Who can apply

To be eligible, your business must:

• be an incorporated for-profit business located and operating in the Prairies
• have a minimum of $1 million in annual revenue in one or both of your company’s last two fiscal years
• have been viable prior to tariffs *

In addition, your business must demonstrate that it has been affected by ongoing trade disruptions, including U.S. tariffs, Canadian countermeasures or countervailing duties. This could be demonstrated if your business meets at least one of the following:

• operates in a sector impacted by Section 338 or Section 232 tariffs (including direct exporters and also indirect exposure, for example as a supply chain partner to an affected exporter), or operates in another tariff impacted sector
• has at least 25% or more revenue coming from goods that are ultimately exported to the U.S.
• demonstrates being negatively affected by the tariffs or the uncertainty they have created (e.g., through operating in a sector impacted by tariffs or experiencing cost increases where tariffs have raised the price of goods and materials needed for production; supply chain disruption; or loss of revenue or customers)
• for liquidity assistance, your business must also demonstrate a liquidity need due to tariff impacts

Transportation businesses may be eligible if they can demonstrate that their core business activities are directly tied to the operations or value chain of exporters in the forestry sector.

Professional, scientific, and technical services and warehousing and logistics services businesses may be eligible if they can demonstrate that their business plays a critical role in a tariff-impacted supply chain of a manufacturing exporter.

Support is also available for not-for-profit organizations in the Prairie provinces whose primary focus is to support businesses.

Current RTRI business recipients may be eligible for liquidity assistance beginning no earlier than August 22, 2026 for up to 12 months, provided there is no duplication of funding for costs that are already being supported through an existing contribution agreement. PrairiesCan will contact existing clients with more information.

To be eligible, your organizations must:

• support businesses, innovators, or entrepreneurs in the Prairie provinces negatively impacted by the new tariffs by the U.S., China and/or Canadian counter-tariffs
• be capable of entering into legally binding agreements
• have an operating presence in the Prairies

Eligible not-for-profit organizations include:

• post-secondary educational institutions
• business accelerator and incubators
• angel networks
• social enterprises
• groups of eligible applicants such as an industry association or consortium, municipalities and other levels of government

Indigenous-led organizations and businesses are strongly encouraged to apply. For assistance with the application process, call one of our regional offices or 1-888-338-9378.