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Non-dilutive funding for businesses in British Columbia.

Every federal and BC program we track lives in one catalogue, with its terms, who it suits and when we last checked it. This page is about how to use them: which are worth the application effort, and how they fit the rest of the funding plan.

The catalogue

One list, kept current, instead of four.

Almost no grant is free money: most pay a share of a cost you were going to incur anyway, and most must be approved before you spend. The programs themselves — SR&ED, IRAP, CanExport, the BC Employer Training Grant, wage subsidies, PacifiCan, CleanBC and the rest — are catalogued once, each with its terms and who it suits.

Grants and non-repayable funding →The full catalogue: every federal and BC program we track, research and development, export, hiring, training, clean technology and regional funds, with each program's terms and when it was last checked. Search tools in the directory →The Business Benefits Finder and the BC grants search, which surface programs by your own answers — useful for the small and regional programs no list keeps up with.

How we approach grants

Grant strategy is part of the funding plan, not a separate exercise.

Non-dilutive funding reduces the debt a plan requires and improves the terms on which the rest is borrowed. We sequence applications against the Gameplan and work with specialist grant partners on preparation.

1. Fit assessmentWhich programs the business and its plan genuinely qualify for, and which are not worth the application effort.

2. SequencingStacking rules, timing windows and how each program interacts with debt and tax credits.

3. PreparationApplication drafting with specialist partners, using the Gameplan and financials already prepared.

4. ComplianceReporting, claim substantiation and audit readiness after an award, so funding is not clawed back.

Before relying on any program Programs open, close, change eligibility and exhaust budgets within a fiscal year. Confirm current terms directly with the administering body or with a grant specialist before committing to a plan that depends on the funding. Legatis does not guarantee eligibility or approval for any program.

Request a Funding Options Review.A structured review of the debt, programs and grants the business may qualify for, sequenced against the plan.

Non-dilutive funding for businesses in British Columbia.

One list, kept current, instead of four.

Grant strategy is part of the funding plan, not a separate exercise.

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