Seed grants support projects that are designed to help you learn Amount: From $5,000 to $75,000. Overall, pre seed funding will be the first step in financing your journey as a startup.

The Seed Funding program supports affordable housing through interest-free loans and/or non-repayable contributions. All projects need to be focused on seeding new ideas or approaches that will drive at achieving greater impact in their community. Make sure your pre seed financing strategy is ideal and aligns with your goals by consulting a lawyer. There are two funding streams: one for new construction/conversions, and one to preserve existing community housing projects.

Reduce Poverty and homelessness in Toronto; Causeway Work Centre – Ottawa Based community Economic Development Term: Up to 1 year. Seed grants are all about trying something new or untested, where the outcomes are unknown. OMQ Law is an Ontario law firm that has extensive experience with startup business models and has offices in Toronto, Oakville, and London. Toronto Enterprise Fund –provides matching grants up to $10,000 to existing social enterprises and seed funding to 2-3 start-ups. The aim of the Seed Funding program is to develop research capacity in Ontario.

Projects must be conducted at a hospital, research institute or university in Ontario, although applicants do not have to be permanent residents of Ontario. While the POGO Seed grant is open to all applicants, primary consideration will be given to Ontario citizens and landed immigrants within the province. Bioenterprise's Seed Funding is a matching program that provides eligible enterprises with: $30,000 in seed funding (to be matched by recipient enterprise) Coaching/mentorship support services (e.g. market intelligence, investment preparation and access to Bioenterprise global network)