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.

Anti-racism Grants Program
City of Edmonton- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Milton Community Fund
Town of Milton- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

Ontario Power Generation - Province-wide Empowerment Grant Program
OPG- No Condition
- All industries

Build Strong
TransCanada Corporation- From $2,500 to $25,000
- All industries

Local Community Support - Donations and Sponsorships
Fondation Bon Départ de Canadian Tire du Québec inc.- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community Improvement Grant
City of Grande Prairie- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Social Policy Capital Grants
City of Vancouver- No Condition
- All industries

Partnership Development Grants
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)- From $75,000 to $200,000
- All industries

Community Relations and Partnerships
Air Canada Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

ISC Community Giving Program
Information Services Corporation (ISC)- Up to 1.5% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 3: Development and growth
Quebec Ministry of Tourism (MTO)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- All industries

Registered Heritage Structure Revitalization Grant
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Good Food, Good Life Community Program
Nestlé Canada- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- All industries

Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant
SaskCulture- From $15,000 to $30,000
- All industries

Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. - Store Community Giving Program
Longo's- No Condition
- Retail trade

Canada Foundation for Innovation - Major Science Initiatives (MSI) Fund
John R. Evans Leaders Fund; Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF)- No Condition
- All industries

Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 4: One-time Events
Quebec Ministry of Tourism (MTO)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

Spark Funds
Victoria Foundation- From $5,000 to $15,000
- All industries

Stephen and Michelene Worobetz Foundation Grants
Saskatoon Community Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. - Sponsorship and Corporate Giving Program
Longo's- No Condition
- All industries

Canada Foundation for Innovation - Northern Fund
John R. Evans Leaders Fund; Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF)- From $250,000 to $2,500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

CPKC Has Heart Community Fund
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries
Corporate Sponsorships and Donations
Assumption Life Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Grants, Giving & Corporate Sponsorship Support
Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
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Good Neighbour Program
Meridian Credit Union- No Condition
- All industries

Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 1: Festivals and Major Tourist Events
Quebec Ministry of Tourism (MTO)- Maximum amount : 1,250,000 $
- All industries

Save Energy Grants
FortisAlberta- Minimum amount : 1,000 $
- All industries
First Nations Market Housing Fund
First Nations Market Housing Fund- No Condition
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Alberta Security Infrastructure Program Grant
Alberta Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Services- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 2: Festivals and Events of Tourist Scope
Quebec Ministry of Tourism (MTO)- From $90 to $750,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Canada Foundation for Innovation - John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
John R. Evans Leaders Fund; Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF)- Maximum amount : 800,000 $
- All industries

Balancing our Triple Bottom Line
Interfor- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Yukon Francophonie Day
Office of the Commissioner of Yukon- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries
Google for Nonprofits
Google- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Social and Community Development Grants
City of Kamloops- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Exchanges Canada Program - Youth Exchanges Canada
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- No Condition
- All industries

Contributions to Canada Healthcare Organizations
Baxter Allegiance Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Northern Youth Cultural Fund
SaskCulture- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Museum Grant Program
SaskCulture- From $1,500 to $50,000
- All industries

Community Interaction Program - St. Lawrence Action Plan
Environment and Climate Change Canada; Government of Quebec- No Condition
- All industries

United Way Greater Toronto - Jane Finch Community Action Grants
United Way Toronto & York Region, The United Way of Peel Region, The United Way of Greater Toronto- From $25,000 to $75,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Wholesale trade

Living City Grants
City of North Vancouver- From $1,500 to $3,000
- All industries

Spirit of Coquitlam Grant
City of Coquitlam- No Condition
- All industries

Community Sustainability Micro-Grant Program
City of Charlottetown- No Condition
- All industries

BMO Gives
Bank of Montreal- No Condition
- All industries

Tourism, Culture and Sport Enhancement Fund
County of Simcoe- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

The Lyle S. Hallman Foundation - Children's Initiatives
The Lyle Shantz Hallman Charitable Foundation, The Lyle S. Hallman Charitable Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Community Funding Program - Project Funding
City of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- All industries

Social Meals Enhancement Grant
United Way British Columbia- From $10,000 to $50,000
- All industries
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Anti-Racism Impact Grant
United Way British Columbia- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Projects component
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- All industries

International Development Grants
The Peter Gilgan Foundation (PGF)- No Condition
- All industries

GTA Community Grants Program
The Peter Gilgan Foundation (PGF)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Children, Youth & Families Grants
The Peter Gilgan Foundation (PGF)- From $10,000 to $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Indigenous Youth
The Peter Gilgan Foundation (PGF)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

Metcalf Foundation - Inclusive Local Economies Program: Opportunities Fund
The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation- Maximum amount : 90,000 $
- All industries

Metcalf Foundation - Performing Arts Program: Internships
The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- All industries

Metcalf Foundation - Performing Arts Program: Strategic Experimentation Fund
The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- All industries

Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Legacy Fund
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Community Partnership Capital Programs - Community Partnership Minor Capital Program
City of Ottawa- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Museums Assistance Program - Canada-France Agreement
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Museums Assistance Program - Access to Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component - Promotion of Bilingual Services
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- All industries

Community Development Grants
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities- No Condition
- All industries

Community Culture Grants - Community Culture Development Fund
City of Red Deer- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Fonds Communautaire Du Grand-Havre
The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia- From $4,000 to $4,000
- All industries

Rural Community Building Grants
City of Ottawa- No Condition
- All industries

Grants in Aid
Town of Ladysmith- No Condition
- All industries

Community Change Grants
Strathcona County- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- All industries

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program - Heritage Awareness Grants
Alberta Culture and Status of Women- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

SickKids Foundation - Community Conference Grants
The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Environment - Addressing the Freshwater Challenge
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

SickKids Foundation - SickKids WomenPowered
The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries
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CFNS VISIONS Fund
The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- All industries

Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF)
Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Ministry of Sport (OCAF)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Alberta Conservation Association - ACA Research Grants
John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Alberta Conservation Association - Minister’s Special Licence (MSL) Resident Draw Grants
John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation- From $3,750 to $50,000
- All industries

Community Investment Operating Grant
City of Edmonton- From $500 to $15,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

BC Conservation and Biodiversity Awards
Canada Gives Foundation #CG0767- From $10,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Looking Forward Grants
Manitoba Arts Council- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- All industries

Community Investment Grants
United Way British Columbia- No Condition
- All industries

Church-Based Grants
Mustard Seed Foundation- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Arts & Culture Grants - Celebrations & Events Grants
City and District of North Vancouver; North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission- Maximum amount : 17,500 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- All industries

Arts & Culture Grants - Programming & Project Assistance Grants
City and District of North Vancouver; North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission- Maximum amount : 12,500 $
- All industries

Arts & Culture Grants - Operating Assistance Grants
City and District of North Vancouver; North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission- No Condition
- All industries

Arts & Culture Grants - Community Public Art Grants
City and District of North Vancouver; North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Stark Family Fund
Community Foundation for Kingston & Area- From $1,500 to $12,875
- All industries

Community Action Initiative (CAI) - Community Counselling Grants
Province of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 120,000 $
- All industries

Community Action Initiative (CAI) - Gathering Our Voices: Northern Indigenous Communities Convening Grant
Province of British Columbia- From $10,000 to $10,000
- All industries

Community Action Initiative (CAI) - Capacity Building Grant for First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Urban Indigenous led Bed-based Treatment and Recovery Operators
Province of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

Community Action Initiative (CAI) - Lived and Living Experience Employment Grant
Province of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- All industries

MacArthur Foundation
John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Weston Family Foundation - Rapid Response Program
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- All industries

Weston Family Foundation - Northern Conservation Program
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation- From $450,000 to $1,500,000
- All industries

Indigenous Arts & Culture Fund
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- All industries

Civil Forfeiture Grant Program - Indigenous Healing
British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- All industries

Civic Engagement for Social Change
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation- From $10,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Cultural Grants Program - Cultural Indigenous Funding (CIF)
City of Vancouver- From $15,000 to $40,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries