GrantCompass Canada

Use this when the user asks whether they qualify for a specific Canadian funding programme ("am I eligible for CanExport?", "could I get IRAP?"), or after a search when they give more details about their business. Checks the basic requirements — location, organization type, size, years operating, industry, and whether the programme is reserved for specific founders — and returns which are met, not met, or still unknown, plus the questions to ask for the unknowns. The result is a likelihood, never a guarantee: every programme has further specific conditions, which are counted and listed on its page. Pass the programme name or the `slug` from a search result. Works with partial details: call it even when the user has shared little, because it returns what is already known and lists exactly which questions to ask next.Do not use for: scholarships, bursaries or student aid; personal loans, debt relief, mortgages or household benefits (EI, CPP, child benefit); funding outside Canada (US, UK, EU…); writing a business plan or grant application; investment advice.

check_eligibility

Use this when the user wants details about one specific Canadian funding programme: what it pays for, how much, who can apply, its current intake status and the application steps. Pass the programme name or the `slug` from a search result. Do not use for: scholarships, bursaries or student aid; personal loans, debt relief, mortgages or household benefits (EI, CPP, child benefit); funding outside Canada (US, UK, EU…); writing a business plan or grant application; investment advice.

get_grant

Use this when someone wants to find government or private funding for a business, start-up or non-profit in Canada — grants, non-repayable or non-dilutive funding, wage subsidies, tax credits, business loans or awards — including general questions like "how do Canadian startups get funding?". Returns up to 8 programmes from a catalogue of 850+ current Canadian programmes, each with its funder, amount, current intake status and a basic fit check against whatever the user has shared (province, organization type, size, years operating, industry). Pass the user's own words as `query` and any profile details they have already given; leave unknown fields out rather than guessing. Works with partial details: call it even when the user has shared little, because it returns what is already known and lists exactly which questions to ask next. The fit check covers basic requirements only — each programme has further specific conditions listed on its page. Do not use for: scholarships, bursaries or student aid; personal loans, debt relief, mortgages or household benefits (EI, CPP, child benefit); funding outside Canada (US, UK, EU…); writing a business plan or grant application; investment advice.

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