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.

Annual Research Grants
Canadian Dermatology Foundation- From $10,000 to $100,000
- Health care and social assistance

Ontario — Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Loisir et Sport Montérégie — Transport Fund
Loisir et Sport Montérégie- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation - New Investigator Grants
PSI Foundation- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Arts Infrastructure and Programming Fund
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation- Maximum amount : 9,000 $
- All industries

OAC — Accessibility Fund: Project Support
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Forest Operations Modernization Program
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Harm Reduction Grants
City of Regina- From $50,000 to $150,000
- All industries

Energy Savings for Business Program
Government of Alberta- From $500 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation - Healthcare Research by Community Physicians
PSI Foundation- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
Bourses d’études supérieures pour des étudiants de deuxième et de troisième cycle
Fondation du Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie- From $7,500 to $10,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Community Transportation Program
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

EHRC — Welcoming Newcomers
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Educational services

Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Export Marketing Assistance Program
Ontario's North Economic Development Corporation- Maximum amount : 90,000 $
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
Subventions pour des projets dans la communauté qui favorisent l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie
Fondation du Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Youth Climate Action Fund Micro-grant
City of Guelph- From $1,500 to $7,000
- All industries

Recruitment, Retention and Innovative Skills
Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Financial Assistance Program from the Fonds de la sécurité routière
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 350,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
Subventions pour des projets qui favorisent de saines habitudes de vie dans les écoles primaires du Québec
Fondation du Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Educational services

Commemorate Canada Program
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

UERAB Grants
City of Medicine Hat- No Condition
- All industries

Safety Grants Program
The HIROC Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Awards & Grants
The Davies Charitable Foundation- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Falls prevention and healthy aging grant
Northern Health Authority- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
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KSW Calgary Holocaust Education & Commemoration Fund
Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary- No Condition
- All industries

Matching Investment Fund
Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

OTF — System Innovations Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Quebec school for entrepreneurs
École des entrepreneurs du Québec (ÉEQ)- No Condition
- All industries

Sustainable Development Support Program for Mining Sector Companies — Stream D
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) funding
City of Airdrie- No Condition
- All industries

WorkBC — Wage Subsidy Program
WorkBC- From $3,600 to $12,000
- Up to 85% of project cost
- All industries

Alberta Innovates — Methane Emissions Reduction Program
Alberta Innovates- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Support for Projects Facilitating Access to Creative Spaces
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Truth and Reconciliation Fund
South Saskatchewan Community Foundation, Inc.- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Moffat Family Fund - Moose Jaw & District
South Saskatchewan Community Foundation, Inc.- From $1,000 to $20,000
- All industries

ACOA Business Information Services — Newfoundland and Labrador
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- All industries

Public transit development assistance program – Stream 1 : Financial assistance for urban public transit
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Up to 65% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Communities and Artists Shifting Culture (CASC) - Cultural Project Grants Program
City of Vancouver- From $2,500 to $15,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tremplin Grant - Indigenous Arts
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Fund to support attraction and sustainable settlement in Côte-Nord
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — Not-for-profit
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Heritage Program Grants - Heritage Resources Conservation Grant
Manitoba Ministry of Sport, Culture, and Heritage- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Support for D/deaf Artists or Artists with Disabilities (Individuals, Collectives and Organizations)
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

London Community Grants Program - Innovation Grant Stream
City of London, London Arts Council- No Condition
- All industries

Inclusion Program
Government of Saskatchewan- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP) — Youth Internships — Not-for-Profit
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- No Condition
- All industries

Listen, Hear Our Voices — Small projects
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

B.C. Indigenous Agriculture Development Program – Stream 2
Government of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 51% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Heritage Program Grants - Military Memorial Conservation Grant
Manitoba Ministry of Sport, Culture, and Heritage- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries
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Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund
Government of Canada- Minimum amount : 75,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Touring Program
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Arts-based programming
Paul Barber Foundation- From $15,000 to $120,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Uplifting single mothers grant
Paul Barber Foundation- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Private Sector)
Indigenous Services Canada- Up to 100% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Alberta Innovates — Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence
Alberta Innovates- Maximum amount : 800,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

ACOA Business Information Services — New Brunswick
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- All industries

Extraordinary Grants for Major Church Development/Redevelopment
The Presbyteries of Toronto Conference Corporation- Up to 20% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)

ACOA Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Heritage Property Grant Program - Cost sharing grant
City of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Capital Grants for Church Development/Redevelopment
The Presbyteries of Toronto Conference Corporation- Up to 20% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)

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

ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Indigenous Stream
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Teen Tech Grants
Best Buy Canada- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Net Annual Revenue Grants
The Presbyteries of Toronto Conference Corporation- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

OTF — Seed Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)- From $10,000 to $100,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Learning and Engagement Accelerator Fund (L.E.A.F)
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group- From $10,000 to $50
- All industries

Community Enhancement Program — Rural Enhancement Funding Stream
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

Mackenzie Together Grants
Mackenzie Together Charitable Foundation- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 4 - Support for vitality
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Manitoba Climate Action Fund (CAF)
Government of Manitoba- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Northern and Regional Economic Development Program
Government of Alberta- From $20,000 to $300,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Johansen Larsen Foundation
Johansen-Larsen Foundation (JLF)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program – Youth Focused Projects
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- All industries

Toronto Cultural Festivals Funding Program
City of Toronto- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Resiliency Grants
Bowen Island Community Foundation- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Climate and Equity Lab Grants
Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation- From $50,000 to $52,500
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Strategic Charitable Partnership Grant
Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Nanaimo Youth Resilience Grants
City of Nanaimo- Maximum amount : 1,156,699 $
- All industries

Spring Grants
The Community Foundation of Orillia and Area- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Economic Development Organization Operating Support Program (PAFODE) — Component 1 : Operating support for organizations supporting entrepreneurship
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- All industries

Small Business Property Tax Subclass
City of Toronto- No Condition
- Retail trade

York Region Community Investment Fund
The Regional Municipality of York- No Condition
- All industries

Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community Tourism Destination Development Fund
Government of Yukon- Maximum amount : 375,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

The Thames Valley Education Foundation - The Learning Enhancement Fund
Thames Valley District School Board- Maximum amount : 500 $
- Educational services

Mission Inclusion - Support for Quebec Organizations - Community Projects
Jules and Paul-Émile Léger Foundation; L'OEUVRE LÉGER; LEGER FOUNDATION- Maximum amount : 55,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)

AgriAssurance Program — Kosher and Halal Investment – Not-for-profit
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Maximum amount : 350,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Heritage Program Grants - Community Museum Project Support Program
Manitoba Ministry of Sport, Culture, and Heritage- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

The Thames Valley Education Foundation - The Caring Fund
Thames Valley District School Board- Maximum amount : 500 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Emergency And Climate Change Adaptation Fund
Tourisme Montréal- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Ottawa Community Foundation - Free to Play
Community Foundation of Ottawa (OCF)- From $20,000 to $100,000
- All industries

OCI — Innovating Digital Health Solutions (IDHS)
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance

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

Self-Employment Assistance
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- No Condition
- All industries

Tourism Growth Program in Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- Up to 15% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) - Indigenous Energy Support Program
Ontario Power Authority (OPA)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

Refugee Resettlement Fund Grant
Dufferin Community Foundation- Maximum amount : 4,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program - Research Grants
Alberta Culture and Status of Women- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries