Grant

Self-Employment Benefit Program

Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities · Manitoba

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Funding
See details
Amount not published — check the official page
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Grant
Company stage
Early Stage / Startup
Limited to: Francophone. Only applicants in this group can apply.

Overview

Support for unemployed individuals receiving employment insurance benefits who have a viable business idea, providing funding plus one year of business counselling and training to help plan and start the business.

Who can apply

Must be unemployed and receiving employment insurance benefits, have a viable business idea, and be a Francophone Manitoban (program serves Manitoba bilingual municipalities).

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What it can pay for

Advisory

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 Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.