What is ACOA Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP)?
ACOA Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) is delivered by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) as a contribution. Funding is typically interest-free, unsecured repayable contribution; amount set case by case (no published cap). This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Interest-free, unsecured repayable contribution; amount set case by case (no published cap) |
|---|---|
| Cost share | Interest-free, unsecured REPAYABLE contribution (typically up to 50%) |
| Level | Federal |
| Program type | Contribution |
| Delivered by | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) |
| Available in | NB, NS, PE, NL |
| Intake status | Open - rolling |
| Last verified | 2026-10-05 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: All Atlantic sectors — technology, manufacturing, ocean industries
- Eligible activities: Scaling up; productivity improvements; new market entry; technology adoption; job creation in Atlantic Canada
Watch out for
Non-Atlantic; lifestyle businesses; no growth trajectory
Deadlines & how to apply
REGI stream for high-growth Atlantic companies: scale-up, technology adoption, productivity, market expansion. Continuous intake, no deadlines. Open to sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, co-ops, social enterprises and Indigenous-owned businesses. Contributions are repayable (interest-free, unsecured).
How NorthGrants helps with ACOA Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP)
Most business owners read about ACOA Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP), see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building a complete application that answers what the program asks for.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.