| The Canadian Government offers a wide range | | | | span. |
| of grants to its national residents. There are a | | | | For co-operatives and small businesses that have |
| variety of options available and you should be | | | | less than $500,000 in gross turnover, the |
| aware of the following facts: | | | | government offers Canadian grants for artists |
| 1. Grants For Scholarships | | | | and craftsmen with a maximum value of $5000. |
| One of the varieties of Canadian grants available | | | | In the Quebec area, grants are offered to aspiring |
| are apprenticeship incentive grants. These types | | | | farmers between the ages of 18 and 40 for |
| of grants are geared towards assisting Canadian | | | | agricultural training. |
| students who are interested in pursuing a career | | | | 3. The Arts |
| in a particular skilled trade. The grant provides | | | | Canadian grants are made available annually to the |
| funding to assist the apprentice in paying tuition | | | | book publishing industry so that Canadian authors |
| fees and for such expenses as tools or | | | | have a chance to reflect their culture and heritage |
| equipment and travelling expenses. Grants for | | | | locally and abroad. The Canada Music Fund was |
| educational savings are specifically geared towards | | | | established to support musical artists and all those |
| aiding parents who want to save towards their | | | | connected to the recording industry. |
| children's educational needs. | | | | 4. Women First |
| Millennium scholarship grants are provided by the | | | | Canadian grants are available specifically to |
| Millennium Foundation and offer a range of | | | | women who want to start up their own small |
| Canadian grants and bursaries to Canadian | | | | business enterprises. Aside from a range of |
| undergraduates for post secondary graduation. | | | | Canadian grants, interest free loans are also made |
| Low-income study grants are tailored to | | | | available to women in business. |
| accommodate students from low-income families | | | | 5. A Helping Hand |
| who wish to further their education but do not | | | | One thing to remember about Canadian grants is |
| have the financial means at their disposal to do so. | | | | that they are made available by the government |
| 2. Grants For Businesses | | | | to aid and assist entrepreneurs and students from |
| The Canadian Government will provide small | | | | all walks of life and from all social and economic |
| business grants to unemployed individuals who | | | | backgrounds. Most grants and loans will provide a |
| wish to provide a service to the community as | | | | helping hand to the individual or organisation, but it |
| well as become financially self-sufficient. There are | | | | is important to remember, particularly in the case |
| also a number of loans on offer from the | | | | of business grants, that the sum is not likely to |
| Canadian Government that will provide start up | | | | cover all of your needs and that you will have to |
| businesses and organisations with either no or | | | | use your funding cleverly to set yourself up for |
| low-interest loans, which can make a definitive | | | | success. Consider applying for a Canadian grant |
| difference to small start up companies who | | | | and find creative ways to make the funding work |
| require loans for new equipment or for expansion. | | | | for you! |
| The loans are repaid over a predetermined time | | | | |