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.

Alberta Innovates — Energy Storage and Minerals
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Civil Forfeiture Grant Program - Gender-Based Violence

City Grant Program - Health, Social and Safety

British Columbia Arts Council Funding

Limestone Trucking Assistance Program

Cultural industries — Financial assistance

Community Workforce Response Grant — Community Response Stream

ArtStarts in Schools Society - Artists in the Classroom (AIC) Grants for Schools

United Way Hastings & Prince Edward Inc. - Community Impact Fund

Private Archives Support Program

New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 1

The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island - PCU Impact Fund

Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Community Economic Development

SODEC — Production support

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Structuring the tourism offer

Financial assistance program for regional service units in the areas of recreation, sports, outdoor activities, and physical activity (PAFURS)

DEPS — Social Economy Development Fund

Become a Partner Agency

Agriculture Research and Innovation — Applied Research (Agriculture Industry Associations)

Nutrition North Canada retail subsidy program

ALS Society of Canada - ALS Canada Project Grant Program
Improving Equity in Access to Palliative Care Cohort 2 Call for Applications
Strengthening Primary Care in Northern, Rural and Remote Communities
Right Care Challenge
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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.
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People & Talent Program — Workforce Development Stream

Archaeology and Palaeontology Research Support

The Norfolk Community Foundation

School Food Grants

Alberta Innovates — Bitumen Partial Upgrading Program

Atlantic Immigration Program

My First Games

Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 3 : Promotion of foreign trade and prospecting for foreign investments

Heritage Core Funding

Efficiency Nova Scotia — Pay-for-Performance (P4P)

Nunavut Toponomy Program

Community Radio Grant

La Ruche — Positive Footprint Fund

Public Library Services

Affordable Housing Innovation Fund

Culture and Heritage (Schedule B)



Edmonton Arts Council - Invent & Adapt

World Trade Centre Winnipeg — Business Resources

Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods

Buy BC Partnership Program — Industry Associations, Boards or Councils

Edmonton Arts Council - Equity and Access in the Arts
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Cultural Communications Program

Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) — Producers

Edmonton Arts Council - Operating & Programming Investments

Affordable Housing Partnership Program

New Frontiers in Research Fund — Transformation Stream

Equity and Inclusion in The Arts Fund - Sustain


Stand With Owners — Telus Business

Quantum Quebec

French Language Arts and Culture Development

Major Sport Event Grant Program

Language Implementation Fund - Inuit Language Promotion and Protection (Schedule A-1)

Language Implementation Fund - Inuit Language Promotion and Protection (Schedule B-1)

Trade Commissioner Service — CanExport Community Investment

RDAR — One Health Targeted Call

Molly Towell Fellowships for Candidates with Special Aptitude for Research

Quantum Leap

CREB® REALTOR® Community Foundation - Legacy Grants

Aboriginal Women’s Violence Prevention Grants Program

Atlantic Innovation Fund — Universities, Colleges and Research Institutions

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada

The Thompson Community Foundation

Energy efficiency for industry – Industrial Facility Track


Travel Alberta — Product Development Fund
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Allen and Loreen Vandekerkhove Family Foundation

OAC — Literary Organizations Projects

ARBJ — Pre-start-up program (PPE)

Ottawa Valley Community Foundation - General and Bereavement Funds

Unsmoke Canada Cleanups

EcoAction — Stream 2: Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada

Adoption Prep Grants

Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - Social Medium Capital Grants

Humanitarian Grants Program - District Grants

Community Environmental Fund

BarterPay It Forward Foundation

Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund (WHVPF)

Golden & District Community Foundation Community Grant Program

Futurpreneur Canada Start-Up Program

Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning

Edmonton Arts Council - Connections & Exchanges Initiatives

CHOICES Workplace Safety Incentive Program

Museum Assistance Program - Collections Management

Field of Dreams Grants

ESDC — Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative

Community Engagement Grants

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)

Quebec Fisheries Fund — Science partnerships

Fondation Ellipse
