Repayable

Loan (repayable)

Borrowed money, repaid with interest on stated terms. A local lender may still be the fastest and cheapest route, but it is debt.

Programs: 4 4 open or closing soon today, from 4 funders
Range: $1,000 to $1,500,000 Where the funder publishes an amount. Some publish only a percentage of costs, and some publish nothing at all.
Do you repay it?: Yes. This is borrowed money on stated terms.

Open, continuous intakeRepayable

Community Futures Development Corporations of Northern Ontario

Up to $300,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

sncfdc.org · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

Open, continuous intakeRepayable

Métis Voyageur Development Fund

Up to $1,500,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

mvdf.ca · Last verified Aug 17, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

Open, continuous intakeRepayable

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Up to $50,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

ontario.ca · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

Open, continuous intakeRepayable

PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise

$1,000 – $5,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

paro.ca · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

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