Grants and Funding for Non-Profits in Canada in 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.

Affordable Housing Grant Program

Regional Development Fund — Community Capacity Building

Social Innovation Research Fund

Grants to Organizations and Groups

Employee Training Program

Youth Education Grants Program

Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program

Student Training and Employment Program (STEP)

Emerging Opportunities Program


Project Assistance

Funding for Sport Groups

Indigenous Youth & Community Futures Fund (IYCFF)

Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology (INSAT)

HIV Community Wellness Initiative

Nova Scotia Health Mental Health & Addictions Program Grants

Innovation and Business Development Fund
Financial support program for people with hereditary ataxia

Ecosystem Services Grant Program
The Lewitt Family Foundation


Building Safer Communities Program - Youth Engagement Project Grants

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) - Grid Innovation Fund

Community Network Grant

Strengthening our Community Fund
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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.

Youth Endowment Saskatoon Grants

Community Transportation Program

BC Festival of the Arts Legacy Fund Grants

Advancing Indigenous Gender Equality through Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation

Cultural Operating Funding (COF)
National Food Systems Call for Expressions of Interest

CFI — Innovation Fund


Arts Infrastructure and Programming Fund

Gender Equity Grant

Economic Development Fund — Tier 3


Human Development Fund

Local Community Support - Donations and Sponsorships

Programme Action-Climat Québec

Ontario Job Creation Partnerships

United Way East Ontario - Community Fund Call for Proposals

Support program to help victims of crime and promote their recovery - Stream 2: Development and transfer of knowledge regarding support offered to victims, their families, and witnesses of criminal offences

Financial assistance to improve infrastructure and ensure safe off-road vehicle use

Cultural Spaces Grant Program - Cultural Infrastructure Grants (CIG)

Brownfields Redevelopment Program - Development Charge Deferral

Development of Official-Language Communities Program (Official Languages Support Programs) - Community Life Component

Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals

Product and Market Development Program — Agricultural Industry Organizations
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OMIF — Music Industry Initiatives

Summer Camp Grant Program

Environmental Grants Program
Movember Prostate Cancer Health Equity Initiative

Alberta Innovates — Health Innovations

Agri-Industry Development & Advancement — Business Development (Agricultural Organizations and Associations)

Building Safer Communities Program Grants (BSCP) - Youth Engagement Project Grants

United Way Greater Toronto - Community Program Grants

CleanBC Industry Fund - Emissions Performance Request for Proposals

Corporate Grants Program

Community Pathways to Justice: Grant to Support Survivors of Gender Based Violence

Project Grants for Organizations

Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention Program Fund

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program - Publication Grants

My Great Neighbourhood Grant

AFA — Major Arts Presenters Operating Funding

Genome Prairie — Precision Health Initiative

Ottawa Valley Community Foundation - Sports 4 All Fund

Higher Education

First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Not-for-Profit Sector)

Barb Bromley Fund for Seniors and Elders

Arts & Culture Festival Funding

Sport Support Program - Community Sport for All Initiative

Capacity Grants

Grants That Foster Inter-Group Development
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Financial assistance program for the preservation of community buildings

Adapted Sport and Recreation Grant


Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund (NICPF)

JEDI — Indigenous Internship Program

Arts & Culture Grants - Operating Assistance Grants



The Ontario Trillium Foundation - Capital Grants

Food Sovereignty Bundles

Sustainable Development Support Program for Mining Sector Companies — Stream D

Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component B

Arts & Culture Grants - Community Public Art Grants

ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Non Profit


Golf Canada Foundation Heritage Grant Program

BC Winter Games Legacy Grants

Corporate Philanthropy

Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. - Sponsorship and Corporate Giving Program

Luke Charpentier Memorial Fund

Alberta Conservation Association - ACA Conservation, Community and Education Grants

EHRC — Discovering Potential

Canada Foundation for Innovation - Innovation Fund

Community Action Program in the Field of Education (PACTE)
