Construction Business Loans in Canada
Financing options for materials, crew payroll, equipment, project mobilization, and receivable gaps.
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What is construction financing? Construction financing refers to business funding used for needs such as materials, crew payroll, equipment, project mobilization. Depending on the business and provider, options may include term loans, lines of credit, working capital, equipment financing, and invoice factoring. Approval, rates, and terms vary by provider.
Running a Construction Business is Different
You buy materials and pay crews weeks before the customer pays you. A new contract can be good news while simultaneously creating a working capital problem — you need to mobilize before the first progress payment arrives. Growth can consume cash before it generates it. Larger contracts require more upfront capital, bonding capacity, and the ability to carry receivables for 30, 60, sometimes 90 days. Equipment breaks down or needs upgrading. Seasonal weather compresses your revenue into fewer months. The right financing depends on the situation: bridging a receivable gap is different from buying an excavator, which is different from funding a mobilization for a project that starts in two weeks.
What Do You Need Capital For?
Match the Need to the Financing
Different needs call for different financing. Here's how common situations in construction map to financing types.
Waiting for invoices to be paid
Explore selling eligible receivables; timing, fees, collections and recourse depend on the provider contract.
Buying or upgrading equipment
Spread the cost of an excavator, loader, or truck over its useful life. The equipment serves as collateral.
Mobilizing for a new project
Draw to cover materials and labour before the first progress payment, then repay as the project pays out.
Funding a defined project or expansion
A lump sum with a set repayment schedule, suited to a one-time capital need.
Day-to-day operating costs between projects
Short-term funding for overhead, insurance, and crew costs during project gaps.
Example Financing Scenarios
These are illustrative examples, not customer testimonials.
New contract, no mobilization capital
A contractor wins a $400,000 project but needs $80,000 for materials and first-week labour before the first progress payment is due in 30 days.
A line of credit drawn for mobilization, repaid when the first progress payment arrives. Or invoice-based financing if the contract allows assigning progress payments.
Excavator breakdown mid-project
A construction company needs to replace a hydraulic excavator that failed on site. The replacement costs $95,000. The business has the revenue to support payments but does not want to tie up $95,000 in cash.
Equipment financing spreads the cost over 3–5 years with the excavator as collateral, preserving cash for payroll and materials.
Growing into larger contracts
A contractor is moving from $200K projects to $1M+ projects and needs increased bonding capacity, a larger crew, and additional equipment. The business revenue supports the growth but cash is tied up in receivables.
A combination — invoice factoring to accelerate receivables, a term loan for equipment, and a line of credit for mobilization on the larger project.
Could Your Business Qualify?
General eligibility factors — requirements vary by provider and financing type.
Eligibility does not guarantee approval. Terms and conditions vary by provider.
How It Works
Tell us about your business
Complete a short enquiry about your business and financing needs.
Review potential options
See which financing types may be relevant based on your business profile.
Continue with an application
If a financing option interests you, continue with the appropriate provider's application process.
Built Around Your Business
Financing options for established Canadian businesses
Explore multiple types of business financing through participating providers.
Multiple financing types
Business loans, lines of credit, working capital, equipment financing, invoice factoring, and merchant cash advance.
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