Loan · repayable

Pivot to Grow Loan

Government of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada · Federal (all of Canada)

OpenExportGeneral
Funding
Loan up to $5,000,000
Borrow up to $5,000,000 — repayable, not a payout
Deadline
Mar 31, 2027
Open, deadline Mar 31, 2027 (fixed date).
Type
Loan · repayable
Company stage
SME
Limited to: Tariff-impacted. Only applicants in this group can apply.

Overview

Loan of up to $5 million for businesses that export to the U.S. or are impacted by U.S. tariffs, to boost cash flow while the business adapts to new trading conditions.

Who can apply

Business must derive a minimum of 25% of sales from exports to the U.S. and demonstrate a significant likelihood of being adversely affected by U.S. tariffs or the uncertainty they create.

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What it can pay for

ExportBusiness Expansion

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: Aug 11, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.