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.

C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 1

Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects

Powering the future: Solid-state hydrogen storage for military platforms

Enabling Accessibility Fund 2026 Call for Proposals

MRC Témiscamingue — Business Succession Loan

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Studies and consulting services

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Festivals and Events Support Fund (FSÉF) – Component 2

REGI — Jobs and Growth Fund — CED (QC) — Indigenous stream

Innovate BC — Ignite Program

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - Inuit Language Funding Model

Génome Québec — Genomics Integration Program – Human Health

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 2 - Support for projects and the development of innovative businesses

PME MTL — Subsidies to support social economy initiatives

Indigenous Arts Projects

Genomics integration program – Agriculture and biofood, forestry and environment

First Nations Child and Family Services Program

Financial assistance for nonprofit tenants

APCHQ — Affordable Housing Fund: New Construction - Rapid Housing Sub-Stream

Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 4 - Event in song in French Canada

Alternate work arrangements and work hour reduction

Laval Économique — Collective Entrepreneurship Fund


Multi-unit mortgage Loan Insurance (MLI) Select

Taxi Industry Modernization Support Program (PSMITT)

Northern Ontario Development Program — Community Economic Development
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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.

Innovative Communities Fund (ICF)

MRC Deux-Montagnes — Regional and Rural Fund (FRR) – Stream 3

MRC Les Moulins — FLI/FLS

MRC Joliette — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Festivals and events

Genomic Innovations: Energy and Environmental Solutions

APCHQ — Federal Lands Initiative

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - Métis Nation Language Funding Model

Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP)

Transportez vert — Eco-driving Training

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Structuring the regional tourism offering


APCHQ — Apartment Construction Loan Program: Student Housing

Home Renovation Savings Program

MRC L'Érable — FLI - Social economy development

Community Organization Assistance Program (PAOC) – Support for the Overall Mission

RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Futurpreneur Canada

Financial assistance: businesses in areas affected by major construction work

Financial assistance for large-scale northern projects

National Acadian Day funding

Apartment Construction Loan Program: Standard Rental Housing

Digital Shift Support Fund

RCM de la Mitis — Component 4 : Support for revitalization and intermunicipal cooperation

Support for the purchase of electric off-road vehicles (VHRE)
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CoolSaver Program

Recreational access for people with functional limitations

SODEC — Support for innovative initiatives

MRC Rimouski-Neigette — Local Investment Fund

Genome British Columbia — Genomics Innovation Fund – Intake 002

Estrie — FRR – Component 1

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 2

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Accommodation

RCM de la Mitis — Fonds « Développement La Mitis »

Programme d’habitation abordable Québec - Volet 3 : Initiative de multilogements hautement préfabriqués

Eco-Roof Incentive Program

Financial assistance for hiring First Nations and Inuit members

RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Local investment funds (FLI)

FedNor — Economic Development Initiative (EDI)

CQRDA — PSO-v2A

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Support Fund for Structuring Projects (FSPS)

Cultural Spaces Grant Program - Critical Capital Assistance Capital Grants

Commercial CoolSaver Program

Financial assistance for workforce training in northern communities

Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 2 — Financial Assistance

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 3

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — FRR – Stream 2

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 2

APCHQ — Apartment Construction Loan Program: Seniors Rental Housing

MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Strategy Loan
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First Nations Waste Management Initiative


Transportez vert — Direct current fast charging station

EPRTNT — Attractions, activities and facilities

FACTOR funding for the sound recording industry

Programme d’habitation abordable Québec - Volet 4 : Projets par les développeurs qualifiés pour ménages à revenu faible ou modeste

SODEXPORT — Component 4: International relations

Instant Discounts Program

CleanBC — Custom Program

Supporting the fight against poverty and social exclusion

MRC de D’Autray — Support program for emerging business projects

Ambition-Compétences — Green Economy and Digital Transformation

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — FLI/FLS

Accès jardins

CACHE Challenges

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 3 - Networking with regional innovation organisations

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds d'appui à l'entrepreneuriat collectif (FAEC)

Retrofit Program

CQRDA — PSO-v2b

Artists in Communities program

Musicaction — National collective promotion

Green Alleyway Support Program
