Grants and Funding for Non-Profits in Canada in 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.

Carbon Capture Kickstart

Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 1 — Support Pathway

NRC — Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre

Lotteries Yukon Funding Programs - Funding for travel assistance

National Bank Financial Group - Donations

Cultural Funding - Capacity Building Program

Pauw Foundation True Sport Youth Fund

Research Investment Opportunities: Transformative Programs

OAC — Visual arts and crafts – Francophone projects

Buyandsell.gc.ca — Procurement Assistance Canada Coaching Service

Forest Biomass Program — Indigenous bioeconomy partnerships stream

Revitalization Project Macro-Grant

Ottawa Rural Clean Water Program

Community Donations Policy

Clean Leadership Summer Internships — Nova Scotia

JobsNL Wage Subsidy

INVEST North Program — Innovation – Industrial Research Chair
River Dali Foundation

Arts Funding Program - Project Grants

Community Housing Operating Support Program


High Volume User Program

Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula – 2026 Municipal Funding Policy

B.C. Employer Training Grant (ETG)
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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.
Administrative Funds Program

Program for financial contributions to the ecological transition

CNSC Participant Funding Program - Cameco Key Lake and McArthur River Licence Renewal

Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — FLI/FLS

PacifiCan — Lytton Business Restart Program

Canadian Relations Support Program

Gasoline used in unlicensed business equipment

Agriculture Research and Innovation — Agriculture Technology Advancement

Rural Association Partnership Program

Economy & Environment Program

Trellis Foundation Discipleship Grants


Rural Economic Development (RED) program

Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems — ACOA
Chacko and Lize Simon Scholarship Fund
Exhibition Renewal and Museum Activities Support Program

Operating Grant Program

Canada Periodical Fund - Business Innovation

Adaptation Canada 2026 Opportunity

Alberta Innovates — Methane Emissions Reduction Program

MyPG Community Grant

Community Interaction Program — Awareness-raising

Community Workforce Response Grant — Workforce Shortages Stream
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Partnered Initiatives

The Joyce Family Foundation

Calgary Flames Foundation - Inclusion Program

AFA — Organization Activation Projects Funding

Innov'Action agroalimentaire Program

Emerging Curator Fellowship

Manitoba — Research and Innovation

Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI)

Yukon bids&tenders

Contributions Program for Non-Profit Consumer and Voluntary Organizations
Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Awards


Private Road Grant - Maintenance Activities

Cultural Heritage Initiatives Program

May Court Club of St. Catharines Annual Grants

Port Dover Foundation Community Service Scholarship

PAC and DPAC Grants - for Parent Advisory Councils

Catalyst Grant : Reimagining acute care

Other Initiatives Program (OIP)

Participant Funding Program
Participant Funding for the Regulatory Oversight Report for Uranium Mines, Mills, Historic and Decommissioned Sites in Canada: 2017

Discounts and Rebates (City of Thunder Bay)

Targeted Labour Market Programs

Évolution-Compétences — Innovation and knowledge component
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Programme de bibliothèque de recherche

Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation Grant Program

Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Creative Content Development Fund
Cultural Spaces in Indigenous Communities Program

Workforce Training and Employment — Wage Subsidy

General Class Contribution Program

MMSF Kerry Bittner Communications Award

Supporting Artistic Practice — National Arts Service Organizations

Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust — Operations Patient Capital Loan

Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Heritage Conservation Program

Scotiabank — Term Loan for business

Northwest Territories Tourism Training Fund

Commemorative Partnership Program

Data standardization support program


CanNor Jobs and Growth Fund — Indigenous stream

Judaic Studies & Cultural Programming Grants

Ontario Trillium Foundation – Resilient Communities Fund
Strategic Initiatives (including Festivals)

Heritage Legacy Fund (HLF) - Indigenous Partnership Program

ECHO Foundation — Mental health

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