Grants and Funding for non-profits in Canada
Canada's non-profit organizations (NPO) benefit from grants and funding that support innovation and sustainability
Canadian non-profits benefit from a wide range of grants and funding programs designed to support their mission-driven initiatives and community services. These financial aids enable organizations to enhance their operations, expand their outreach, and ensure sustainable growth in addressing various social, environmental, and cultural needs.

Alberta Innovates — Health Innovations
Alberta Innovates- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

OMIF — Music Industry Initiatives
Government of Ontario- From $10,000 to $300,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Environmental Grants Program
Niagara Community Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Building Safer Communities Program Grants (BSCP) - Youth Engagement Project Grants
City of Vancouver- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

CleanBC Industry Fund - Emissions Performance Request for Proposals
Province of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 25,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Digital Main Street – ShopHere
Digital Main Street- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

ViaSport - Rally Together Fund: Sport Volunteering Grant
BC Sport Agency- No Condition
- All industries

ViaSport - Hosting BC
BC Sport Agency- From $10,000 to $35,000
- All industries

The Ontario Trillium Foundation - Grow Grants
OTF- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- All industries
Discretionary funds
Fondation Béati- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Public administration

Regional Action Support Program (RASP)
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 30% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Barb Bromley Fund for Seniors and Elders
The Yellowknife Community Foundation- From $1,000 to $7,000
- Health care and social assistance

Wage Subsidy Program
Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment (NWT)- Maximum amount : 30,500 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Capacity Grants
First West Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services

Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust — Real Estate Patient Capital Loans
Chantier de l'économie sociale- From $50,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 31% of project cost
- All industries

Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund (NICPF)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

PacifiCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

The Ontario Trillium Foundation - Capital Grants
OTF- From $10,000 to $200,000
- All industries

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Studies and consulting services
Tourisme Baie-James- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

CIHR Health Research Collaboration
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Luke Charpentier Memorial Fund
The Yellowknife Community Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Martin Fund
Hamilton Community Foundation- From $1,000 to $7,500
- All industries

Workforce Analysis and Planning Program (WAPP)
Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF)- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Open Grants
Hamilton Community Foundation- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- All industries
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ProVision Fund
Pacific Mountain Region - The United Church of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Program to support the processing of end-of-life tires through reuse, recycling and energy recovery, as well as out-of-province processing.
Recyc-Québec- No Condition
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Community Enhancement Employment Program
Department of Municipal Affairs and Community Engagement of Newfoundland and Labrador- No Condition
- All industries

Efficiency Nova Scotia — Affordable Multifamily Housing Program
Efficiency Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

SK Arts
Saskatchewan Arts Board- No Condition
- All industries

National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places
Parks Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Workforce Training and Employment — Employment Assistance Services
Government of Manitoba- No Condition
- All industries

Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)- No Condition
- Public administration

INOVAIT Pilot Fund
INOVAIT Canada- From $100,000 to $150,000
- Up to 3333% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Engage and Sustain — Artistic Catalysts
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Game Changer Grant
Fredericton Community Foundation Inc.- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Rosemary’s Pantry Grant
Fredericton Community Foundation Inc.- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Agricultural biodiversity enhancement program
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

BCAC — Arts Circulation and Touring – Organizations
British Columbia Arts Council (BCAC)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component (SDPP-D) - Intersectional Capacity Development Stream
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; HRSDC; Employment and Social Development Canada; ESDC- From $500,000 to $700,000
- All industries

Community Initiatives Program (CIP) - Operating Grants
Alberta Arts, Culture and Status of Women- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- All industries

Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund Grants
Dufferin Community Foundation- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Collective Bargaining Information Services
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Construction
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Child Sexual Abuse Programme
Oak Foundation- From $25,000 to $7,000,000
- All industries

NGen — Feasibility Studies
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen)- From $100,000 to $500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- No Condition
- All industries

PacifiCan — Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) Program
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

AFA — Summer School Project Funding
Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA)- Up to 40% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Canada Music Fund - New Musical Works Component
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- No Condition
- All industries

CKNW Kids' Fund
CKNW Orphans' Fund- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Cultural Facilities Operational Support Grant
City of Kawartha Lakes- No Condition
- All industries

INVEST North Program — Regional Tile Drainage
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

EV ChargeON Program
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Annual Capital Grants
The Presbyteries of Toronto Conference Corporation- Up to 5% of project cost
- All industries

Culture Quest
Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Operating Assistance to Cultural Organizations
Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

MEIE — Program to support the development of strategic sectors and niches of excellence (PADS)
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Strong Neighbourhood Grants
City of Kelowna- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- All industries

Business Incubation & Commercialization Grant Program
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

RDAR — Irrigation Targeted Call
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

OAC — French-language edition – how it works
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Customized Products and Services
Statistics Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Feeding Communities Fund
Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage- No Condition
- All industries

Metcalf Foundation - Environment Program: Carbon Landscapes
The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Business and Community Fund
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Newfoundland and Labrador Multiculturalism Grant Program (NLMGP)
Department of Jobs, Growth and Rural Development of Newfoundland and Labrador- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

AFA — Community Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding
Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA)- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Support Fund for Accessibility Costs
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Culture and Heritage Grants and Contributions Program - Community Radio
Nunavut Department of Culture and Heritage- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

CultivART program – organization component
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Aquatic habitat quality improvement (AQHA)
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Information technology and engineering
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services

Environmentally responsible production, dissemination, promotion or resource-pooling
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Project Grants for Organizations
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Education and awareness project funding – clean transportation and clean fuels
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Fiscal Sponsorship
Conseil des arts de Montréal- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Vantage Point bursaries - Free professional development workshops and labs
City of Vancouver- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Canadian Experiences Fund (CEF)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Support for Indigenous collectives and organizations
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Digital development of a company
Tourisme Baie-James- From $2,500 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Advisory Services Program — Component 3 – Support for the development of advisors’ skills and expertise
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Heritage Property Grant Program - Matching grant
City of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Boating Safety Contribution Program (BSCP)
Transport Canada (TC)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Educational services
- Public administration

Economic Development Organization Operating Support Program (PAFODE) — Component 3 : Operating support for export support organizations
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Project support program for the Critical and Strategic Minerals Scientific Research Network
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

School bus electrification program – Stream 1 : Financial assistance for the purchase of an electric school bus
Gouvernement du Québec- From $240,000 to $240,000
- Up to 65% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services

BioTalent — Science Horizons Youth Internship
BioTalent Canada- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Rural, Remote and Indigenous Food Action grants
Northern Health Authority- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

IMAGINE Grants
Northern Health Authority- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Community economic development projects
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Senior Care Micro Grant
Greater Peterborough Health Services Foundation- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Potato Stabilization and Innovation initiative (PSII)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Economic Development Officers
Government of the Northwest Territories- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Renewable and Alternative Energy Program
Alberta Innovates- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

International Development Assistance Program
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Legion Foundation Grant Program
British Columbia/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion Foundation- From $1,000 to $2,000
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)