skilled newcomers when attempting to enter the Canadian Environmental workforce.

  • In partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada

    The Student Work Placement program helps students and employers find the right match and the support they need through wage assistance.

  • In partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada

    The Environmental Employability Pathways programis an employment readiness program which aims to help all youth (age 15 to 30) to navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment.

  • In partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada

    The Science Horizons Youth Internship provides training and funding for young professionals to help them transition into the workforce and gain experience in the environmental sector.

  • In partnership with Future Skills Centre, Canada Future Skills Program

    Nature-Based Climate Solutions offers training and funding for workers leaving the natural resource sector and helps them move into nature-based climate solutions employment such as coastal restoration, forestry, and mining roles that relate to climate adaptation, watershed restoration, drought resiliency, and more.

  • In partnership with Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada

    The Digital Skills for Youth program provides training and funding for young professionals with post-secondary education to help them transition into the workforce and gain experience in the environmental Digital Skills sector.

  • In partnership with Natural Resources Canada

    The Youth in Natural Resources program helps train and fund youth (aged 15 to 30) looking to transition into or gain experience within the natural resources field.

Efficiency Manitoba Resources

  • The Strategic Energy Manager Program supports the hiring of an onsite energy manager to provide focus, expertise, and a strategic approach to energy reduction within your organization.

  • The Steam Trap Program offers financial incentives for the audit and replacement of failed steam traps of $15 per steam trap tested to a maximum of $10,000 per audit.

  • The Solar Rebate Program offers a rebate of $0.50 per direct current (DC) watt installed on buildings connected to Manitoba Hydro’s grid, up to a maximum of $25,000 per building.

  • The New Buildings Program 2.2 allows you to design and construct a new, energy efficient commercial or institutional building and get up to $2.00/sq.ft. plus another $10,000 toward energy modelling.

  • The In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program provides funds for upgrades to multi-family buildings for property managers. 

  • The Commercial Deep Energy Retrofit Program offers incentives to help undertake major energy efficiency renovations to your commercial building.

  • The Commercial Energy Audit Program offers financial incentives and technical support for building owners that complete ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Level 2 or 3 audits for eligible commercial buildings.

  • The Innovation Fund provides funding for pilot projects and partnerships to reduce common adoption barriers to emerging energy-efficient technologies and strategies that can save electricity or natural gas.

  • The Small Business Program provides free efficiency upgrades or cost sharing efficiency upgrades for businesses. 

  • The Indigenous Small Business Program provides free efficiency upgrades for First Nation businesses.

  • The Business Lighting Program provides funds for upgrades to energy-efficient lighting.

  • The Building Envelope Program provides funds for upgrades to energy-efficient roofing, wall insulation, windows, doors and curtain wall systems.

  • The Heat Pump Program provides rebate for upgrading to an energy efficient heat pump system.

  • The Enhanced Building Operations Program provides technical support, financial incentives and guidance to find, apply and maintain energy saving measures in your buildings.

  • The Variable Flow Pump Fan System rebate available for commercial or agricultural HVAC businesses to install a variable flow pump fan system.

  • The Commercial Refrigeration Program provides funds for upgrades to energy-efficient refrigeration systems in commercial buildings.

  • The Custom Energy Solutions Program offers financial incentives for projects that save energy and focus on end-use systems.

Environment and Climate Change Canada

The EcoAction Community Funding Program provides financial support to community groups for action-based projects that have measurable, positive impacts on the environment. Projects must address EcoAction’s Fresh Water Priority Result as listed in the Call for proposals.

ECOACTION COMMUNITY FUNDING PROGRAM

Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Government of Canada

The Green Municipal Fund: Sustainable Affordable Housing program supports municipal, non-profit and cooperative housing providers to improve the energy efficiency and affordability of existing and new affordable housing units.

GREEN MUNICIPAL FUND: SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Government of Canada

The Canada Summer Jobs program provides wage subsidies to employers from not-for-profit organizations, the public sector, and private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to create quality summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years.

CANADA SUMMER JOBS

Indigenous Pathways

The NAIITS Program offers graduate and post graduate degrees and awards with a focus on the development and articulation of Indigenous perspectives in theology and practice. 

THE NAIITS PROGRAM

Indigenous Services Canada

The First Nations Waste Management Initiative provides support to First Nations to develop sustainable waste management systems through modern infrastructure, operations, training and partnerships.

FIRST NATIONS WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

Manitoba Chambers of Commerce

The Manitoba Mineral Development Fund provides funding for northern economic development and mining projects that create Indigenous partnerships, increase local employment, and stimulate investment in Northern Manitoba.

MANITOBA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

Manitoba Government Resources

  • The Conservation and Climate Fund provides support to projects occurring in Manitoba that incorporate actions to combat and adapt to climate change and protect the environment in alignment with the priorities and implementation of the Climate and Green Plan. The maximum grant per applicant is $150,000 and an application intake is anticipated for spring 2022.  For full and current information on the Fund, including the annual intake see details as posted at Manitoba Grants Online.

  • The Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit is a refundable provincial tax credit for eligible new geothermal heat pump system, solar thermal energy system installations and biomass fuel energy equipment.

  • The Manitoba Works Capital Incentive encourages significant new business investment or existing business expansion by creating a competitive tax environment to help diversify Manitoba’s economy and stimulate job creation.

  • The Innovation Growth Program supports SMEs in the development and growth stages of the business life-cycle to reduce the risks associated with the commercialization of innovative products and processes, accelerate growth and strengthen their financial position so they can secure future funding to build their Manitoba-based business.

  • The Community Enterprise Development Tax Credit provides a refundable Manitoba tax credit of up to 45% to individuals and corporations who acquire equity capital in community-based enterprises in Manitoba.

  • The Manitoba Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (Manitoba Finance) provides an eight per cent tax credit that acquire qualified plant, machinery and equipment for first-time use in manufacturing or processing in Manitoba.   

  • The Employee Share Purchase Tax Credit offers employees the opportunity to buy into and own a portion of a business under an Employee Share Ownership Plan.

  • The Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit Program provides a non-refundable Manitoba tax credit of up to 45% to individuals and corporations who acquire equity capital in eligible Manitoba enterprises.

  • The Sector Council Program supports organizations in key Manitoba sectors to develop and deliver workforce training for new and existing employees to support business growth and prosperity.

  • The Industry Expansion Program is aimed at supporting companies that are locating new operations in Manitoba or expanding existing Manitoba operations.

  • The Paid Work Experience Tax Credits (formerly Co-op Education and Apprenticeship Tax Credits) provides qualified employers with a percentage of the wages and salaries paid to certain types of trainee employees and recent graduates working in Manitoba.

  • The Workforce Development Program assists companies to assess human resource (HR) management needs and develop and implement HR and workforce training and development plans.

  • The First Jobs Fund is designed to support innovative employment and training experiences to prepare at-risk youth aged 15-29 for their first job, which increases likelihood of future sustainable employment.

  • The Urban/Hometown Green Team Program creates summer employment opportunities for youth aged 15 to 29 years. Approved Applicants provide a variety of community development projects that improve neighbourhoods, promote community involvement and help develop young leaders.

  • The Canada-Manitoba Job Grant helps cover training costs of new and existing employees to meet business needs, and help Manitobans gain the skills they need to fill available jobs. Employers can apply for up to $10,000 per new or existing employee. Manitoba’s contribution will not exceed $100,000 per Job Grant.

Manitoba Government, Low Carbon Economy Fund

The Merit Based Program – Low Carbon Economy Fund supports building and process improvements that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and use of fossil fuels. 

MERIT BASED PROGRAM – LOW CARBON ECONOMY FUND

Manitoba Government, Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation

The Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund is intended for activities that enhance sustainable use and management of legally harvestable fish and wildlife populations within Manitoba.

FISH AND WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT FUND

Mitacs

Mitacs Accelerate is a research collaboration between academic institutions and a partner organization. Projects involve a student/postdoc intern and a faculty supervisor.

MITACS ACCELERATE

NRCAN, Canada Green Corps

The Science and Technology Internship Program helps provide quality green employment opportunities for youth in the natural resource sector by offering up to 75% wage subsidies to employers across Canada.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Natural Products Canada

  • The Fast-track to Financing Program supports projects that help to create strong business or commercialization plans to attract public financing or private investment to support the development of natural product or technologies.

  • The Access to Talent Program helps Canadian SMEs or start-up companies hire an experienced individual to carry out a project to achieve key milestones that support the development of a natural product or technology

  • The Proof of Concept Program supports projects that help to establish the commercial feasibility of innovative natural products or technologies to advance development, commercialization, or de-risk subsequent investment.

North Forge

  • The Founders Program provides resources, and courses to navigate the industry.

  • The Global Entrepreneurship Initiative provides resources, and courses to navigate the industry.

  • The ElevateIP Program is a federal program that North Forge is a part of. It’s a very important program and a way for startups to create and implement an IP strategy while getting the majority of their lawyer costs covered.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)

  • The Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) facilitates the adoption of transformative technologies and products in the Canadian forest sector by bridging the gap between development and commercialization.

    Deadline: June 3, 2024

  • The Green Construction through Wood program encourages the use of innovative wood-based building technologies in construction projects.

    Deadline: June 30, 2024

  • The Climate Change Adaptation Program is soliciting proposals for cost-shared projects that will make important contributions to advancing adaptation progress in Canada.

  • The Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program – Delivery Organizations provides funding towards the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) chargers and hydrogen refueling stations across Canada.

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2024

  • The Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program – Indigenous Organizations provides funding towards the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) chargers and hydrogen refueling stations across Canada.

    Deadline: March 31, 2026

  • The Education and Awareness Project Funding – Clean Transportation and Clean Fuels supports projects that aim to increase awareness, knowledge and public confidence in zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and public charging and refuelling infrastructure.

  • The Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative supports projects that aim to increase awareness, knowledge and public confidence in zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and public charging and refueling infrastructure.

    Deadline: March 31, 2024

  • The Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program supports up to six Energiesprong-inspired aggregated deep energy retrofit projects in communities across the country.

  • The Federal Internal Energy R&D: The various programs that constitute the Federal Internal Energy R&D suite promote and support energy RD&D by funding related RD&D activities in federal departments and agencies.

  • The Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program offers contribution funding to advance technological solutions to improve the production of critical minerals at several stages, such as processing, downstream product manufacturing, and recycling.

  • The Clean Fuels Fund helps to de-risk the capital investment required to build new or expand existing clean fuel production facilities (including facility conversions).

  • Funding for Indigenous-led clean production capacity projects helps to de-risk the capital investment required to build new or expand existing clean fuel production facilities (including facility conversions).

NRCAN, Canadian Wood Fibre Centre

The Forest Innovation Program provides funding for projects that focus on adaptive siliviculture, forest value chain optimization, traceability and fibre characterization, forest monitoring tools and techniques.

FOREST INNOVATION PROGRAM

NRCAN, Greener Homes Initiative

  • The Canada Greener Homes Grant provides grants and a loan for EnerGuide evaluations and for retrofits.

  • The Canada Greener Homes Loan offers interest-free financing in addition to the Canada Greener Homes Grant to help you complete some of the more major retrofits recommended by your energy advisor.

  • The Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program helps Canadian homeowners who are currently heating their homes with oil to transition to electric cold climate air source heat pumps.