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.



Arts-based programming

Uplifting single mothers grant

First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Private Sector)

Alberta Innovates — Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence

ACOA Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream

Extraordinary Grants for Major Church Development/Redevelopment

Heritage Property Grant Program - Cost sharing grant

Capital Grants for Church Development/Redevelopment

ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Indigenous Stream


Community Enhancement Program — Rural Enhancement Funding Stream

Mackenzie Together Grants

Northern and Regional Economic Development Program

Johansen Larsen Foundation

Resiliency Grants

Climate and Equity Lab Grants

Strategic Charitable Partnership Grant

Economic Development Organization Operating Support Program (PAFODE) — Component 1 : Operating support for organizations supporting entrepreneurship

Small Business Property Tax Subclass

Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario

The Thames Valley Education Foundation - The Learning Enhancement Fund

AgriAssurance Program — Kosher and Halal Investment – Not-for-profit

Emergency And Climate Change Adaptation Fund
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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.

The Thames Valley Education Foundation - The Caring Fund

OCI — Innovating Digital Health Solutions (IDHS)

Annual Grant Program - Community Impact Grant

EUREKA!

OAC — Literary Organizations: Operating

Yukon Film — Training Fund

Tourism Growth Program in Atlantic Canada

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) - Indigenous Energy Support Program

Ontario 400th Celebrations Program

Alberta Innovates — LevMax-Health

REGI — Jobs and Growth Fund — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit

Student Summer Employment Program — Post‐secondary

Canadian Cancer Society - Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research

Environment Fund Grant

Brockville and Area Community Foundation

Canadian Cancer Society - Research Training Awards

Canadian Cancer Society - Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholar Research Grants

Annual Operations Assistance

Heritage Grants - Heritage Façade Rehabilitation Program

Nova Scotia Health & QEII Health Sciences Foundation Health Equity Fund

Building Sector Capacity, Growth and Competitiveness

Maureen Tonge 'Living Your Legacy' Fund

Helen & John Parker Community Fund

Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund

Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy – Investments in Training Equipment
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Eva Henderson Memorial Fund

Sharon Morrison Memorial Indigenous Education Fund

Mary Beth Miller Memorial Fund

Legacy Community Development Grants

Holy Family Lutheran Legacy Fund

Arts Across Canada — Translation

Gardens for Good

Community Grants - International Community Boards


Get Her Elected Fund

SHRF — Solutions Program – Innovation + Impact Grants

Gary Robinson Memorial Fund

Chris Argue Memorial Fund

Sponsorships & Partnerships
Robert and Judith Clark Foundation for Animal Rights

Weaving Justice Grants

Nunavut Arts Program

Job Opportunity for Youth Grant
First Nations Market Housing Fund

Community Conservation Fund

Saskatchewan REALTORS Care®

The Land for Wildlife Fund

Higher Learning

SVP Vancouver

Assistance program for organizations working for the economic development of Quebec (PAODEQ)
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Investment Banking — Corporate Finance

School bus electrification program – Stream 2 : Financial assistance for the acquisition and installation of charging infrastructure for electric school buses

PrairiesCan — Economic Development Initiative

Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component A
Boissevain and Morton Foundation

Annual Foundation Grants

Community Cultural Engagement and Planning Grant Program

City Grant Program - Arts and Culture - Operating Assistance

The Ontario Paper Thorold Foundation



Built Together

Alberta Security Infrastructure Program Grant

Astley Family Foundation - Community Grants

Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 2

Astley Family Foundation - Learning Grants

Delta Community Foundation


ScienceUpFirst Community Engagement Grant Program

SK Startup Institute — Business Advising

Trade Commissioner Service — CanExport Associations

Kanta Marwah Research Innovation Fund

FESBC — 2025-27 Fibre Utilization Funding

Greater Sudbury Charities Fund and Social Investment Partnership (SIPS)
