Grants and Funding in Canada for 2026
Find Canadian grants, loans, and tax credits that match a real project
Canada offers a wide mix of grants, tax credits, loans, and contribution programs for businesses and non-profits working on hiring, commercialization, export, digital transformation, equipment, clean technology, artificial intelligence, and community-impact projects. This 2026 guide helps you quickly understand which funding paths are most relevant based on the project you are actually trying to move forward.
Instead of treating funding as a generic list of programs, use this page to compare the most common Canadian options by project type, eligibility, and timing. Whether you are growing a business, launching a new initiative, or preparing a major investment, the goal is to help you identify realistic programs and avoid the mistakes that most often weaken an application.


Cultural Grants Program - Cultural Learning and Sharing (CLS) Grant Program

Community Funding Program - Emerging Community Need Funding

Seeding Food Innovation Grants

Corporate Giving Program

Together CK - Funding Program

Community Branch Partnerships

Roche Canada - Roche Diagnostics and Diabetes Care Funding

Conservation Trust

Roche Canada - Philanthropic support

Ethnocultural grant

Metcalf Foundation - Performing Arts Program: Staging Change

The Pope Francis Fund


Civil Forfeiture Grant Program - Crime Prevention

ViaSport - BC Sport Participation Program: Provincial Sport Development Fund

Manitoba Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Fund

OTF — Capital Grant

Donations to Members of the Canadian Healthcare Community / Healthcare Donations

Universiade '83 Foundation

Greater Toronto Airports Authority - Propeller Project

Community Social Investment Program - Thriving Communities Fund

Quebec Economic Development Program - Diversify your economy

Donations to Members of the Canadian Non-Healthcare Community / Amgen Donations

United Way Greater Toronto - South Markham Community Action Grants
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Community Investment Program - Community Hub Development Fund

The Waterloo Region Record - Lyle S. Hallman Foundation Kids to Camp Fund


Global Programmes - Research & Innovation


MLSE Foundation - Community Action Grants

Young Canada Works - Employment Programs

Community Investment Program - Circular Economy Initiatives Fund

Strengthening the Charitable Sector

Affordable Housing NOW

Community Wellness Grant

Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program (SIP)

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - National Holocaust Remembrance Program

SFI Community Grants

Community Sponsorship Grants

Community Foundation of Central Alberta - Olds Legacy Fund

Retail Grants Program

Sleeman Better Water Grants


Annual Grants Program

IEN-WMAN Mining Mini-Grant Program

Canada Fund for Local Initiatives

International Grants

Research & Environment

Vital Grants
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Discover the latest Canada government grants and funding opportunities tailored to businesses, nonprofits, and individuals. Explore a wide range of Canadian grants for businesses and projects in agriculture, health, and education.



The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

Youth Justice Fund

Canadian Experiences Fund - Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Canadian Experiences Fund - Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

Metcalf Foundation - Innovation Fellowship

First responders’ mental health grants - Stream 2: applied research

Community Economic Development Program

Major Community Initiatives and Events Grant

Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) - Base Funding
Community Needs Grants 2024

Canada Foundation for Innovation - College Fund


Community Crisis Response Fund

Foreign Credential Recognition Program

Community-Based Justice Fund (Indigenous Justice Strategy)

Advancing Agri-Food Processing


Rural Growth Initiative - Community Capacity Building Program

Knowledge Sharing and Mobilization (KSM) Grant

Ontario Power Generation - Province-wide Empowerment Grant Program

Build Strong

Social Policy Capital Grants

Partnership Development Grants
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Registered Heritage Structure Revitalization Grant

Good Food, Good Life Community Program


Stephen and Michelene Worobetz Foundation Grants

CPKC Has Heart Community Fund
Corporate Sponsorships and Donations

Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 1: Festivals and Major Tourist Events

Contributions to Canada Healthcare Organizations

Exchanges Canada Program - Youth Exchanges Canada

Museum Grant Program

United Way Greater Toronto - Jane Finch Community Action Grants

BMO Gives

Community Funding Program - Project Funding

Tourism, Culture and Sport Enhancement Fund

Anti-Racism Impact Grant

International Development Grants

Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations

GTA Community Grants Program

Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage

Metcalf Foundation - Performing Arts Program: Strategic Experimentation Fund

Museums Assistance Program - Canada-France Agreement

Rural Community Building Grants

