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.

Local Festivals — Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- From $75,000 to $1,000,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Connecting through Culture Project
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Elizabeth L. Gordon Art Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Smile Cookie Program
- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Creating Opportunity & Independence
- No Condition
- All industries

Civil Society - Increasing Access to Justice
- No Condition
- All industries

Partners for Places Mini Grant
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Embark Student Foundation Major Grants Program
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Educational services

Canadian Emissions Reduction Innovation Network
- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

- From $25,000 to $25,000
- Other services (except public administration)

Spark Mentorships & Grants - Northwest Ontario
- From $3,000 to $3,000
- All industries

Canada-NAWCA Standard Grants
- No Condition
- All industries

Civil Society - Enhancing Community Philanthropy
- No Condition
- All industries

Caring for our Community Grant Program
- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Health care and social assistance

Residential Schools Missing Children - Community Support Funding
- No Condition
- All industries

Environment - Advancing Climate Change Solutions
- No Condition
- All industries

Calgary Learns - Initiative Grants
- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Emission Reductions Intake
- From $75,000 to $50,000,000
- All industries

Indigenous Communities Fund
- From $5,000 to $25,000
- All industries

- From $25,000 to $100,000
- Other services (except public administration)

Co-operators - Co-operative Development Program (CDP)
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

BOF Arts & Culture and Criminal Justice Grant Program
- From $25,000 to $50,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

BOF & BCFC Grant and B3 Capacity Building Program
- From $20,000 to $20,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Electric Vehicle Incentive
- Maximum amount : 4,000 $
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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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.

Grants to hospital foundations
- No Condition
- All industries

City of Fort St. John - Grants in Aid
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Community Funding Grants
- Maximum amount : 336,650 $
- All industries

Coastal GasLink Community Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Genomics Training and Capacity Program – Alberta
- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Articipate — Creation and Development Grant
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Strong Roots Community Grant Program
- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Scugog Youth Initiative Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation Inc. - Relief and Rehabilitation Fund
- From $10,000 to $25,000
- All industries

Youth Mental Health Grant
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Community Initiatives Grants
- From $500 to $5,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

The Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries

Small Food Processor Scale-Up Program (SFPS)
- From $25,000 to $150,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Conference or Event Sponsorship Grant
- From $200 to $3,000
- All industries

Exploring Collaboration Grants
- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Community Festivals and Events Program
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Community Environmental Improvement Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

ARBJ — Company follow-up program (PSE)
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

General Community Crisis Response Fund
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Green Transition Fund
- From $75,000 to $3,000,000
- All industries

Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Ottawa Community Foundation - Community Initiative Grants
- From $15,000 to $25,000
- All industries

- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
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Durham Community Foundation Community Grants
- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

FAIS — FINANCIAL ALLOCATION 2025-26
- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

PacifiCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing

The Indigenous Lifeways Fund
- From $1,000 to $50,000
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Multicultural Initiatives Fund - Annual and Project Funding
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Wholesale trade
- Educational services

First Nations Well Being Fund
- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities Program
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- All industries

Coopération bilatérale Québec-Bavière
- No Condition
- All industries

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation Inc. - Development Fund
- From $6,500 to $130,000
- All industries

RDN Grants - Community Grants
- No Condition
- All industries

Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Charitable Foundation - James & Lawrence Meier Grant
- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Indoor Space Improvement Grant
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Cast & Learn Grants
- From $10,000 to $40,000
- Other services (except public administration)

Fonds régions et ruralité (FRR)
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

- From $50,000 to $500,000
- Information and cultural industries

Innovator Award
- From $150,000 to $300,000
- All industries

Community Salmon Program
- From $1,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Stanley Creators Fund
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)

Research Library Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Grassroots Grants
- From $500 to $5,000
- All industries
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Neighbourhood Small Grants
- Maximum amount : 500 $
- All industries

AWS Imagine Grant Canada
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- All industries

Mary Wakefield Animal Welfare Grants
- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Charity Accelerator Program
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Employers — FIT Project
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Développement agroalimentaire
- No Condition
- All industries

PlanH - Community Connectedness Grants
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Public administration

Child Care Renovation Expansion Grant
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- All industries

Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program — COVID-19 Resilience stream
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

PlanH - Healthy Public Policy Grants
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Building Safer Communities Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

MHTP Funding
- No Condition
- All industries

Critical Technology Initiatives
- Maximum amount : 60,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries
ConnectUp - Standard Grants
- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Nova Grants
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Rural Development Fund (FDR)
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Community Spirit Grant
- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Health care and social assistance

Agriculture Enhancement Grants
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Culture Days Hub Sponsorship
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta - Lanfine Wind Community Grant Fund
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund – Stream 1
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Indigenous Peoples Partnering for Climate
- Maximum amount : 15,000,000 $
- All industries