Grants and Funding for Non-Profits in Canada for 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.

CQRDA — PSO-v2A

Genome British Columbia — Genomics Innovation Fund – Intake 002

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Regional Support Fund for Social Programs (FRSPS)

MRC Témiscamingue — Local Investment Fund Loan

MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Social economy enterprise development fund

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 2

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Financial Assistance to Support Rental Housing

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

RCM de la Mitis — Fonds « Développement La Mitis »

Fund to stimulate international business tourism – Stream 1 - Produce a bid book or business plan

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 2

MRC Maskinongé — Social Economy Fund (ES)

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)

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

Cultural Spaces Grant Program - Critical Capital Assistance Capital Grants

Commercial CoolSaver Program

MRC Témiscamingue — Business Succession Loan


MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Support for Structuring Projects

FedDev Ontario — Funding for organizations that help businesses grow

MRC Témiscouata — Program for Restoring Underutilized Agricultural Lands (TAD)

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — FRR – Stream 2
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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.

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

APCHQ — Apartment Construction Loan Program: Seniors Rental Housing

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Rio Tinto Alcan Diversification Fund

MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Reimbursement – Public Market Booth Rental Fees

Social Economy Development Fund

First Nations Waste Management Initiative

MRC de Rivière-du-Loup — FRR – Stream 2: Support for structuring projects to improve living environments


MRC de L'Assomption — FLI/FLS

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 La Jacques-Cartier — Jacques-Cartier Tourism Envelope

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

Ambition-Compétences — Green Economy and Digital Transformation

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — FLI/FLS

Accès jardins

CACHE Challenges

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac — Green Responsibility Fund

MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 2

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 3 - Networking with regional innovation organisations
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Energy Innovation Program – Advancing Canada’s clean energy future

MRC L'Islet — Vitalization fund

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

MRC Portneuf — Heritage and Culture Fund

Retrofit Program

Artists in Communities program

Musicaction — National collective promotion

Green Alleyway Support Program

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

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 3

Support fund for the development of tourism offers

MRC L'Islet — Support Fund for Structural Projects (FSPS)

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Event Fund

MRC La Matapédia — Regions and Rurality Fund of La Matapédia - Structuring Projects Support Policy

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

Tourism Growth Program (TGP) — Quebec

Call for Projects on the Procurement & Conditioning of Forest Biomass for Bioenergy Production

MRC Témiscamingue — Investment Fund Loan

MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Strategy Loan

Developing Medicines through Open Science (DMOS)

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

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants

MRC Caniapiscau — Signature innovation

MRC Les Moulins — Social Economy Enterprise Fund

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 3
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Energy Performance Program


MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Capitale-Nationale Region Fund (FRCN) – Île d’Orléans Stream

Supporting community development corporations

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

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Support for local vitalization projects

FAQDD — Ecological Transition Accelerator

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Business support (PSE)

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

Programme d’habitation abordable Québec - Volet 1 : Projets pour ménages à revenu faible ou modeste


MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Business support policy

MRC L'Islet — Youth Initiative Fund (YIF)

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Fund for tourism and cultural events (FÉTC)

FAQDD — Sustainable destination and concerted action — Component 2 - Support for the implementation of projects arising from a participative and concerted approach within the destination to promote responsible, sustainable tourism adapted to the context of climate change

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Local Investment Funds FLI-FLS

Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (TIRAP)

Évolution-Compétences — Call for projects Parcours Exploration

Program to help Québec tourism activities, attractions and events go digital — Activities, attractions and events

MRC Les Basques — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)

MRC Bellechasse — Social Economy Enterprise Development Fund (FDEÉS)

Research Consortium Tax Credit

EPRTNT — Attractions, activities and facilities

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Community Support Fund (CSF)
