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.

Efficient Solutions Program — Small Business Component
Hydro-Québec- Minimum amount : 500 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

Airport Critical Infrastructure Program (ACIP)
Transport Canada (TC)- No Condition
- Transportation and warehousing

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Digital development of a company
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $5,000 to $25,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Ecocamionnage Program — Technology acquisition component
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- No Condition
- Transportation and warehousing

Movable Cultural Property Grants
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) for Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)- Up to 40% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

CMF — Innovation & Experimentation Program
Canada Media Fund (CMF)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

SODEC — Support for book and publishing companies – Component 1
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Information and cultural industries

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Preconstruction Stream
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 50,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Ecocamionnage Program — Acquisition of used heavy vehicles component
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- No Condition
- Transportation and warehousing

EPRTNT Assistance Program
Tourisme Montréal- Minimum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Sport Support Program - Canadian Sport Centre (CSC))
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ontario Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant (2025-26)
Government of Ontario- From $5,000 to $10,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Financial assistance for infrastructure projects supporting the mining sector (ENIAM)
Gouvernement du Québec- From $100,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) for Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Health care and social assistance

Talent Opportunities Program — Student Work Placement Program
Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries

Digital Skills for Youth Program (DS4Y)
Innovation Canada- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MT Lab — Project financing program — Component 1: Strategic support
MT Lab- From $5,000 to $12,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Hosting Program - International Multisport Games for Aboriginal Peoples and Persons with a Disability (IMGAPPD)
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

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

Ambition-Compétences — Training for resilience and competitiveness in employment
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 85% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Age Well at Home (AWAH) - Scaling Up for Seniors Stream
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- From $100,000 to $2,000,000
- Health care and social assistance

Entrepreneurial grant
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

Ecocamionnage Program — Collaborative shared electric delivery project
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
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Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP)
Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR)- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Arts Abroad — Co-Production
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI) - Harvester Training
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (NICFI) - Capacity Building (Business Development)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Department of Justice Canada- No Condition
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Awareness and promotion projects
Gouvernement du Québec- From $10,000 to $75,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Pilot or capital projects in the field
Gouvernement du Québec- From $100,000 to $300,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Le Fonds d’initiatives locales (FIL) Village
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Aquatic Habitat Restoration Fund (AHRF)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Official Languages Support Programs
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Fabrication Process Development Challenge
FABrIC- From $200,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (ZEVIP) — Delivery Organizations
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Public administration

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Clean Fuels
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services

Rural Economic Development program — Economic Diversification and Competitiveness Stream
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Extend the employment periods of your staff — Seasonal employment extension component
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
Energy Innovation Program — Off-Site Construction Challenge
Environment and Natural Resources Canada- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing

International Association of Fire Fighters, Canada Hazardous Materials Training Initiative
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- No Condition
- Public administration

Team Grant : Pan-Canadian Network: Emerging LHS in Perinatal Mental Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)- Maximum amount : 6,000,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Capital Retrofits
Government of Alberta- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Business case: Community Energy Systems
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Public administration

Capital project: Organic Waste-to-Energy
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration

Study: Organic Waste-to-Energy
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration

Business case: Organic Waste-to-Energy
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration
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Canada Book Fund Publishing Support
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 850,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Financial assistance for businesses located in areas affected by major infrastructure projects
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- All industries

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Digital development of a company
Laurentides Tourism- From $10,000 to $95,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Clean Tech Internships
Career launcher- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 1 - Support for regional outreach
Gouvernement du Québec- From $100,000 to $3,000,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Indigenous Habitat Participation Program - Capacity-building, Engagement, and Collaboration component
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Up to 15% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Financial support program for government initiatives in community and volunteer action
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Technology Maturation Program – PSOv2d
Axelys- Maximum amount : 475,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Propel – Student Work Placement Program
Tourism HR Canada- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Support for commercial arteries — Component 1 - Support for urban revitalization projects
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- All industries

AGRI Talent
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Cyber Security Cooperation Program 2025
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration

Celebration and Commemoration Program
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Call for projects in social innovation
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 800,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

EPRTNT — Studies and consulting services
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Canada Music Fund - Collective Initiatives
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Évolution-Compétences -Partnership for training and innovation
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 50 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services

The Indigenous Partnerships for Species at Risk (IPSAR)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Social and Community Initiatives Support Program (SCISP) – Social Initiatives Component
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Canada Book Fund - Support for Organizations
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program (IFIT) — Business projects
Government of Ontario- From $3,000,000 to $3,000,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Local Journalism Initiative - Changing Narratives Fund
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Digital Citizen Research Program - Digital Citizen Contribution Program
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 380,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Exchanges Canada - Youth Exchanges Canada
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Exchanges Canada - Youth Forums Canada
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Cyber Security Innovation Network
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - First Nations Languages Funding Model
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Canada Service Corps Program - Micro-grants Diversity stream
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Research Training and Talent Development
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

QEPD — Diversify your economy - CED (QC)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Indigenous Languages Program - Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Support for commercial arteries — Component 2 – Support for economic development projects
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- All industries

Environmental Damages Fund
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Public administration

Renovation subsidy for retail businesses on Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Retail trade

Rénoclimat
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- From $50 to $3,750
- All industries

Project Grant Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Canada Periodical Fund — Aid to Publishers
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Support for commercial arteries — Component 3 – Support for the operations and projects of a business association and commercial streets
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- All industries

MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 3.1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 107,950 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 4 – Soutien à la vitalisation et à la coopération intermunicipale : Axe Vitalisation
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (ZEVIP) — owners and operators
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (ZEVIP) — Indigenous organizations
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)

Community Action Support Program for Families – Component 1 – Support for the overall mission of community family organizations (CFOs)
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Construction Sector Digitalization and Productivity Challenge program – Call for proposals
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- Maximum amount : 850,000 $
- Construction

Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Community economic development projects
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Alberta Innovates — Agriculture & Environment (AE) Program
Alberta Innovates- Maximum amount : 750,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration

EcoAction - Community-led freshwater action across Canada Stream
Canada Water Agency (CWA)- From $25,000 to $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

EcoAction - Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada Stream
Canada Water Agency (CWA)- From $25,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Regional Defence Investment Initiative in Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- Public administration

Community Action Support Program for Families – Component 3 – Support for Family Partners
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration