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.

OAC — Northern Arts Projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Financial Assistance Program for Recreational and Sports Facilities (PAFIRS)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 28,000,000 $
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

NBIF — Research Assistantships Initiative (RAI)
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF)- Maximum amount : 45,000 $
- Educational services

Community Food Fund
Prince Edward Island Department of Social Development and Seniors- No Condition
- All industries

Efficiency Nova Scotia — Fisheries and Aquaculture Energy Efficiency Innovation Fund
Efficiency Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Agri-food Funding
Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment (NWT)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

PRIMA — INNOV-R
Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub (PRIMA)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Techno-Economic Profile Assistance Program
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- Maximum amount : 90,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Community Partnership Capital Programs - Community Partnership Major Capital Program
City of Ottawa- No Condition
- All industries

Impact Canada Challenge Hub
Impact Canada- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Training and Career Support Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

NRC — Laser processing and surface modification facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - Social Small Capital Grants
City of Vancouver- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Museums Assistance Program - Exhibition Circulation Fund
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Philanthropic Endowments
Lucie et André Chagnon Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Community Funding Program - Emergency Funding
City of Ottawa- No Condition
- All industries

Ontario Trillium Foundation - Grow Grants
Carolyn Sifton Foundation Incorporated- From $100,000 to $600,000
- All industries

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

Risk Management and Food Safety
Government of New Brunswick- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Ontario Trillium Foundation - Youth Opportunities Fund
Carolyn Sifton Foundation Incorporated- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association - Framework In Action Grant
SPRA- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Small Business Support Program — Entrepreneur Development Fund
Government of Nunavut- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

OTF — Youth Innovations Scale Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors’ Social Inclusion Initiative
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development- No Condition
- All industries

Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - School-Age Care Expansion Capital Grants
City of Vancouver- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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People & Talent Program — Indigenous Workforce Development Stream
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 52,500 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Small Capital Sponsorship Program
Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries- From $2,500 to $30,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Market Opportunities and Diversification Program
Government of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Canada Council for the Arts — Prizes
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- No Condition
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Fight against poverty and social exclusion - Regional call for projects
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Fight against poverty and social exclusion - Call for local projects
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- All industries

Food Security and Supply Chain Fund
Government of Ontario- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Industrial Designs
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Youth Mental Health Fund
Public Health Agency of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

AgriScience Program — Projects – Not-for-profit
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program — Indigenous Languages Component
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Public administration

Renter Services Grants
City of Vancouver- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in southern Ontario - Pillar 2: AI Adoption
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)- No Condition
- All industries

Genome Funding Opportunities
Genome British Columbia- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Health care and social assistance

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in southern Ontario - Pillar 1: AI Productization and Commercialization
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- All industries

Interactive Fund
Government of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

ACOA — Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (REGI)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
- Public administration

Biofood Innovation Program Component 5 – Support for knowledge transfer and dissemination
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $8,000 to $143,750
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Up to 95% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

OAC — Media Arts Organizations: Operating
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

EI Premium Reduction Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- All industries

NRC — Aluminium Technology Centre
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Nunavut Spend Incentive Program
Nunavut Film Development Corporation- From $25,000 to $40,000
- Up to 27% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Call for Proposals: Collaboration centre for strengthening Integrated Youth Services across Canada
Health Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Motorola Solutions Foundation
Motorola Foundation- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration
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Hydro-Québec program for the enhancement of natural environments
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

City of North Vancouver Community Grants
City of North Vancouver- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

TAO — TAC Accessibility Grant
Toronto Arts Council (TAO)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

CleanBC — Commercial Express Program
CleanBC- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Educational services

The 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Program, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)- No Condition
- All industries

Business and Community Services
Patricia Area Community Endeavours (PACE)- No Condition
- All industries

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

Giving Voice Grants
British Columbia Minister's Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

NRC — Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Quebec Research Fund — Society and Culture Sector (FRQSC)
Québec Research Fund- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.2
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

NRC — Advanced, non-linear optical imaging and microscopy (CARSLab)
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Strategic Innovation Fund — Digital Generator – Stream 2
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Grant funding
Ontario Ministry of Finance- No Condition
- All industries

Economic Trust of the Southern Interior BC (ETSI-BC) - Supporting Business Resilience & Growth
Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT)- No Condition
- All industries

Building Safer Communities Program Grants (BSCP) - Organizational and Youth Sector Capacity-building Project Grants
City of Vancouver- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Tourism Growth Program in British Columbia
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

CBDC Community Development Fund
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- Maximum amount : 225,000 $
- All industries

Collective entrepreneurship financing
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Minimum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

NGen — Advanced Manufacturing Quantum Program
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen)- From $1,000,000 to $2,000,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Synchronex
CCTT Network - Synchronex- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Economic Development Fund — Tier 1
Government of Yukon- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries
Sponsorships, Grants & Donations
Astrazeneca Canada Inc- No Condition
- All industries

Lakeshore Community Benefit Fund Grant
Municipality of Lakeshore- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.1
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 225,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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MRC Beauce-Centre — E-commerce assistance program
MRC Beauce-Centre- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Quebec Sponsorships
Sun Life Financial- No Condition
- All industries

VERGE Capital — Breakthrough Fund
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade
- Health care and social assistance

ACCLR Info entrepreneurs — Business services
ACCLR Info entrepreneurs- No Condition
- All industries

Festivals and Special Event Grant
City of Whitehorse- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Pathfinder Service
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Restart Your Career
EmployAbilities- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund (EIF) — Non-Profits that Serve Underrepresented Communities
ventureLAB- From $10,000 to $10,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Information and cultural industries
- Other services (except public administration)

Learn 2 Earn
EmployAbilities- Maximum amount : 6,800 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Co-operators - Co-operators Community Funds
The Co-operators Group Limited- No Condition
- All industries

Community Impact Funding
United Way of Thunder Bay- No Condition
- All industries

New Horizons for Seniors Program - Community-Based Projects
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- All industries

AgriMarketing Program — Kosher and Halal Investment
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

innovÉÉ — Accord
innovÉÉ- From $100,000 to $350,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Provincial Funding for French Language Services
British Columbia Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat- No Condition
- All industries

Musagetes Grant Program
The Guelph Community Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Drilling Technology Challenge
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)- From $250,000 to $8,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation & Southern Ontario Prosperity Program — Indigenous
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- No Condition
- All industries

Community Funding - Project Funding
City of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Community Response Grants
United Way of Sarnia-Lambton- No Condition
- All industries

Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Water professions
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Utilities

Justice and Reconciliation Fund
The United Church of Canada Foundation (UCCF)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

PANAM recognition program
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Startup Zone Accelerator Program
Startup Zone- No Condition
- All industries

OAC — Diffusion – French-language projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation