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What each province has offered, and how provincial programs combine with federal tariff relief.

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6 minute readUpdated October 13, 2026Sources: Government of Canada

How provincial programs fit

Federal programs like the Regional Tariff Response Initiative are the largest source of tariff relief, but several provinces have launched their own support. Provincial programs are often loans rather than grants, and they can usually be combined with federal funding as long as the same costs are not covered twice. Program terms change often, so always confirm current details with the administering agency.

Ontario

  • Protect Ontario Financing Program: provincial loans that help tariff affected businesses cover payroll, leases and utilities. Ontario expanded eligibility in 2026 to cover businesses hit by newer U.S. trade measures.
  • Ontario Together Trade Fund: grants or loans for projects that grow interprovincial trade, open new markets and reshore supply chains.

See tariff relief in Ontario.

Quebec

Quebec has offered tariff response financing through Investissement Québec, including liquidity support for exporters and programs for investment projects and workforce training. See tariff relief in Quebec.

The Prairies

Manitoba announced a tariff support package worth more than $100 million, including options to defer certain provincial tax payments and expanded agricultural loan guarantees. Alberta and Saskatchewan publish their own business support programs, and producers in all three provinces can access federal agriculture programs. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Atlantic Canada

  • New Brunswick has offered working capital loans and competitiveness programs for export intensive businesses.
  • Prince Edward Island has offered low interest working capital loans for tariff affected businesses and funding for export diversification research.
  • Nova Scotia set aside contingency funding to respond to tariffs.

Federal tariff relief in all four Atlantic provinces is delivered by ACOA. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I., Newfoundland and Labrador.

British Columbia and the territories

British Columbia and the three territories publish their own business and trade support programs. Federal tariff relief is delivered by PacifiCan in B.C. and CanNor in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. British Columbia, Yukon.

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