Grants and Funding for Non-Profits in Canada for 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.

MRC Kamouraska — Support Program for the Start-up of Religious Heritage Projects


Manitoba Council for International Cooperation Inc. - Theme Fund

Universal Broadband Fund — Rapid Response Stream

Edmonton Arts Council - Grants for Individuals and Collectives

OAC — Literature – French-language projects

OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Projects

Food Processing Growth Fund (FPG)

Mobilize Grant - Truth & Action



Recruitment, Retention and Innovative Skills


Spark Funds

Agriculture Research and Innovation — Applied Research (Agricultural Producers)

Recreation & Sports Funding


Dragonfly Fund

Brian Bronfman Family Foundation


CMF — Prototyping Program

Events & Festivals Fund


Support program for organizations working with people experiencing homelessness

Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support 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.

Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association - Parks for All Action Grant

New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 2

Energy Innovation Program — Clean Fuels Call for Proposals

Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program — Community Readiness and Opportunities Planning

Digital Strategy Fund

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning — Aboriginal or Official Language Minority Firms


Culture and Heritage Grants and Contributions Program - Heritage Core Funding



Climate Innovation Grant Program

Affordable Housing Renovation Program

Development of Official-Language Communities Program (Official Languages Support Programs) - Infrastructure Projects

Alberta Export Expansion Program (AEEP)

Community Participation Funding Program (CPFP)

Whalesafe Gear Adoption Fund

CleanBC — Custom-Lite Program

APCHQ Mauricie-Lanaudière Golf Tournament

Capitalization of Social Economy Enterprises (CAES) — Stream 1

ID Gatineau — Local Fund

ALS Society of Canada - ALS Canada-Brain Canada Discovery Grant Program

The Amir and Yasmin Virani Family Foundation

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component - Support for Interpretation and Translation

Multi-Year Grants

Financial assistance — Ecocharge
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Building Retrofits Initiative

Efficiency Nova Scotia — Custom Energy Retrofits

ArtStarts in Schools Society - Artists in Education (AIE) Grants for School Districts

Professional cultural organizations - Outdoor exhibitions

Conversion of natural gas heating to dual-energy


AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations

Fonds Écoleader — Biodiversity – Component 1: Businesses


Fonds Écoleader — Biodiversity – Component 2 : Group of companies

Professional cultural organizations - Mise en valeur du patrimoine par les arts

Business Development Program — Commercial Component

Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Community economic development projects


INNOGEC

Collective Bargaining Information Services

OVIN — Content Partnerships Program

Programme de subventions communautaires

Inter Pipeline Cares (iCare) Fund
Events and Youth Initiatives

Accreditation program for private archives

UFA Agricultural Community Foundation - Major Partnerships


UFA Agricultural Community Foundation - Rural Communities Grant

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Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Legacy Fund

Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC)

MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 4 – Vitalization

Grants to Youth Organizations

Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation Grants

St. John Ambulance Mental Health Literacy Grant

Alberta Innovates — Summer Research Studentships

Newfoundland and Labrador — Business Growth Program

MusiCounts - MusiCounts Slaight Family Foundation Innovation Fund


Student Summer Skills Incentive

Economic Development Organization Operating Support Program (PAFODE) — Component 3 : Operating support for export support organizations

AFA — Community Support Organizations Operating Funding


OAC — Literary Organizations: Operating

Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI)

Listen, Hear Our Voices — Large projects


Hydrogen Centre of Excellence - Services Capacity

RDAR — Irrigation Targeted Call

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.3

Fund for Support for Access


DRDC Defence Research Partnerships
