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.

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

Non-profit SMART Grants
Columbia Basin Trust- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Disaster Financial Assistance Program — Small Business
Government of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

- From $200 to $1,000
- All industries

Call for Ideas
JustChange- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- All industries

Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada - Conference and Event Awards
Prostate Cancer Foundation BC (PROCURE)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Innovation and Business Development Fund
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities

Homelessness Services Grants
City of Vancouver- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) in the Prairie provinces
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada - Grant-in-Aid / Research Awards Program
Prostate Cancer Foundation BC (PROCURE)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 1
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

CHOICES Workplace Safety Incentive Program
Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Grassland and Rangeland Enhancement Fund
Columbia Basin Trust- No Condition
- All industries

Early Childhood Educator Training Wage Program
Columbia Basin Trust- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- All industries

Strategic Operating Grant Program
Arthritis Society Canada- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Tourism Digital Assistance Program
Government of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Accommodation and food services

Ignite Innovation Grants Program
Arthritis Society Canada- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North — Not-For-Profit
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)- No Condition
- All industries

Organization Grants
Alexandra Foundation for Neighbourhood Houses- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Indigenous Innovation Initiative
Grand Challenges Canada- From $100,000 to $250,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

PEI —Workplace Skills Training
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program – Stream 3
Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF)- From $20,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

NRC — Civil infrastructure and related structures testing facilities
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Discovery Award
The Banting Research Foundation- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Environmental Trust Fund
New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government- No Condition
- All industries
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Biofood Innovation Program Component 1 – Financial support for research, transfer and dissemination organizations
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 3,500,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Zero Emission Transit Fund
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada- Up to 80% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Together CK - Core Grant Program
Municipality of Chatham-Kent- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Fryer Energy Star
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 950 $
- Accommodation and food services

Arts et lettres de Montréal - Territorial partnership - Ecoresponsibility and sharing
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Werklund Foundation
Werklund Family Foundation- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Affordable Housing Initiative
Columbia Basin Trust- No Condition
- All industries

Operating Grant for Indigenous-led Organizations
City of Edmonton- From $2,500 to $50,000
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

MRC Brome-Missisquoi — Petits établissements accessibles (PEA) program
MRC Brome-Missisquoi- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ Community Response Fund
Saskatchewan First Nations, Métis and Northern Initiatives- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- All industries

Theatre Rental Grant Program
City of Vancouver- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Enabling Accessibility Fund - Enabling Accessibility Fund for small projects component
HRSDC; Employment and Social Development Canada- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- All industries

First Peoples' Cultural Council - Cultural Practices Grant
First Peoples' Cultural Foundation- From $10,000 to $25,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Contaminated Sites On-Reserve program
Government of Canada- No Condition
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Public administration

OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tim Hortons — Smile Cookie
Tim Hortons- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

EPRTNT — Digital development of a company
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $10,000 to $30,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Community Emergency Preparedness Grant
Ontario Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response- No Condition
- All industries

First Peoples' Cultural Council - Arts Vitality Grant
First Peoples' Cultural Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ontario Tenders Portal
BravoSolution- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Toronto Circular Food Innovators Fund
City of Toronto- From $5,000 to $35,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Joan Feynman Climate Change Fund
Rural Communities Foundation of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

EPRTNT — Festivals and events
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $50,000 to $35,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Alberta Export Expansion Program (AEEP)
Government of Alberta- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries
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Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Program
Government of Alberta- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

OAC — Literature – French-language projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Good Foundation Inc.
The Milton R. Good Family Foundation- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP)
Indigenous Services Canada- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

GradWorks — Employer Incentive Program
Nova Scotia Community College- Maximum amount : 30,360 $
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Children's Hospital Aid Society
MRC de Bellechasse- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - Childcare Small Capital Grants
City of Vancouver- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

OAC — Market Development Travel
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- From $1,000 to $2,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

The Marion Ethel Kamm and Frederick John Kamm Foundation
Marion Ethel Kamm and Frederick John Kamm Charitable Trust- Up to 80% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

Multi-Species Research and Development Fund
Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Prairieaction Foundation - CARE Grant Program
Prairie Action Foundation Corporation- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

OAC — Music Recording Projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

La Ruche — Mille et UN Fund
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $100,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Grants and Loans
The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Community Recreation Enhancement Grant
City of Red Deer- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Improving Access to Veterinary Care
PetSmart Charities of Canada- From $150,000 to $750,000
- All industries

Advance Brampton Fund
City of Brampton- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Indigenous Genomics Training and Capacity Program – Ontario
Genome Canada- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

EPRTNT — Hosting
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $50,000 to $100,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Local Food Infrastructure Fund - Large Scale Projects
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- No Condition
- All industries

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Vehicle Retrofit Program — Persons with disabilities
Government of New Brunswick- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Community Facility Enhancement Program Large (CFEP)
Government of Alberta- From $125,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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GreenShield Cares
Green Shield- No Condition
- All industries

Human Development Fund
The Basilian Fathers of Toronto- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)

The Baz Foundation
The Marlin Spring Foundation- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

OAC — Dance Projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community & Neighbourhood Grant
City of Winnipeg- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

Tourism Financing Assistance — Operating Loan
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

United Way Greater Toronto - Cooksville Community Action Grants
United Way Toronto & York Region, The United Way of Peel Region, The United Way of Greater Toronto- Minimum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Edmonton Public Teachers Charity Trust Fund
Edmonton Public School Board Teachers Charity Trust Fund- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Société de Développement économique de la Colombie-Britanique
Government of British Columbia- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Disaster Response
PetSmart Charities of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

NLCU Charitable Foundation
NLCU Charitable Foundation Corporation- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

2SLGBTQIA+ Beyond Belonging Grant Program
City of Edmonton- From $10,000 to $100,000
- All industries

Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.3
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 115,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Grow Ontario Market Initiative
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Times Colonist Literacy Grant
Times Colonist Literacy Society- No Condition
- Educational services

Charitable Giving - Partner Grant Program
Evangelical Lutheran Foundation of Eastern Canada- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- All industries

The Accelerator
Fast Forward (ffwd)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — Not-for-Profit
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Flavelle Family Foundation
Sir Joseph Flavelle Foundation- From $50 to $10,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program - Historic Resource Conservation Grants
Alberta Culture and Status of Women- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries
Industry Development Partnerships
Independent Production Fund- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community Economic Development Funding Program
City of Ottawa- From $5,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Tourism Market Readiness Subsidy Program
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Atlantic Fisheries Fund — Innovation
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Community Challenge grant
ParticipACTION- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- All industries