Starting a business
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Employment Insurance Special Benefits for Self-Employed People
This program provides various types of assistance to eligible employment insurance recipients who want to start their own business.
This program offers financial products and consulting services to Aboriginal entrepreneurs to assist them with business start-up, financial planning, business plan development, and market and product development.
Contact Information
- Toll-free: 1-877-BDC-BANX (1-877-232-2269)
Growth Capital for Aboriginal Business program
BDC's specialized financing increases access to capital for Aboriginal entrepreneurs wanting to expand an existing business or start a new one, on or off a reserve in Canada.
Contact Information
- Toll-Free: 1-877-BDC-BANX (1-877-232-2269)
Canada Small Business Financing Program
The Canada Small Business Financing Program helps you with your financing needs. Under the program, the Government of Canada makes it easier for small businesses to get loans from financial institutions by sharing the risk with lenders.
Contact Information
- Toll-Free: 1-866-959-1699
The Seed Capital Program provides repayable, unsecured loans to start, expand or improve a small business.
Contact Information
- General Inquiries: 1-888-576-4444
The Self-Employed Persons Program seeks to attract applicants who intend and are able to become self-employed in Canada.
Contact Information
- Toll-Free: 1-888-242‑2100
- TTY: 1-888-576‑8502
Self-Employment is an employment program of Employment Nova Scotia that provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to help them create jobs for themselves by starting a business.
Contact Information
- Toll-Free: 1-877-223-0888
Office of Literacy and Essential Skills
The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills provides information and free resources to help improve the literacy and essential skills of adult Canadians.
Contact Information
- Toll-Free: 1 800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232)
- TTY: 1-800-926-9105
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