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Growing your business? We’ll help!

Looking to invest, grow or expand your presence in Winnipeg?

Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism will connect you with the people, programs and resources to support your project. From investment and expansion opportunities, workforce insights, local business connections and program and funding navigation, our team can help you access the information and resources you need.

We continually strengthen the city’s 10 key sectors by supporting business growth, attracting investment and developing a skilled workforce, all while working with businesses, investors, government, industry and community partners to build a competitive and sustainable business environment for the long term.

Funding & program navigation

If you’re growing a company, we can match a variety of programs to fit your project. We work closely with federal, provincial and municipal partners, as well as industry, academic and research ecosystem partners to create the best business environment in Canada.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism for?

Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism is here to assist local, national and international companies grow their operations in Winnipeg and to bring events, tourists and talent to our city. If you’re a local company, we can help you with funding sources and program navigation, talent attraction and retention, introductions and connections, issue management , data requests as well as finding the right site for your operations.

What support is available for businesses expanding in Winnipeg?

Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism has a number of initiatives for businesses expanding in Winnipeg. We can help with everything from cutting through red tape for funding and government programs; attracting talent via our Work in Manitoba job portal; networking and introductions to all the right people; managing utilities, government relations and operations; data requests from our economic experts; and advice to help you find the right location for your operations.

What programs or connections can facilitate business expansion in Manitoba?

Manitoba offers an abundance of tax credit programs, provincial funding and economic connections that will help your business expansion here.

We have the Innovation Growth Program, the Industry Expansion Program, the Canada-Manitoba Job Grant and the Manitoba Works Capital Incentive, all of which are geared to boost businesses through cost-sharing, training solutions and facility and equipment upgrades.

We don’t work alone. Some of our partners include World Trade Centre Winnipeg, the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, Community Futures Manitoba, the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce, and First Nations groups including Treaty 1 and the Southern Chiefs’ Organization. The city is also home to many industry associations, sector councils, post-secondary institutions and various departments of municipal, provincial and federal governments that are here to help businesses grow.

The province also has a Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit for investors and the Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit for companies that produce interactive digital media products, including video games and simulators.

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