Loan · repayable

EDC Direct Lending

Government of Canada, Export Development Canada · Federal (all of Canada)

OpenExportGeneral
Funding
See details
Amount not published — check the official page
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Loan · repayable
Company stage
SME, Large Corp

Overview

Financing from Export Development Canada to fill market gaps left by traditional lenders, increasing capacity for trade and supporting strategic international growth opportunities such as financing foreign affiliates, subsidiaries, inventory, equipment or acquisitions.

Who can apply

  • Must have a large international growth plan, which may include financing a foreign affiliate or subsidiary, foreign inventory or equipment, or a foreign acquisition
  • minimum transaction size of $1 million.
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What it can pay for

ExportBusiness ExpansionCapital / Equipment

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 15, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.