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.

Support fund for the development of tourism offers

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

Tourism Growth Program (TGP) — Quebec

MRC du Rocher-Percé — Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)

Developing Medicines through Open Science (DMOS)

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 3 - Innovation Signature

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac — Green Responsibility Fund

MRC Les Moulins — Social Economy Enterprise Fund

Energy Performance Program

MRC Kamouraska — Regional Outreach Support Program (FRR-1)

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

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

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 Bellechasse — Social Economy Enterprise Development Fund (FDEÉS)


MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Community Support Fund (CSF)
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Program authorizing the financing of the operating deficit of certain low-income housing projects

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 1 - Call for proposals to support the development of innovative solutions

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

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy - Canada Summer Jobs Wage Subsidy

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

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

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - Multi-distinction and Indigenous Urban Organizations languages projects

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — FLI/FLS

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)

Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories

MRC Joliette — Technology and Digital Transition Fund (FTTN) – Stream 1

Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives

Financial support for northern initiatives

MRC Sept-Rivières — Local funds (FLI/FLS)

MRC Coaticook — Local Fund FLI/FLS

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 1

New Horizons for Seniors Program

SODEXPORT — Component 1: Strategic development of companies abroad

Genomics Innovation to Commercialization Program

Supporting community development corporations

"Artère en transformation" : Subsidy for businesses

Energy Affordability Program

Environmentally responsible production, dissemination, promotion and consolidation or resource-pooling

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 3

Ontario Agri-food Research Initiative (OAFRIP)
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Rural Vitality Fund – Automation and Digital Practices

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Support for Structuring Projects

Musicaction — Skills development

Grant for the renovation of facades facing a commercial artery

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Signature Innovation Fund

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

CQRDA — PSO-International

Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (AEP) — Access to Capital

Îles-de-la-madeleine — Vitalization frame - Component 2

Grow the Herd Pilot Program

Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 2

Quebec Fisheries Fund — Infrastructure

MRC Maskinongé — Social Economy Fund (ES)

Novoclimat – Small multi-unit building

FedDev Ontario — Funding for organizations that help businesses grow

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Cultural Development

HomeEnergySaver Program

SODEC — Support for cultural events

MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 3 – Market Gardening Program

MRC Témiscamingue — Investment Fund Loan

Existing Building Commissioning program

APCHQ — Get financing through the Canada Greener Affordable Housing program: Pre-Retrofit Funding for multi-unit residential buildings

MRC de Montcalm — FLI/FLS

Shelter Enhancement Program – Renovation

MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Assistance Loan
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Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 1

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Assistance Fund for Bridge and Culvert Repair Projects on State-Owned Lands

MTRIC — SI2TEC – Feasibility Studies

MRC d'Avignon — Local Investment Funds (FLI) and Local Solidarity Funds (FLS)



MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Support Program for Events and Festivals

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Attractions, activities and facilities

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Studies and consulting services

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Quebec Fund for Social Initiatives (FQIS)

Rail Transportation Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program — Part 3 — Studies

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Social Economy Business Development Fund (FDEES)

MRC Kamouraska — Bas-Saint-Laurent Territorial Partnership Program


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

MRC Papineau — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)

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

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Social Economy and Sustainable Development Business Development Fund

Program to help Québec tourism activities, attractions and events go digital — Incoming and fixed-price agencies

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

ID Gatineau — FDEES

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 1 - Regional outreach support

SODEXPORT — Component 5: Strategic initiatives

