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Small Business Funding Checklist

A step-by-step checklist of documents, registration information, and financial parameters needed to secure Canadian business funding.

By Funding Intelligence Analystยท5 min read

Step 1: Verify Core Business Identity

  • Legal Registration: Ensure your business registration documents or articles of incorporation are current.
  • Matching Details: Confirm that your legal registration matches your CRA business number (BN) and bank account name exactly.

Step 2: Collect Financial Documentation

  • Electronic Bank Statements: Download the last 6 consecutive months of business checking account statements as original electronic PDFs directly from your online banking portal.
  • Complete Pages: Underwriters reject statements with missing pages. Ensure every page (e.g., page 1 of 6 through page 6 of 6) is included.

Step 3: Audit Your Cash Flow Metrics

  • Monthly deposits: Minimum $10,000/month average.
  • NSF Transactions: Less than 3 insufficient fund events over the last 90 days.
  • Daily Balance: Maintain a positive average daily balance.

Step 4: Align with Partner Requirements

Once your documents are organized, use our interactive funding calculator to estimate your range, then apply online for a specialist document review before partner submission.

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