Grants and Funding for Non-Profits in Canada for 2026
Find project funding for charities, non-profits, and community organizations
Non-profits, charities, and community organizations in Canada can access funding for projects tied to services, equipment, digital modernization, program delivery, culture, health, environment, and local development. This 2026 guide helps organizations understand where non-profit funding usually comes from, which legal structures fit which programs, and what funders expect when a project is submitted for support.
Whether you are launching a new initiative, scaling an existing program, or investing in tools and infrastructure that strengthen your mission, the most useful approach is to match the project to the right funder and reporting model. Use this page to compare current grant paths, clarify eligibility, and reduce the risk of spending time on programs that do not fit your organization or your funding need.


Financial assistance program for the development of active transportation in urban areas (TAPU)

Call for Proposals to Address GBV through Promising Practices and Community-based Research - Stream 1: Promising Practices

Special Opportunity Grants Program

Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Heritage Planning Program

Economic Trust of the Southern Interior BC (ETSI-BC) - Building Economic Development Capacity


Community - Store Giving Program

Consulting Advisory Services


Advance Brampton Fund

Operate - Sustain

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.1

NRC — Data Analytics Centre research facility

Manitoba Climate Action Fund (CAF)

PRIMA — SI2TEC – Feasibility Studies

Private Archives Processing Support Program

Economic Trust of the Southern Interior BC (ETSI-BC) - Supporting Business Resilience & Growth

Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 2: Festivals and Events of Tourist Scope

Community Initiatives Fund - Summer Grants

RBC Foundation - Community Investments
Nova Scotia Black Community Housing Fund

Discretionary funds

Première Ovation - Music

Zero Emission Transit Fund
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Community Initiatives Program (CIP) - Project-Based Grants

Aura Cacia Positive Change Project

Initiatives program (FIP)

Professional and Institutional Development (P&ID) Program

CALQ — Promotion and awareness-raising

Moffat Family Fund - Moose Jaw & District


Shuswap Community Foundation Grants

Environmental Conservation

PacifiCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream

Dutton Dunwich-West Elgin Community Grants

SaskJobs — Employer Services

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Publishing Internships

Wage Subsidy Program

Help for community media operations

Community Partnership Capital Programs - Community Partnership Minor Capital Program
Manitoba Mineral Development Fund

Change Can’t Wait!

Together CK - Core Grant Program

Pride London Festival Endowment Fund

Affordable Housing Initiative

Community Investment Program - Community Sustaining Grant

Community Recreation Capital Grant

OAC — Diffusion – French-language projects

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NGO Stabilization Fund

Heritage Organization Development Grants Program


Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 4 - Support for vitality

Mississauga Foundation - Catalogue of Community Needs Grants


Access to Justice Fund

The Sifton Family Foundation

NRC — Medical Devices Research Centre

Donor Advised Funds

Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS)
EconoLease Community Grants Program

Medical research grants
CleanBC — Go Electric Other Rebates

Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund

Community Development Funds - Performing Arts Community Development Fund

Community Food Fund

Culture Funding - Arts funding program


The Christmas Cheer Foundation

First Nations and Inuit Cultural Education Centres Program

ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Non Profit

Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone (EASE) Grant
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Fondation Québec Philanthrope - Mental Health Support Program

Community Funding Program - Emergency Funding

Prairieaction Foundation - Education & Awareness Grant Program

World Wildlife Fund Canada - Go Wild Grants

Seniors Community Grant Program

Canadian Experiences Fund (CEF)

Specialized Criminal Justice Navigator Grant

Ontario Endowment for Children and Youth in Recreation Fund

SSRIA – Innovation Fund

Step Up for Mental Health Fund

Racial Equity Research Grants

The Newfoundland and Labrador Disaster Financial Assistance Program (NL-DFAP)

Rio Tinto Alcan Canada - Rio Tinto Aluminum Canada Fund

Community Interaction Program — Restoration and/or protection of biodiversity


Learn and Adapt

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Festivals and events

CMF — POV Program

Donation Programs

Montérégie Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities and facilities

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Structuring the tourism offer

Programme de restauration et de création de milieux humides et hydriques


