WINNIPEG - The federal government has announced $30 million in renewed funding for the Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund.
The announcement was made October 13 by Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism.
Through the fund, four not-for-profit organizations provide microloans of up to $50,000 to help women entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses, along with wrap-around support services. The delivery organizations are Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada, the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, and Nventure.
The fund is part of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, through which the federal government says it has supported more than 600,000 women entrepreneurs since 2018.
Source: Government of Canada (canada.ca, October 13, 2026)
