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Emergency Business Loans

  • chFast funds for urgent needs, Business Loans up to $500K
  • chRates from 7% APR
  • chOne Online Application - Multiple Offers from Top Business Lenders
up Last updated

June 09, 2025

up Written by:

Amy Orr

up Reviewed by:

Jenna West

Canada is home to over 36 million citizens and as you can imagine there are a ton of businesses that operate daily in the county. Eventually through a business journey, there comes a point where circumstances are out of one’s control. Emergencies are inevitable and can range from weather damage, to a fluke sales slump, or even a mandatory stock restock to maximize on an opportunity.

This is where business loans for emergency expenses can save you. Here at Smarter Loans, we work with a plethora of business emergency loan providers. They understand the magnitudes of these situations and are able to provide the necessary funding quickly to handle these situations. Within just a few days, you can see the results of your loan application from one of our providers. When going through an emergency, it’s quite common that it’s quite time sensitive and you don’t have the time to go through all the due diligence when it comes to traditional financing. That’s why Smarter Loans has condensed the application process so within less than an hour, you can have yourself submitting a form to one of our providers. Compare from the most proven and trusted business emergency loan providers in Canada by simply leveraging the online directory below.

At Smarter Loans, we’ve taken the initiative to compile all of the necessary information you might need in the loan directory below. The best part is once you’ve found a business expansion loan provider that works best for you, you can apply directly if you click “Apply Now” to continue to the online application. Alternatively let us take care of the research if you would prefer pre-applying at Smarter Loans instead.

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AMOUNT
$5K - $500k
INTEREST RATE
Varies
TERMS
6 -12 Months
AMOUNT
$10K - $1.5M
INTEREST RATE
From 7.99%
TERMS
3 - 24 Months
AMOUNT
$5K - $500K
INTEREST RATE
Varies
TERMS
4 - 12 Months
AMOUNT
$500 - $300K
INTEREST RATE
From 8.39%
TERMS
2 - 24 Months
AMOUNT
$5K - $300K
INTEREST RATE
From 7.99%
TERMS
Fixed, 4 - 18 Months
AMOUNT
$5K - $800K
INTEREST RATE
From 7.99%
TERMS
6 - 24 Months
AMOUNT
$15K - $1M
INTEREST RATE
From 8%
TERMS
3 - 24 Months
AMOUNT
$5K - $500K
INTEREST RATE
From 9.99%
TERMS
2 - 24 Months
AMOUNT
$5K - $500K
INTEREST RATE
From 7.99%
TERMS
6 - 24 Months
AMOUNT
$5K - $50M
INTEREST RATE
From 7%
TERMS
5 - 96 Months
AMOUNT
$2.5K - $1M
INTEREST RATE
From 7.5%
TERMS
3 - 72 Months
AMOUNT
$5K - $300K
INTEREST RATE
From 7.99%
TERMS
3 - 12 Months
AMOUNT
$3K - $5M
INTEREST RATE
From 13.99%
TERMS
1 - 60 Months
AMOUNT
$250 - $1M
INTEREST RATE
From 10%
TERMS
3 - 60 Months

If you want to calculate the cost of a business loan, you should check out our business loan calculator.

 

Check out our video on situations under which businesses should not be seeking business financing.

For more educational videos on business financing visit our YouTube channel.

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writtenWritten by:

Amy Orr

Amy Orr is a professional writer and editor with over 10 years of experience in the Canadian, U.S. and U.K. financial markets. She has written for numerous publications on topics as diverse as economic literacy, corporate finance, and technical analysis of numerical data. Prior to transitioning to full-time writing, she worked in the hedge fund sector. Her academic background is astrophysics, and she has a Masters in Finance from the University of Edinburgh Business School.

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writtenReviewed by:

Jenna West

Jenna West is Smarter Loans' in-house financial writer and content director. She has been covering the Canadian FinTech and finance industry since 2017, including financial trends analysis, industry surveys, regulatory updates and changes in Canadian consumer behaviour when it comes to finance.

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04:46 26 Feb 25
I’m very honoured to shear my experience with this illustrious platform. To be able to systematically choose from a list optional to one’s profile without doing much leg work is truly rewarding. This platform allowed to expand my options and chose which lenders fit my profile, thank you and continue doing what you do best,, connecting people to available wealth opportunities.
Pat M.
03:10 26 Feb 25
Good place to get a loan
Chris “Stufphr” H.
02:07 26 Feb 25
When you feel in need of a loan do it smart and make it a Smarter Loans.
Dan Bott (.
01:41 26 Feb 25
Very Helpful, was assisted in a timely fashion and was ultimately able to receive assistance; I highly recommend!!!
joel K.
22:59 25 Feb 25
I have recommended this place to many friends I feel that this company goes out of their way to help people that they can and they are very easy to work with
Nate C.
13:22 27 Oct 24
This company is reliable, quick, and just has the best customer service and rates it is a easy process with quick results. Would definitely recommend to anyone that needs the help.
Vincent J.
07:08 23 Oct 24
Good place for borrowing a bit of money 😁
Kels H.
06:41 23 Oct 24
Personally love this opportunity and app. Super convenient and easy to use and super awesome variety of great loans. Thanks so much guys for making such an awesome site and app and being there for me over the years. :)
Tara H.
16:23 16 Oct 24
From beginning to end, my experience was great! Very professional and personable agents. They only asked questions that were needed for the loan and payments were extremely reasonable. Would recommend to anyone who needs emergency funds.
A S.
19:43 11 Oct 24
“ Thank you SO very much! My situation was tricky and you guys made the whole process so effortless. The way you guys handle the whole process so discreetly. That truly speaks to how well your office is run and the caliber of specialists who handled the processing of my entire loan!”

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