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.
Enabling Accessibility Fund - Enabling Accessibility Fund for mid-sized projects
HRSDC; Employment and Social Development Canada- From $500,000 to $3,000,000
- All industries

The Stoneleigh Foundation
Canada Gives Foundation #CG 0742- From $500 to $5,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Canada Retraining and Opportunities Initiative
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- All industries

Iris Energy Community Grants Program
Iris Energy (IREN)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Gateway Program
Concordia University- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)

Special Cultural Events Assistance Grants
City of Medicine Hat- From $500 to $1,000
- All industries

Cultural Hotspot - Signature Projects
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund - Incubator Stream
Public Health Agency of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries
Program targeting the repurposing of underutilized places of worship of heritage value
Council of Religious Heritage of Quebec- No Condition
- All industries

Columbia Basin Wildfire Resiliency Initiative
Columbia Basin Trust- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Simply Organic Giving Fund Grant
Frontier Co-op, Simply Organic, Co-op Market- From $30,000 to $100,000
- Health care and social assistance

Cultural Economic Development Program - Arts Component
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation- Minimum amount : 2,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Programme Innov'Action agroalimentaire 2018-2023
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation- Maximum amount : 55,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

The Accerta Health Access Foundation Grant
Accerta Health Access Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Giving Fund
Weyerhaeuser- Minimum amount : 1,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Huron Heritage Fund
County of Huron- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Funding Support for Community Organizations
Centraide Haute-Côte-Nord / Manicouagan- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

SaskEnergy Inc. - Share The Warmth Program
TransGas- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Cultural Initiatives Support Grant Program
City of Sainte-Julie- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

AlectraCARES Community Support Program
Enersource Corporation- From $1,000 to $10,000
- All industries

SaskEnergy Inc. - Sponsorships
TransGas- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)

Call for Proposals to Address GBV through Promising Practices and Community-based Research - Stream 1: Promising Practices
Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- All industries

Programme Fêtes O'Parc
City of Joliette- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- All industries
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Patent
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

WSIB Research and Grants Program
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Spruce Up Your Story
Red River Mutual- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Walk Bike Roll Community Partnership Program
City of Vancouver- From $500 to $5,000
- All industries

Community Action Initiative (CAI) - Youth Wellness Grant
Province of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 80,000 $
- All industries

Call for Proposals: Skills Solutions
Future Skills Centre- From $75,000 to $500,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

London Community Grants Program - Multi-Year Stream
City of London, London Arts Council- No Condition
- All industries

Employee Donations Fund
ArcelorMittal Dofasco- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Professional cultural organizations - Programme d'oeuvres murales et de vidéoprojections architecturales
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- All industries

Call for Proposals: Skills Research
Future Skills Centre- From $50,000 to $250,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration

Program and Operating Grants
Alberta Law Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Corporate Community Investment Fund
ArcelorMittal Dofasco- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

London Community Grants Program - Capital Grant Stream
City of London, London Arts Council- No Condition
- All industries

Animal Rescue Fund
City of Edmonton- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- All industries

Sustainable Food Systems Initiative - Focus on Food
Danone Institute of North America- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Community Energy Fund
ATCO Ltd.- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Utilities
- Educational services
- Public administration

Transportation Demand Management Community Grant Program
City of Greater Sudbury- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- All industries

The Daylight Fund
The Houssian Foundation- From $10,000 to $25,000
- All industries

Basin Job Experience Trail Crews Program
Columbia Basin Trust- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Seniors' Secretariat Grant
Prince Edward Island Department of Social Development and Seniors- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Rogers Youth Grants
Rogers Communications Inc.- From $10,000 to $25,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Prospera Foundation Grants
Prospera Credit Union- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Environmental Initiatives Grant
City of Red Deer- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards
Chick-fil-A- From $30,000 to $350,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Energizing Life Community Fund
Hydro One- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
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Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative - ZEVAI Indigenous-led projects pilot
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- No Condition
- All industries

Cultural Festivals and Celebrations Grant
Recreation & Culture Division - City of Mississauga- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- All industries
Powering Breast Cancer Progress
Astrazeneca Canada Inc- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 30.000002% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets Mise en valeur du patrimoine immatériel
Quebec City- From $3,000 to $20,000
- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

Corporate Philanthropy
AbitibiBowater- No Condition
- All industries

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative - Education and awareness project funding – EV Charging and Clean Fuels
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

Culture and Heritage Grants and Contributions Program - Heritage Facilities
Nunavut Department of Culture and Heritage- No Condition
- All industries

Safe Community First Responder Program
Enbridge Inc.- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- Public administration

Community Grants - Positive Environmental Impact Grants
Town of Banff- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Professional cultural organizations - Projets culturels pour les camps de jour
Quebec City- No Condition
- All industries

The Novartis Health Equity Initiative
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Fondation Québec Philanthrope - Microsoft Community Program
Fondation communautaire du grand Québec- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- All industries
TD Bank Group - The TD Ready Challenge
TD Bank, The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- All industries

Local Funding
Shell Canada Limited- No Condition
- All industries

Community Grants - FCSS Building Bridges Grants
Town of Banff- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- All industries

Mission Support Grants
Pacific Mountain Region - The United Church of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Professional cultural organizations - Cultural projects for children with special needs attending adapted leisure organizations
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund
Hamilton Community Foundation- From $1,000 to $10,000
- All industries

Community Heritage Investment Program
London Heritage Council, City of London- No Condition
- All industries
Ontario Youth Wellness Grant
The Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

The Musagetes Fund Grants
Waterloo Region Community Foundation- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries
National Food Systems Call for Expressions of Interest
The Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Sponsorship or Donation Requests
Nova Scotia Power- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
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Innoweave- No Condition
- All industries

Community Health, Education & Research Fund
Hamilton Community Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Anti-Poverty Fund
Northwest Territories Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs- Maximum amount : 1,750,000 $
- All industries
B.I.G. – Black Ideas Grant
The Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

Road Safety Community Partnership Program
Ontario Ministry of Transportation- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Advancement of Knowledge and Expertise in Tourism Program
Transat A.T. Inc.- No Condition
- Educational services
- Accommodation and food services

Première Ovation - Multi Arts
Quebec City- No Condition
- All industries

Première Ovation - Master classes
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- All industries

City Enrichment Fund
City of Hamilton- Up to 30% of project cost
- All industries

Wawanesa Insurance - Wawanesa Climate Champions: Local Grants
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

International Humanitarian Aid Program
Transat A.T. Inc.- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

GIVEOakville
Oakville Community Foundation- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Wawanesa Insurance - Wawanesa Climate Champions: Community Wildfire Prevention Grants
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Public administration

Be Kind Online Grants
SaskTel- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Skills Catalyst Fund
Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development- No Condition
- All industries

Carrot Cache Fund
Carrot Cache- From $500 to $5,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Donations and Grants
Costco Wholesale- Up to 10% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
Department of National Defence (DND)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Première Ovation - Literary Arts
Quebec City- No Condition
- All industries

Cultural Grants Program - Communities and Artists Shifting Culture (CASC) project grants
City of Vancouver- From $2,500 to $15,000
- All industries

Rural Development and Promotion Fund
Travel Alberta- From $50,000 to $150,000
- All industries

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Grants
British Columbia Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

For the Good of Our Community Fund
NSLC- From $5,000 to $20,000
- Health care and social assistance

- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

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