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.

- No Condition
- All industries

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Critical Minerals Innovation Fund
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

The Christmas Cheer Foundation
- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Professional cultural organizations - Projets culturels pour les camps de jour
- No Condition
- All industries

Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) – Development
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund
- No Condition
- All industries
Sponsorships, Grants & Donations
- No Condition
- All industries

Milton Community Fund
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

STEP Program
- No Condition
- Real estate and rental and leasing

ALS Society of Canada - ALS Canada Trainee Award Program
- Maximum amount : 165,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

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

Culture and Heritage Grants and Contributions Program - Cultural Communications Program
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

District of Sicamous Community Service Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

City of Salmon Arm Grants-in-Aid Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Participation Fund - Mining conferences funding stream
- No Condition
- All industries

GreenShield Cares
- No Condition
- All industries

Fonds de développement des entreprises d'économie sociale (FDEÉS)
- No Condition
- All industries

City Grant Program - Arts and Culture - Project Assistance
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Skills Development Fund (SDF) — Capital Stream — GROW Pathway
- Up to 49% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Health care and social assistance

Funding for Sport Groups
- No Condition
- All industries

Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association - Community Rink Affordability Grant
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries
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Grants for non-profits provide essential funding for organizations to innovate and adopt sustainable practices. These financial aids support the growth and resilience of the non-profit sector.

Community Investment Program - Small Capital Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Mille et UN Fund for Young People
- From $10,000 to $200,000
- All industries

Canadian Relations Support Program - Tier 2: Canadian networks
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Small Grant Accessibility Program
- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- All industries

FESBC — 2025-27 Wildfire Risk Reduction Funding
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Public administration

- No Condition
- All industries

Lake Ecosystem Grant Program
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Prairieaction Foundation - Education & Awareness Grant Program
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative - ZEVAI Indigenous-led projects pilot
- No Condition
- All industries
Newfoundland and Labrador Community Housing Growth Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

- From $1,000 to $30,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Sport Support Program - National Multisport Services Organization
- No Condition
- All industries

My Great Neighbourhood Grant
- From $1,500 to $7,500
- All industries

Indigenous Climate Action Grants
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

CleanBC — Go Electric Other Rebates
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Orange Shirt Day Fund
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Tourism Growth Program (TGP)
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community Pathways to Justice: Grant to Support Survivors of Gender Based Violence
- From $50,000 to $150,000
- All industries

The Low Carbon Economy Fund - Implementation Readiness Fund
- No Condition
- Public administration

Nanaimo Youth Resilience Grants
- Maximum amount : 1,156,699 $
- All industries
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Family and Community Support Services Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 70,000 $
- All industries

Sporting Events Support Program
- From $1,000 to $15,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Plug In Thunder Bay
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator Stream
- No Condition
- All industries

Professional cultural organizations - Programme d'oeuvres murales et de vidéoprojections architecturales
- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- All industries

Active Communities Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative - Cultural Stream
- No Condition
- All industries

True Patriot Love Foundation - Military Creative Arts Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Anti-Human Trafficking Community Supports Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals
- No Condition
- All industries

ivari's Healthy Steps Program
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

North Peace Savings Community Legacy Fund
- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Other services (except public administration)

BlueShore Financial - Sponsorship Program
- No Condition
- All industries

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

Impact Investing
- From $100,000 to $500,000
- All industries

Building BC - Women’s Transition Housing Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Musicaction — Support for music entrepreneurs and organizations working in Francophone OLMCs
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Renewable Recreation Funding Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Rural Growth Initiative - Economic Growth Program
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Gender Equity Action Fund (GEAF)
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

The Ontario Trillium Foundation - Seed Grants
- From $10,000 to $100,000
- All industries

Interministerial Women's Secretariat Grant Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Housing Capital Program
- No Condition
- All industries
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Building BC - Supportive Housing Fund - Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ)
- No Condition
- All industries

AFA — Provincial Arts Service Organizations Operating Funding
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Student Summer Skills Incentive
- No Condition
- All industries

Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund
- From $75,000 to $1,000,000
- All industries

Nova Scotia Health Mental Health & Addictions Program Grants
- No Condition
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- All industries

Quebec Economic Development Program - Foster official languages
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

SSHRC Connection Grants
- From $7,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Equity and Inclusion in The Arts Fund - Grow Grant
- From $2,000 to $20,000
- All industries

Distress Line Equity Fund
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

NRC — Advanced Electronics and Photonics Research Centre
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Commission for Environmental Cooperation - North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- All industries

Public Interest Law Participation Fund
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Community Impact Funding
- No Condition
- All industries

Research Grants on Education: Small
- Maximum amount : 50 $
- All industries
Nova Scotia’s Community Housing Growth Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Community Naturalization and Tree Planting Grants
- From $2,500 to $2,500
- All industries

First Peoples' Cultural Council - Language Grants
- From $50,000 to $300,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Indigenous Marine Coordinator Component
- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- All industries

Water Quality Grants
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Edmonton Immigrant and Refugee Communities Grant Program - Space Subsidy Grant
- From $5,000 to $6
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 500 $
- All industries