Grants and Funding for Non-Profits in Canada in 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.

Safety Grants Program


Falls prevention and healthy aging grant

Quebec school for entrepreneurs

Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) funding

Arts organizations operational assistance

NCC ikajuKatigek Medical Transportation Program (MTP)

WorkBC — Wage Subsidy Program

Support for Projects Facilitating Access to Creative Spaces


Truth and Reconciliation Fund

ACOA Business Information Services — Newfoundland and Labrador
Attainable Housing Rebate Program

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

UCalgary Alumni All-Access (AAA) Partnerships Program

Fund to support attraction and sustainable settlement in Côte-Nord
George Ross Legacy Stewardship Program

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

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

B.C. Indigenous Agriculture Development Program – Stream 2



Arts-based programming
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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.

Uplifting single mothers grant

First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Private Sector)

Alberta Innovates — Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence

2016 Annual Grants Program

Extraordinary Grants for Major Church Development/Redevelopment

ACOA Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream

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

Greater Rochester Community Health Foundation – Targeted Grants Program

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

The Thames Valley Education Foundation - The Learning Enhancement Fund

The Thames Valley Education Foundation - The Caring Fund

Emergency And Climate Change Adaptation Fund

OCI — Innovating Digital Health Solutions (IDHS)

Annual Grant Program - Community Impact Grant
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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
Racial Justice Fund

Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy – Investments in Training Equipment

Eva Henderson Memorial Fund

Sharon Morrison Memorial Indigenous Education Fund

Mary Beth Miller Memorial Fund
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Holy Family Lutheran Legacy Fund

Gardens for Good

Emergency Management Assistance Program

Community Grants - International Community Boards


Get Her Elected Fund


Gary Robinson Memorial Fund

Chris Argue Memorial Fund
Community Heat Pump Program

Sponsorships & Partnerships

SGS Graduate Internship Program

Weaving Justice Grants
Robert and Judith Clark Foundation for Animal Rights

Nunavut Arts Program

Job Opportunity for Youth Grant
First Nations Market Housing Fund
Property Tax Rebate for Registered Ontario Charities

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)
