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.

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Social Economy and Sustainable Development Business Development Fund
MRC Thérèse de Blainville- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Research Consortium Tax Credit
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

MRC Sept-Rivières — Local funds (FLI/FLS)
MRC de Sept-Rivières- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 3
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Les Appalaches — FRR Part 2
MRC des Appalaches- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Developing Medicines through Open Science (DMOS)
Conscience- Maximum amount : 1,600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Tourism Growth Program (TGP) — Quebec
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- From $60,000 to $250,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Témiscamingue — Investment Fund Loan
MRC Témiscamingue- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 3
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

SODEXPORT — Component 4: International relations
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing

MRC Les Moulins — Social Economy Enterprise Fund
MRC Les Moulins- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Energy Performance Program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Digital Shift Support Fund
Promotion Saguenay- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Developmental Licence Playbook
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Management of companies and enterprises
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Joliette — Technology and Digital Transition Fund (FTTN) – Stream 1
MRC de Joliette (CDÉJ)- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Support for local vitalization projects
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- No Condition
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Existing Building Commissioning program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC du Rocher-Percé — Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC du Rocher-Percé- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

FAQDD — Ecological Transition Accelerator
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)- From $50,000 to $250,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Business support (PSE)
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Matawinie — Tourism Innovation and Development Fund
MRC de Matawinie- From $2,000 to $25,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

FAQDD — Sustainable destination and concerted action - Component 1 - Support for participatory and concerted destination planning to promote responsible, sustainable tourism adapted to the context of climate change
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)- No Condition
- All industries
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Tree planting
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- From $50,000 to $10,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC L'Islet — Youth Initiative Fund (YIF)
MRC de L'Islet- From $2 to $5,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Commercial CoolSaver Program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- Maximum amount : 1,450 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Strategy Loan
MRC Témiscamingue- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Support fund for the development of tourism offers
Société des Attractions Touristiques du Québec (SATQ)- From $25,000 to $60,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Genomics Innovation to Commercialization Program
Génome Québec- From $300,000 to $900,000
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Watercourses
MRC Charlevoix-Est- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Community Support Fund (CSF)
MRC du Golfe du Saint Laurent- No Condition
- All industries

Program authorizing the financing of the operating deficit of certain low-income housing projects
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 1
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy - Canada Summer Jobs Wage Subsidy
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

REGI — Jobs and Growth Fund — CED (QC) — Indigenous stream
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - Multi-distinction and Indigenous Urban Organizations languages projects
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Financial support for northern initiatives
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Social Economy Enterprise Development Fund (FDEÉS)
MRC Beauce-Sartigan- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

New Horizons for Seniors Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Regions and Rurality Fund
MRC L'Île-d'Orléans- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories
Digital Museums Canada (DMC)- From $25,000 to $25,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Rimouski-Neigette — Local Investment Fund
MRC Rimouski-Neigette- From $10,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Kamouraska — Support Program for the Start-up of Religious Heritage Projects
MRC Kamouraska- Maximum amount : 4,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Financial assistance: businesses in areas affected by major construction work
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)

"Artère en transformation" : Subsidy for businesses
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Retail trade

MRC Portneuf — Joint Investment Fund FLI/FLS
MRC Portneuf- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Energy Affordability Program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Bécancour — Business Support Fund (BSF)
MRC Bécancour- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
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MRC L'Islet — Sectoral agreement for the development of culture in Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC de L'Islet- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Information and cultural industries

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Support for Structuring Projects
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Accès jardins
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Ontario Agri-food Research Initiative (OAFRIP)
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Rural Vitality Fund – Automation and Digital Practices
NexDev | Haut-Richelieu Economic Development- From $1,000 to $5,000
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Caniapiscau — Joint FLI/FLS investment
MRC de Caniapiscau- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Grant for the renovation of facades facing a commercial artery
Quebec City- From $20,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Sherbrooke — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Ville de Sherbrooke- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

National Acadian Day funding
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Grow the Herd Pilot Program
Government of Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Novoclimat – Small multi-unit building
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 3,400 $
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance

MTRIC — SI2TEC – Feasibility Studies
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Local Investment Fund FLI – Succession Stream
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Assistance Loan
MRC Témiscamingue- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Cultural Development
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Minimum amount : 500 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Les Etchemins — Business support policy
MRC des Etchemins- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

MRC d'Avignon — Local Investment Funds (FLI) and Local Solidarity Funds (FLS)
MRC Avignon- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Regional Support Fund for Social Programs (FRSPS)
MRC du Golfe du Saint Laurent- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Portneuf — Sustainable Forest Management Program
MRC Portneuf- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

APCHQ — Get financing through the Canada Greener Affordable Housing program: Pre-Retrofit Funding for multi-unit residential buildings
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- Maximum amount : 130,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

MRC L'Islet — Support fund for cultural cafés
MRC de L'Islet- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Quebec Fisheries Fund — Infrastructure
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Shelter Enhancement Program – Renovation
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Studies and consulting services
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $3,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Beauce-Centre — Propulsion Fund
MRC Beauce-Centre- From $1,000 to $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries
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MRC Charlevoix-Est — Vitalization Fund
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Public administration

Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Business support policy
MRC du Golfe du Saint Laurent- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Public administration

SODEXPORT — Component 5: Strategic initiatives
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Fund for tourism and cultural events (FÉTC)
MRC Beauce-Sartigan- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Mitis MRC — Regional and Rural Fund (RRF) - Component 1
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

ARBJ — Economic Development Infrastructure Program (PIDE)
Administration régionale Baie-James (ARBJ)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Mitis — Component 3 : “Signature Innovation” Projects
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Public administration

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Support Program for Structuring Projects (PSPS)
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1
Recyc-Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 1 - Call for proposals to support the development of innovative solutions
MT Lab- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Innovative Communities Fund (ICF)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- All industries

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Innovation
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

- Maximum amount : 40,950 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Festivals and events
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $60,000 to $15,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Mitis — Fonds « Développement La Mitis »
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Public administration

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Light-Duty Vehicle — Not-for-profit
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Estrie — FRR – Component 1
Table of MRCs in the Estrie region- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Applied Research and Development Grants — Industrial Partner
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Social economy enterprise development fund
MRC La Jacques-Cartier- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Biofood market development program — Component 2
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $50,000 to $750,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC de L'Assomption — FLI/FLS
MRC de L'Assomption- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries