EDC Export Guarantee Program
Programme de garantie d'exportations EDC
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
EDC guarantees a share of a loan made by the company's own bank (commonly up to 75% of the loan, and up to 100% for some foreign-asset transactions), unlocking additional working capital rather than paying cash to the company.
Export Development Canada (EDC)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — No deadlines; applied for through the company's commercial bank.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Canadian exporters or companies investing abroad; the applicant works through its existing lender.
How to apply
- Discuss the working-capital need with your bank.
- Bank applies to EDC for a guarantee on the incremental facility.
- EDC underwrites and issues the guarantee.
- Bank advances the increased facility.
What you will need
- Bank credit application
- Financial statements
- Export contracts or purchase orders
Source. https://www.edc.ca/en/solutions/working-capital/export-guarantee-program.html — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked