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.

ARBJ — Economic Development Infrastructure Program (PIDE)

RCM de la Mitis — Component 3 : “Signature Innovation” Projects

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Support Program for Structuring Projects (PSPS)

Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component

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

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Festivals and events

MRC Témiscamingue — Local Investment Fund Loan

Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Light-Duty Vehicle — Not-for-profit

Applied Research and Development Grants — Industrial Partner

Biofood market development program — Component 2

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Financial Assistance to Support Rental Housing

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Vitalization Fund

Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) — Positions in QC

Community Economic Development (CED)

OAC — Deaf and Disability Arts Projects

Financial assistance program for businesses in physical activities (PAFEMAP)

RCM de la Mitis — RenoRegion Fund

Musicaction — International Event

MRC Coaticook — Vitality Entrepreneurship Fund

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat

Ecological Gift Program

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 2 - Support for local and regional development skills

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Sustainable Forest Management Program

Genome British Columbia — Data Access, Integration and Analysis Program (DAIA) 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.

PME MTL — Je relève le défi vert

Genome British Columbia — GeneSolve Program

MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 3

La Ruche — FMC+

MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Local Investment Funds

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Hosting

Genome British Columbia — Sector Innovation Program

Social economy enterprises — Support for structuring projects

Community Organization Assistance Program (PAOC) – Support for needs determined by the SHQ

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Support for preliminary studies and expertise funds for project implementation (PSEFE)

Alberta Agricultural Societies Program

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Attractions, activities, and amenities

APCHQ — Affordable Housing Innovation Fund

Support program for the development of reserved designations and promotional terms — Component 2

Transportez vert — Coaching for energy management

Financial assistance to promote food security in northern communities

SODEXPORT — Component 3: Collective presence at markets and fairs, and other export activities

Strategic Science Fund (SSF)

Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 1 : Supporting the development of entrepreneurship

Cultural Development Fund

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FDEÉS

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Intercultural Projects

MRC Témiscouata — Signature Innovation Fund - Component 3 - Rurality and Region Fund

Community Organization Assistance Program (PAOC) – Support for projects

MRC Sept-Rivières — Support for entrepreneurship (SE)
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MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Festivals and Events Support Fund (FSÉF) – Component 1

Impulse-Skills program


Black Arts Projects

Digital Museums Canada — Digital Projects

MRC Haute-Yamaska — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)

Indigenous Justice Program - The Capacity-Building Fund

Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Short-Term Projects

Supporting youth employment centers

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Support for structuring projects (PSPS)

MRC Arthabaska — Social Economy Business Development Fund (FDEÉS)

PME MTL — Business Diversity Support Program for the Southwest

MRC Bellechasse — Support for initiatives from rural areas (AIMR)

Assistance program for venues

Biofood market development program — Component 1

Indigenous Justice Program - Indigenous Engagement Fund

Employment stabilization

Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)

Indigenous Justice Program - The Community-Based Justice Fund

OAC — Music Organizations: Operating

Tourism establishment accessibility program

MRC Maskinongé — RRF-stream 3 Signature innovation

Language Interpreter Grants

Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP)

Occupational Health and Safety Prevention and Innovation Program
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Developing a green alley or public space in CDN-NDG

OAC — Artists in Communities and Schools Projects

CMHC - National Housing Strategy Solutions Labs

Community Planting and Stewardship Grant

Workforce Development Stream

CREB® REALTOR® Community Foundation - Community Grants


Neighbourhood Planting Program

G. Murray and Edna Forbes Foundation Fund

Micro & Leadership Grants

Skills Catalyst Fund

SickKids Foundation - New Investigator Research Grants

School Food Infrastructure Grant
B.I.G. – Black Ideas Grant

ViaSport - Rally Together Fund: Sport Volunteering Grant

Fish & Wildlife Grants

Promotion Program – Industry Initiatives Stream


Cultural Indigenous Funding (CIF)

Job Creation Partnership Northwest Territories

Global Impact Cash Grants

Strategic Fund – Community Life

Humanities in Place

Impact Canada - Food Waste Reduction Challenge: Novel Technologies (Streams C and D)
