Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) Grants for Small Businesses

In Budget 2021, the Government of Canada announced the $4 billion Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) to help get your business online, give your e-commerce presence a boost or help digitalize your business’s operations.

Canada Digital Adoption Program Funding opportunities:

The program offers two grant options:

1. The Grow your Business Online Grant

The Grow your Business Online Grant helps small businesses take advantage of e-commerce opportunities.

• You can access a network of e-commerce advisors for advice and support
• You can get up to $2400 to buy new e-commerce tools

The Grow Your Business Online grant will help up to 90,000 small businesses take advantage of e-commerce opportunities.

Eligible businesses will receive a micro-grant of up to $2,400 to help with the costs related to adopting digital technologies. Grants will be available through local and regional service providers across Canada. The service providers will also support a network of e-commerce advisors who will advise and help small businesses adopt e-commerce.

2. The Boost Your Business Technology Grant

The Boost Your Business Technology Grant helps small and medium sized businesses adopt new digital technologies.

• You can use a free digital assessment tool to evaluate your own digital readiness
• You can get up $15,000 to consult a digital expert and develop a digital adoption plan for your business
• You can get up to $100,000 in interest free loans from BDC to implement your digital adoption plan
• You can leverage a subsidized work placement to bring on a recent graduate or student to help with your digital transformation

For More Information: Canada Digital Adoption Program

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