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Futurpreneur Core Startup Program

Programme de démarrage de base Futurpreneur

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
75,000 CAD

Co-loan of up to CAD 75,000: up to CAD 25,000 from Futurpreneur plus up to CAD 50,000 from BDC, bundled with up to two years of mandatory mentorship.

Funder

Futurpreneur Canada (with BDC)

ppp · national

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling applications; no calls.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Founders aged 18-39, Canadian citizens or permanent residents, business must be operating full time for 24 months or less and be majority owned by the applicant(s).

How to apply

  1. Check eligibility (age 18-39, business operating full-time for 24 months or less).
  2. Complete the online application with a business plan and cash flow.
  3. Interview and matching with a volunteer mentor.
  4. Loan approval and disbursement; two-year mentorship begins.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://futurpreneur.ca/en/offering/core-startup/

"We offer young entrepreneurs up to $75,000 in startup loan financing and up to two years of mentorship."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: futurpreneur.ca

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