Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
Fonds de prêts pour les femmes entrepreneures
Status not published
Availability depends on the individual delivery organisation; some partners periodically pause intake when their allocation is committed.
Loans of up to CAD 50,000 to women-owned and women-led businesses, delivered by selected non-profit delivery organisations rather than by ISED directly.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), delivered by non-profit lenders
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Availability depends on the individual delivery organisation; some partners periodically pause intake when their allocation is committed.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- Female founders
- Locally registered entity required
Business must be majority owned and led by women; delivery organisations set their own additional criteria.
How to apply
- Find a delivery organisation serving your province or community.
- Apply directly to that organisation.
- Credit and business plan assessment.
- Loan agreement and disbursement.
What you will need
- Business plan
- Cash flow projections
- Proof that the business is at least 51% women-owned or women-led
Source. https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/women-entrepreneurship-strategy/en/women-entrepreneurship-loan-fund — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked