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.

Community Investment Program - Food Security Fund

CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream

Community Investment Program - B3 Fund

Reaching Each and Every One

OAC — Music Production and Presentation Projects

Treemendous Communities Program


Disaster Financial Assistance Program — Small Business

Non-profit SMART Grants

Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada - Conference and Event Awards
Subventions pour des projets qui favorisent de saines habitudes de vie dans les écoles primaires du Québec

Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada - Grant-in-Aid / Research Awards Program

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 1

Grassland and Rangeland Enhancement Fund

Strategic Operating Grant Program


Ignite Innovation Grants Program

Indigenous Innovation Initiative

Organization Grants

NRC — Civil infrastructure and related structures testing facilities



Biofood Innovation Program Component 1 – Financial support for research, transfer and dissemination organizations

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Fryer Energy Star

Werklund Foundation
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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.

Theatre Rental Grant Program

First Peoples' Cultural Council - Cultural Practices Grant

EPRTNT — Digital development of a company

Québec Research Fund - Health Sector (FRQS)


Joan Feynman Climate Change Fund

EPRTNT — Festivals and events

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Program

Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) Fund

First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP)

GradWorks — Employer Incentive Program

Children's Hospital Aid Society

OAC — Market Development Travel

Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - Childcare Small Capital Grants

The Marion Ethel Kamm and Frederick John Kamm Foundation

Multi-Species Research and Development Fund

Prairieaction Foundation - CARE Grant Program

OAC — Music Recording Projects

La Ruche — Mille et UN Fund

Grants and Loans

Indigenous Genomics Training and Capacity Program – Ontario

EPRTNT — Hosting

2SLGBTQIA+ Beyond Belonging Grant Program

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Community Historical Anniversaries Programming
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Community Facility Enhancement Program Large (CFEP)

The Accelerator


OAC — Dance Projects

Tourism Financing Assistance — Operating Loan

Société de Développement économique de la Colombie-Britanique

Edmonton Public Teachers Charity Trust Fund

Disaster Response


Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.3

Grow Ontario Market Initiative


Charitable Giving - Partner Grant Program

Community Economic Development Funding Program

Atlantic Fisheries Fund — Innovation

Community Challenge grant

Ontario — Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative

Annual Research Grants

Loisir et Sport Montérégie — Transport Fund

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation - New Investigator Grants

Forest Operations Modernization Program

Harm Reduction Grants

Energy Savings for Business Program

The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation - Healthcare Research by Community Physicians

Amplifying Communities Initiative
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Bourses d’études supérieures pour des étudiants de deuxième et de troisième cycle

Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF)

EHRC — Welcoming Newcomers

Commemorate Canada Program
Subventions pour des projets dans la communauté qui favorisent l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie

Youth Climate Action Fund Micro-grant

Financial Assistance Program from the Fonds de la sécurité routière

UERAB Grants

Safety Grants Program


Falls prevention and healthy aging grant

OTF — System Innovations Grant


Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) funding

WorkBC — Wage Subsidy Program

Support for Projects Facilitating Access to Creative Spaces

Truth and Reconciliation Fund

ACOA Business Information Services — Newfoundland and Labrador

Public transit development assistance program – Stream 1 : Financial assistance for urban public transit

Fund to support attraction and sustainable settlement in Côte-Nord

Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — Not-for-profit

Support for D/deaf Artists or Artists with Disabilities (Individuals, Collectives and Organizations)

Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP) — Youth Internships — Not-for-Profit

Listen, Hear Our Voices — Small projects
