Small Business Incentives
Your non-profit organization may be eligible for financial assistance to develop or promote a unique and innovative cultural experience that will attract Francophone residents/visitors and reinforce PEI’s vibrant Francophonie (e.g. service, festival or...
How much funding is available?
The program will provide forgivable loans of up to $55,000 per unit to increase the number of affordable housing options in the province.
Who is eligible to apply for funding?
The Affordable Housing Development Program...
Capital Acquisition Assistance supports Prince Edward Island businesses investing in technology, equipment, and infrastructure needed to grow their business and increase capacity and competitiveness. The program provides businesses with financial...
Your non-profit organization may be eligible for up to $2,500 to assist with costs to present your festival or event. The application period is February 8th 2023 at noon to April 5th 2023 at 4pm.
Is our event eligible for this funding?
Any activity...
The COVID-19 Special Leave Fund is a temporary support for workers and self-employed people who are unable to schedule a vaccination appointment outside of work hours, are unable to work due to illness, COVID-19 testing or self-isolation requirements, or...
Early Learning & Child Care Centres and Early Childhood Educators may qualify for grants and projects funded through the Canada-PEI Bilateral Agreement.
Alternate Hours Demonstration Site Grants
The purpose of the Alternate Hours Demonstration Site...
The Equity Investors Incentive provides new and expanding businesses in Prince Edward Island with a tool to encourage and attract private sector investment. The program provides a non-repayable incentive to investors to encourage investment in an...
Export Trade Assistance provides support to Prince Edward Island small business and is available to active exporters and export-ready companies to explore new global opportunities. Support may be available for Innovation PEI’s Global Trade coordinated...
Funding is available to increase and improve home-based child care across PEI. Three types of Family Home Centre grants are available:
An incentive grant ($3,000) encourages a home-based child care operator to become a licensed Family Home Centre....
Family home child care is one of the child care options available to parents in Prince Edward Island, where children are cared for in a home setting, by someone other than a parent, guardian or family member.
Licensed Family Home Centres
Regulated...
The ‘term debt’ interest relief program will provide assistance to PEI fish harvesters. This new interest relief program will provide relief for qualified applicants that meet the eligibility noted below. Additionally, clients that currently have their...
Food Product Development Assistance is available to Prince Edward Island businesses to access professional and technical assistance in creating or improving a new food product or process. This assistance can be used to develop and test new and improved...
The mandate of the PEI Arts Grants is to support, assist, encourage and represent the arts community in the province. Funding is available to Prince Edward Island artists through a juried grant application process. In 2021 an Indigenous Art Grants...
The Innovation Fund assists businesses to bring a new product, service, or process (“product”) to market by providing financial support for the costs to refine and commercialize an innovative product that has demonstrated potential for export market...
Marketing Assistance helps Prince Edward Island businesses with marketing costs to execute exporting plans and activities. The fund enables businesses to accelerate sales and increase their market reach.
Who is eligible for Marketing Assistance?
To be...
This year, 2023, marks the 150th anniversary of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation as Canada's seventh province. The PEI 150 Celebration Fund for communities and cultural organizations provides support for projects that will mark this...
The Prince Edward Island Art Bank collection was established in the early 1980s to support and encourage visual artists living in Prince Edward Island. The works of art for the collection represent the artistic diversity of Island visual artists and are...
Image caption: L-R: Jason Burbine, Thomas Webb, Gordie MacKeeman and Peter Cann from Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys - Photo credit: Patricia Bourque
The mandate of the PEI Arts Grants is to support, assist, encourage and represent the arts...
The availability of stable, high‑speed Internet infrastructure is critical for access to essential resources and public services, and to enable economic growth and diversification. The Prince Edward Island Broadband Fund provides financial assistance to...
The availability of stable, high‑speed Internet infrastructure is critical for access to essential resources and public services, and to enable economic growth and diversification. The Prince Edward Island Broadband Fund provides financial assistance to...
The PEI government is encouraging business and community organizations across the province to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations targeted for business and public use.
PEI electric vehicle charger funding will support up to 75% of eligible...
Overview
The availability of stable, high-speed Internet infrastructure is critical for access to essential resources and public services, and to enable economic growth and diversification. The Prince Edward Island Broadband Fund (PEIBF) provides...
The Prince Edward Island Film Production Fund (“Fund”) supports the development and growth of the private-sector film and television industry in Prince Edward Island. The Fund provides a financial incentive to make Prince Edward Island a competitive...
Program objectives
The Programme d’appui à la francophonie canadienne – PAFC (Canadian Francophonie Support Program) provides funding for projects that aim to:
help develop Francophone and Acadian communities in Canada;
promote and encourage the use...
Rental Incentive Assistance contributes to rental costs for Prince Edward Island businesses to establish a new business or to expand existing production capabilities.
Who is eligible for Rental Incentive Assistance?
To be an eligible applicant, a...
To encourage the creation and viability of small businesses in Prince Edward Island, Small Business Assistance supports activities that increase productivity and competitiveness. The program supports eligible costs related to internal planning and...
The Small Business Investment Grant helps Prince Edward Island’s small businesses improve efficiency and innovation by way of a non-repayable financial contribution toward the purchase of eligible capital asset cost.
Who is eligible for Small Business...
The Storytelling Development Fund is available for scriptwriting costs required for film, TV and screen based projects. A registered Prince Edward Island Production Company can receive up to 50% of project costs through the fund. The department’s...
Strategic Improvement Assistance supports Prince Edward Island businesses undertaking strategic activities to become more productive, profitable and competitive. The program supports costs for outside professional expertise required for projects related...
Web Presence Assistance provides a non-repayable contribution to Prince Edward Island businesses and local not-for-profits to assist with the creation of an online presence or to upgrade an existing website to include e-commerce. The purpose of Web...