Meet Our Latest $10,000 Zensurance
Small Business Grant Recipient
Congratulations Nimota and John Araoye, owners of Snackrite Foodie Service in Tillsonburg, Ontario, are the recipients of our fourth $10,000 Zensurance Small Business Grant of 2026. Congratulations, Nimota and John!
Thank you to everyone who cast a vote supporting our small business finalists! Every applicant brought serious grit and ambition, and we’re honoured they trusted us with their stories.
And the celebration doesn’t stop there: our five other finalists will each receive a $1,000 grant.
Get to know them. Read the Q&A with our latest grant recipients to find out how they got started and what they’re planning to do with their funding.
Want your shot at the next $10,000 grant? Applications open soon.
Meet Our Five $1,000 Grant Recipients
Mistry Trades
Founder: Rajen Mistry
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Mistry Trades is a full-service home renovation company. Founded in 2022 by Rajen Mistry, it transforms homes across the Greater Toronto Area – kitchens, bathrooms, and full-house makeovers. In the past 12 months alone, the team completed over 50 projects. They’d invest $10,000 in hiring skilled trades to take on more work and expanding their marketing to reach more homeowners.
Simple Theory
Founder: Jeff Hayward
Location: White Rock, B.C.
Simple Theory is a mental health and substance use practice. Founded by Jeff Hayward, it combines counselling for people navigating substance use and recovery, consulting that helps organizations build better programs for complex needs, and plain-language education, including his book Simple Sh!t for Complicated People. The practice has grown almost entirely on referrals. They’d invest $10,000 in a proper website, search visibility, and client tools so more Canadians can find the help.
True Delite Foods Ltd.
Founder: Vada Hui
Location: Keswick, Ontario
True Delite Foods makes allergen-free treats that people actually crave. Started in a home kitchen by Vada Hui while searching for a snack the couple’s son could safely share with friends, the family now sells gluten-free bubble waffles and their PINK waffle mix – free from every priority allergen and tested four times stricter than Canada’s legal gluten-free limit. They sold out at their Gluten-Free Goodness Expo debut. They’d invest $10,000 in certification, labelling review, and trademark registration to get retail-ready.
Emfy Health Inc.
Founder: Ifeyinwa (Ify) Inoma
Location: Halton Region, Ontario
Emfy Health brings specialized care to patients who can’t easily get to a clinic. Founded by Ifeyinwa (Ify) Inoma, a Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence – a designation still rare across Canada – the mobile practice treats wounds, ostomies, continence issues, and diabetic foot conditions in homes, retirement residences, and long-term care across Halton Region and surrounding communities. Ify brings 12 years of nursing experience to every visit. She’d invest $10,000 in new clinical equipment to expand into underserved communities.
Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions Ltd.
Founder: Monique Collins
Location: Treaty 6 Territory, Alberta
Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions is an Indigenous-owned cultural tourism and wellness business built on the belief that culture is meant to be shared. Founded by Monique Collins, a Cree Knowledge Keeper with family roots in Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Treaty 4, it offers drum and rattle building, medicine bag workshops, tipi experiences, plant medicine teachings, and Moon gatherings from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta. People leave with a teaching, not just something they made. She’d invest $10,000 in an online store, materials, and event displays to reach people beyond in-person workshops.
Since 2023, we’ve awarded more than $160,000 in grants to Canadian small businesses.
Meet all our previous Zensurance Small Business Grant recipients.
When Does the Next $10,000 Zensurance Small Business Grant Open?
The $10,000 Zensurance Small Business Grant returns soon!
Never applied before? Make this the round you do. Picture what $10,000 could do for your business: new equipment, software, or that marketing push you keep putting off. Big ideas deserve backing. This could be your turn.
Don’t miss it. Drop your email below and we’ll let you know the moment applications open.
Meet Our Latest $10,000 Zensurance Small Business Grant Recipient
Nimota and John Araoye, owners of Snackrite Foodie Service in Tillsonburg, Ontario, are the recipients of our fourth $10,000 Zensurance Small Business Grant of 2026. Congratulations, Nimota!
Thank you to everyone who cast a vote supporting our small business finalists! Every applicant brought serious grit and ambition, and we’re honoured they trusted us with their stories.
And the celebration doesn’t stop there: our five other finalists will each receive a $1,000 grant.
Get to know them. Read the Q&A with our latest grant recipients to find out how they got started and what they’re planning to do with their funding.
Want your shot at the next $10,000 grant? Applications open soon.
Meet Our Five $1,000 Grant Recipients
Mistry Trades
Founder: Rajen Mistry
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Mistry Trades is a full-service home renovation company. Founded in 2022 by Rajen Mistry, it transforms homes across the Greater Toronto Area – kitchens, bathrooms, and full-house makeovers. In the past 12 months alone, the team completed over 50 projects. They’d invest $10,000 in hiring skilled trades to take on more work and expanding their marketing to reach more homeowners.
Simple Theory
Founder: Jeff Hayward
Location: White Rock, B.C.
Simple Theory is a mental health and substance use practice. Founded by Jeff Hayward, it combines counselling for people navigating substance use and recovery, consulting that helps organizations build better programs for complex needs, and plain-language education, including his book Simple Sh!t for Complicated People. The practice has grown almost entirely on referrals. They’d invest $10,000 in a proper website, search visibility, and client tools so more Canadians can find the help.
True Delite Foods Ltd.
Founder: Vada Hui
Location: Keswick, Ontario
True Delite Foods makes allergen-free treats that people actually crave. Started in a home kitchen by Vada Hui while searching for a snack the couple’s son could safely share with friends, the family now sells gluten-free bubble waffles and their PINK waffle mix – free from every priority allergen and tested four times stricter than Canada’s legal gluten-free limit. They sold out at their Gluten-Free Goodness Expo debut. They’d invest $10,000 in certification, labelling review, and trademark registration to get retail-ready.
Emfy Health Inc.
Founder: Ifeyinwa (Ify) Inoma
Location: Halton Region, Ontario
Emfy Health brings specialized care to patients who can’t easily get to a clinic. Founded by Ifeyinwa (Ify) Inoma, a Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence – a designation still rare across Canada – the mobile practice treats wounds, ostomies, continence issues, and diabetic foot conditions in homes, retirement residences, and long-term care across Halton Region and surrounding communities. Ify brings 12 years of nursing experience to every visit. She’d invest $10,000 in new clinical equipment to expand into underserved communities.
Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions Ltd.
Founder: Monique Collins
Location: Treaty 6 Territory, Alberta
Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions is an Indigenous-owned cultural tourism and wellness business built on the belief that culture is meant to be shared. Founded by Monique Collins, a Cree Knowledge Keeper with family roots in Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Treaty 4, it offers drum and rattle building, medicine bag workshops, tipi experiences, plant medicine teachings, and Moon gatherings from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta. People leave with a teaching, not just something they made. She’d invest $10,000 in an online store, materials, and event displays to reach people beyond in-person workshops.
Since 2023, we’ve awarded more than $160,000 in grants to Canadian small businesses.
Meet all our previous Zensurance Small Business Grant recipients.
When Does the Next $10,000 Zensurance Small Business Grant Open?
The $10,000 Zensurance Small Business Grant returns soon!
Never applied before? Make this the round you do. Picture what $10,000 could do for your business: new equipment, software, or that marketing push you keep putting off. Big ideas deserve backing. This could be your turn.
Don’t miss it. Drop your email below and we’ll let you know the moment applications open.
Key Dates
Key Dates
About the Zensurance Small Business Grant
The Zensurance Small Business Grant program is open to all Canadian* entrepreneurs, startups, and small business owners.
* Excluding Quebec, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut
To be eligible to receive a grant, entrants must complete the grant application form, get a free insurance quote, follow one of our social media channels, and be an operational company registered in Canada with annual revenue that does not exceed $1 million — only one entry per business.
Please read our full terms and conditions.
A shortlist of 6 finalists will be announced on September 22, 2026.
The public may vote on which of the 6 finalists should receive a $10,000 grant from September to 22-29, 2026 (so get active on social media, tag us, and encourage your customers and friends to vote!).
The $10,000 business grant recipient will be announced on October 1, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET. The other five finalists will each receive a $1,000 grant.
About the Zensurance Small Business Grant
The Zensurance Small Business Grant program is open to all Canadian* entrepreneurs, startups, and small business owners.
* Excluding Quebec, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut
To be eligible to receive a grant, entrants must complete the grant application form, get a free insurance quote, follow one of our social media channels, and be an operational company registered in Canada with annual revenue that does not exceed $1 million — only one entry per business.
Please read our full terms and conditions.
A shortlist of 6 finalists will be announced on September 22, 2026.
The public may vote on which of the 6 finalists should receive a $10,000 grant from September to 22-29, 2026 (so get active on social media, tag us, and encourage your customers and friends to vote!).
The $10,000 business grant recipient will be announced on October 1, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET. The other five finalists will each receive a $1,000 grant.
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