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:
- 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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