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.

Greater Toronto Airports Authority - Propeller Project
- From $150,000 to $200,000
- Construction

Quebec Economic Development Program - Diversify your economy
- No Condition
- All industries

Community Social Investment Program - Thriving Communities Fund
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Innovation and Implementation Program
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Donations to Members of the Canadian Non-Healthcare Community / Amgen Donations
- No Condition
- Educational services

United Way Greater Toronto - South Markham Community Action Grants
- No Condition
- All industries

ViaSport - Northern BC Coaching and Officiating Development Fund
- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- All industries

Access to Justice Fund
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

Public Interest Articling Fellowship
- From $69,500 to $69,500
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

The Waterloo Region Record - Lyle S. Hallman Foundation Kids to Camp Fund
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Community Investment Program - Community Hub Development Fund
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Vermilion Ways of Caring
- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Indigenous Youth & Community Futures Fund (IYCFF)
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

ViaSport - Rally Together Fund: Sport Participation Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

Community Investment Program - Interim Emergency Food Security Fund
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Finance and insurance

- No Condition
- All industries

- From $100,000 to $300,000
- All industries

Global Programmes - Research & Innovation
- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MLSE Foundation - Community Action Grants
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

ViaSport - BC Sport Participation Program: Community Sport Program Development Fund
- From $1,000 to $3,000
- All industries

Global Programmes - Disaster Risk Reduction
- No Condition
- Public administration

Young Canada Works - Employment Programs
- No Condition
- All industries

Global Programmes - Capacity Building
- No Condition
- All industries

NRC — Offshore Engineering Basin — Research Facility
- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Community Investment Program - Circular Economy Initiatives Fund
- From $5,000 to $25,000
- All industries
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Strengthening the Charitable Sector
- No Condition
- All industries

Global Programmes - Social Entrepreneurship
- No Condition
- All industries

Affordable Housing NOW
- Maximum amount : 30,000,000 $
- All industries

United Way East Ontario - School Food Infrastructure Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Mississauga Foundation - Pendle Fund
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Community Wellness Grant
- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- All industries

Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program (SIP)
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Communities - Americas, Local Charity of the Year
- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - National Holocaust Remembrance Program
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- All industries

Community Sponsorship Grants
- No Condition
- All industries

Corporate Grants Program
- From $5,000 to $20,000
- Other services (except public administration)

SFI Community Grants
- From $5,000 to $10,000
- All industries

Step Up for Mental Health Fund
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Community Foundation of Central Alberta - Olds Legacy Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Retail Grants Program
- From $5,000 to $20,000
- Other services (except public administration)

The Moez & Marissa Kassam Equity Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Alberta Child Care Grant Funding Program
- No Condition
- All industries

Charity Alive Fund
- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Sleeman Better Water Grants
- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- All industries

AccèsLogis Québec
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Educational services

Annual Grants Program
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Youth & Education Grant
- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
- Educational services

Canada Fund for Local Initiatives
- No Condition
- All industries
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Nutrien Building Stronger Communities Together
- No Condition
- All industries

IEN-WMAN Mining Mini-Grant Program
- Maximum amount : 4,000 $
- All industries

Seeds of Hope Granting Program
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

International Grants
- From $3,000 to $20,000
- All industries

Research & Environment
- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Norman Lesh Philanthropy Award
- From $10,000 to $10,000
- All industries

Vital Grants
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

Strengthening our Community Fund
- No Condition
- All industries

Marian Hebb Research Grant
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets ville de littérature UNESCO
- No Condition
- All industries

Programme d'appui à la francophonie canadienne
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

BOLT Grant Program
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

- No Condition
- All industries

The Gordon Foundation
- No Condition
- All industries

The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
- No Condition
- All industries

Canadian Experiences Fund - Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
- From $5,000 to $1,000,000
- All industries

Equity through Diverse Impact (EDI) Grant
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Youth Justice Fund
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Canadian Experiences Fund - Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- All industries

United Way Central Alberta - Project Grants
- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- Health care and social assistance

Action for Women’s Health
- From $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
- All industries

Professional Development Grant
- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- All industries

United Way Central Alberta - Professional Development Grants
- Maximum amount : 500 $
- Health care and social assistance
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Canadian Experiences Fund - Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
- Maximum amount : 58,500,000 $
- All industries

United Way Central Alberta - Capital and Equipment Grants
- Maximum amount : 500 $
- Health care and social assistance

Community, Youth and Cultural Funding Program - Sustaining Grants
- No Condition
- All industries

First responders’ mental health grants - Stream 2: applied research
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- All industries

Metcalf Foundation - Innovation Fellowship
- No Condition
- All industries

The Woolwich Community Fund Grants
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Nanaimo Foundation - Book of Giving Opportunities
- From $500 to $50,000
- All industries

Major Community Initiatives and Events Grant
- No Condition
- All industries

Nanaimo Foundation - Give Where You Live Fund
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

First responders’ mental health grants - Stream 1 : services
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- All industries

Research Funding
- From $20,000 to $80,000
- All industries

Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) - Base Funding
- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
Community Needs Grants 2024
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

Canada Foundation for Innovation - College Fund
- From $60,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Solid Waste Management Innovation Fund
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Community Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador - Free to Play
- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- From $2,500 to $15,000
- All industries

Community Crisis Response Fund
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries
Municipal Climate Resiliency Grant
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Public administration

Community-Based Justice Fund (Indigenous Justice Strategy)
- No Condition
- All industries

Sponsorships and Charitable Partnerships
- No Condition
- All industries

The Positive Effect: Positive Actions
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

- No Condition
- All industries

Ward Community Event Fund
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Research Development Grants
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Health care and social assistance