Loan · repayable

Futurpreneur Canada Core Start-Up Program

Futurpreneur Canada · Federal (all of Canada)

OpenGeneral
Funding
Loan up to $75,000
Borrow up to $75,000 — repayable, not a payout
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Loan · repayable
Company stage
Early Stage / Startup
Limited to: Youth hiring. Only applicants in this group can apply.

Overview

Flexible, equity-free start-up loan of up to $75,000 for young entrepreneurs aged 18-39 - up to $25,000 from Futurpreneur plus up to $50,000 from BDC - along with two years of hand-matched 1:1 mentorship.

Who can apply

  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident aged 18 to 39
  • must demonstrate training or experience related to the business idea
  • cannot be a contractor or agent working for an already-existing business
  • business revenues must be deposited into a Canadian business bank account and be subject to Canadian taxes.
  • Full criteria and ineligible business list on the program website.
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What it can pay for

Business ExpansionAdvisory

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.

Official program page →

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 1, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.