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.

Economic Development & Growth in Employment (EDGE) Incentive Program
City of Toronto- From $3,000,000 to $10,000,000
- Up to 77% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Innovative Projects Program
Hydro-Québec- Maximum amount : 12,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- From $500,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Futurpreneur
Futurpreneur Canada- From $5,000 to $60,000
- All industries

Technoclimat
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Support program for positioning Quebec alcohol in the SAQ network
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 1,950,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

NovaScience Program — Support for employment in research and innovation
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Financial assistance for the hiring of a person to integrate a job on a long-term basis
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Regional Defence Investment Initiative – Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Energir — Energy efficiency program - Efficient construction
Energir- From $5,000 to $325,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Educational services

Capital project: Community Energy Systems
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration

Canada Small Business Financing Loan (CSBFL)
Innovation Canada- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- All industries

Advancing Accessibility Standards Research
Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC)- No Condition
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Public administration

CCC — Global Bid Opportunity Finder (GBOF)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)- No Condition
- All industries

Biofood Innovation Program Component 2 – Applied research, experimental development and technological adaptation
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $25,000 to $254,000
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Abandoned Boats Program - Assessment and Removals (A&R) component
Transport Canada (TC)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration

Energir — Energy efficiency program – Feasibility study
Energir- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Accommodation and food services

Addressing Racism and Discrimination in Canada’s Health Systems Program
Health Canada- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program (ASFIPP) - Prevention and Preparedness Stream
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Canada Council for the Arts —
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Aboriginal Community Safety Development Contribution Program (ACSDCP)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Commerce-Montreal
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

Healthy Eating Program Component 3 – Support for activities and structural projects
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $40,000 to $300,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Supporting the Canadian Red Cross' Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19, Floods and Wildfires
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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Energir — Energy efficiency program – Implementation of efficiency measures
Energir- From $1,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Charge+
Propulsion Quebec- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund - Indigenous Capacity Support
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Utilities

Small Craft Harbours Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

International Climate Cooperation Program (ICCP)
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

SODEC — Support for promotion and distribution – Component 1b
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

FAQDD — Action-Climat Quebec
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Youth Take Charge
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Community Resilience Fund (CRF)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 35,000,000 $
- Up to 95% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Court Challenges Program (CCP)
University of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Grants and Contributions Program to National Voluntary Organizations (GCP NVO)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Communities at Risk, Security Infrastructure Program (SIP)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Financial support to assess your energy use Hydro Quebec
Hydro-Québec- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 20,000,000 $
- Up to 95% of project cost
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MAPAQ — Ministerial initiative Proximity — Component 1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $7,000 to $50,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Aboriginal Aquatic Resource And Oceans Management (AAROM) Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Endowment Incentives
Canadian Heritage- From $5,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Funding for customized AI training
Scale AI Cluster- From $5,000 to $1,000,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Venture for Canada — Internship Program
Venture for Canada- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 1
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities

Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Regional Partnership Grants Program
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

EnAbling Change Program
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Financial Assistance Program for the Promotion of French – Stream 1
Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 6,250,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Public administration
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Financial Assistance Program for the Promotion of French – stream 2
Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF)- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Museum Assistance Program - Exhibition Circulation Fund
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Regional defence investment initiative (RDII) – Quebec
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 90% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration

Acting to support growth
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 270,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Financial support for the integration of foreign-trained employees
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries

Greater Montreal Climate Fund — 2025-2026 Call for projects
Greater Montreal Climate Fund- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 2
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Hosting Program - International Single Sport Events (ISSE)
Canadian Heritage- Up to 35% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Regional Defence Investment Initiative in Southern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- From $125,000 to $10,000,000
- Public administration

CQRDA — INNOV-R SME
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Remission of tariffs that apply on certain goods from the U.S.
Government of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Developing the next generation for skilled trades in advanced manufacturing
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Educational services

Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) – Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)

Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund - Regulatory Policy Dialogue
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Public administration

Indigenous and Stakeholder Capacity Fund - Engagement and Collaboration Support
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)- No Condition
- Utilities

REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI) - Expansion and Diversification
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI) - Aquaculture Development
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy (CAS) - Union Training and Innovation (UTIP))
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Social Economy Support Fund
Social Economy Mauricie- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Magazine — Aid to Publishers
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP)
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 380,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program — Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Indigenous Forestry Initiative
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Canada Periodical Fund — Business Innovation
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
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Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Universal Broadband Fund (UBF)
Innovation Canada- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

SEAO electronic tendering system
Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Québec (SCT)- No Condition
- All industries

Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- No Condition
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) — Business Scale-up and Productivity — ACOA
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Subcomponent 4.2 - Regional, sectoral and environmental challenges facing slaughterhouses and cheese dairies
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $7,500 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

CCAA — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA)- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Accelerating to Zero Grant Program
Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact Fund (HCi3)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing

Canada Arts Training Fund (CATF)
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

PADAAR — Measure 4051 – Innovation and testing
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 2 : Support for the development of strategic sectors and regions
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Youth Employment and Skills Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Maximum amount : 14,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

On-road Transportation Decarbonization — Demonstration Projects
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- From $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Celebrate Canada Funding Program
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Canada Media Fund (CMF) - Changing Narratives Fund (CNF)
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Tourism Growth Program in Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

FedDev Ontario — Economic Development Initiative (Southern Ontario) — Not-For-Profit
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Anti-Racism Action Program
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Shovel ready Stream
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 100,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Abandoned Boats Program - Education, Awareness, and Research (EA&R) component
Transport Canada (TC)- No Condition
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services

On-road Transportation Decarbonization — R&D Projects
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- From $500,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

DEL — Expertise Financing Grant
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Component 1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $75,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

PADAAR — Measure 4074 – Relief group
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MT Lab — Project Financing Program — Component 2
MT Lab- Maximum amount : 90,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services