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.

Climate Resilient Communities: Food Infrastructure Grant
United Way British Columbia- No Condition
- All industries

Francophone Community Grants Program - Community and Culture Stream
Ontario Ministry of Francophone Affairs- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Off-Road Vehicle Financial Assistance Program – Conservation and Enhancement of Wildlife and its Habitats
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Neighbourhood Fund
City of Waterloo- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- All industries

Homelessness Support Service Fund
Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

School's Out
United Way British Columbia- No Condition
- All industries

Act for Wildlife Program
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Ontario Community Environment Fund
Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks- From $5,000 to $2,900,000
- All industries

Commission for Environmental Cooperation - North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Medical research grants
J.P. Bickell Foundation- From $50,000 to $70,000
- All industries

BC Hydro Peace Agricultural Compensation Fund
Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT)- No Condition
- All industries

Alberta Restorative Justice Grant
Alberta Justice and Solicitor General- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund
Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)

Community Project/Event Grant Program
City of Kimberley- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- All industries

PEI Climate Challenge Fund
Environment, Energy and Climate Action Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

General Charities Grants
J.P. Bickell Foundation- From $5 to $5,000
- All industries

Programme d’assistance financière Fête nationale
Société nationale de l'Est du Québec- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Settlement, Integration and Language Projects
Alberta Immigration and Multiculturalism- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- All industries

Fonds signature métropole - Stream 2: Support for new major initiatives
Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- All industries

Funding Program for the Maintenance of Strategic Tourism Assets in Downtown Gatineau
Outaouais Tourism- Minimum amount : 125,000 $
- Accommodation and food services

Marketing Initiatives Program
Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT)- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Fonds signature métropole - Stream 1: Support for festivals and major events
Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- All industries

International Human Rights
Oak Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Festival Project Grant
City of Victoria- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Environment Programme
Oak Foundation- From $25,000 to $7,000,000
- All industries
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Halton Region Community Investment Fund
Halton Region- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Outaouais Region Tourism Development Program
Outaouais Tourism- Minimum amount : 125,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Commission for Environmental Cooperation - EJ4Climate: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)- Maximum amount : 175,000 $
- All industries

BC Hydro GO Fund
Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program
Government of Alberta- From $40,000 to $175,000
- All industries

Sport Support Program - Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 249,999 $
- All industries

Grey Cup Festival Legacy Grant Program
Saskatchewan Roughriders- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Community Housing Supply Grant Pilot Program
United Way Toronto & York Region, The United Way of Peel Region, The United Way of Greater Toronto- No Condition
- All industries

BC Hydro Peace Agricultural Impact and Opportunities Initiative
Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component (SDPP-D) - Organizational Capacity Development Stream
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; HRSDC; Employment and Social Development Canada; ESDC- From $250,000 to $500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Stella Conceptual Drawing Grants
Parks Foundation Calgary (PFC)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

Program to Enhance Rail Safety Engagement
Transport Canada (TC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

GHG Grant Program for Government
Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure- Up to 75% of project cost
- Public administration

Amateur Sport Grant Program
Parks Foundation Calgary (PFC)- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI open call
Google.org- From $500,000 to $2,000,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration

Building Communities Grant
Parks Foundation Calgary (PFC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community Education and Services Grants
ViiV Healthcare Canada- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Libro Credit Union - Grants & Partnerships
United Communities Credit Union- No Condition
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Music for Good
London Community Foundation (LCF)- No Condition
- All industries

Communications Grant Program
Cytokinetics- From $20,000 to $20,000
- Health care and social assistance

Sport Support Program - National Sport Organization
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- No Condition
- All industries

Libro Credit Union - Sponsorships
United Communities Credit Union- No Condition
- All industries

Building BC - Community Housing Fund
BC Housing, British Columbia Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing- From $171,211 to $178,059
- All industries

Kapwa Strong Fund
United Way British Columbia- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries
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Specialized Criminal Justice Navigator Grant
Victim Programs and Initiatives Alberta- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Issues Affecting Women Programme
Oak Foundation- From $25,000 to $7,000,000
- All industries

Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI)
Okanagan Basin Water Board- From $3,000 to $30,000
- Public administration

Toward Net-Zero Homes and Communities
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- No Condition
- Construction
- Public administration

Port of Vancouver - Indigenous community fund
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Port Metro Vancouver- No Condition
- All industries

ROOTS Community Fund
Trillium Mutual Insurance Company- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Health care and social assistance

Outside Agency Operating Grant Program
City of St. Albert- No Condition
- All industries
Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) - Community Facility Enhancement Program Large
Alberta Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women- From $125,001 to $1,000,000
- All industries
Green Kickstarter Fund
Community Housing Transformation Centre- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Arts & Culture Local Grant Program
The Japan Foundation, Toronto- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Sienna For Seniors Grant
Sienna Senior Living- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

UFA Agricultural Community Foundation - Grassroots Giving
UFA Rural Communities Foundation- No Condition
- All industries
Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) - Community Facility Enhancement Program Small
Alberta Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Work Experience Opportunities Grant
United Way British Columbia- From $5,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Local Grant Program for Japanese-Language Education
The Japan Foundation, Toronto- No Condition
- Educational services

Grants and Donations
Novo Nordisk Canada- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Fund for a Just Society
The Unitarian Universalist Funding Program- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)

Cultural Hotspot - Ignite Ideation
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Foundation of Youth Grants
Salt Spring Island Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Saskatchewan Government Insurance - Community Grant program
SGI- No Condition
- Public administration

ImmersART
Fédération culturelle canadienne-française- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Support program to help victims of crime and promote their recovery - Stream 2: Development and transfer of knowledge regarding support offered to victims, their families, and witnesses of criminal offences
Quebec Ministry of Justice- Maximum amount : 550,000 $
- All industries

Saskatchewan Government Insurance - Sponsorships
SGI- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Community Funding Program - Civic Events funding
City of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- All industries

PassepART
Fédération culturelle canadienne-française- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Saskatchewan Government Insurance - Car Seat Grant program
SGI- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Health care and social assistance

BC Conservation Fund
BC Parks Foundation- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

Kay Stafford Memorial Fund Community Grant
Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island - PEILCC Community Fund
The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island Inc.- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

RePlay Fund
Kal Tire Ltd- From $18,000 to $20,000
- Educational services
- Public administration

The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island - Community Grants
The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island Inc.- No Condition
- All industries

Equipment, PD & Patient Care Grant
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Species at Risk Stewardship Fund
Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks- No Condition
- All industries

Community Climate Transitions Innovation Fund
Tamarack Institute- From $2,000 to $10,000
- Other services (except public administration)

Arts and Culture Microgrant
City of Calgary- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Sponsorship Programs
Atlantic Lottery- Minimum amount : 2,500 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Every Kid Every Community
Hockey Alberta Foundation- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Programme de soutien financier aux organismes culturels
Ville de Granby- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- All industries

Avnet Cares
Avnet, Inc.- From $1,000 to $10,000
- Educational services

CanNor — IDEANorth
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)- Maximum amount : 6,000,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

WorkSafeBC
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 50 $
- All industries

Local Hockey Leaders EDI Grant
Hockey Alberta Foundation- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Program targeting the protection, transmission and promotion of religious heritage
Council of Religious Heritage of Quebec- No Condition
- All industries

World Wildlife Fund Canada - Go Wild Grants
WWF Canada- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Educational services

Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Implementation Stream
Public Health Agency of Canada- Maximum amount : 800,000 $
- All industries

Learn and Adapt
Innoweave- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Sponsorships & donations
Beem Credit Union- No Condition
- All industries

Clarify and Align
Innoweave- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

World Wildlife Fund Canada - Arctic Species Conservation Fund
WWF Canada- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Community - Store Giving Program
Whole Foods Market Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)