Quebec Grants for Non-Profit Organizations: Comprehensive Overview and Opportunities
Non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Quebec play a vital role in supporting social, cultural, and community development. Access to grants and funding opportunities is essential for these organizations to carry out impactful projects that benefit local communities, address social issues, and promote economic growth. Quebec offers various grant programs specifically designed for non-profit organizations, providing crucial financial support for development, innovation, and community services. This article provides an overview of Quebec’s grant programs for non-profits, highlights the funding options available across Canada, and introduces key resources like Grantwatch for accessing international grant opportunities.

EPRTNT — Studies and consulting services
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Évolution-Compétences -Partnership for training and innovation
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 50 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services

Social and Community Initiatives Support Program (SCISP) – Social Initiatives Component
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - First Nations Languages Funding Model
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

QEPD — Diversify your economy - CED (QC)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Support for commercial arteries — Component 2 – Support for economic development projects
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- All industries

Environmental Damages Fund
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Public administration

Renovation subsidy for retail businesses on Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Retail trade

Rénoclimat
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- From $50 to $3,750
- All industries

Canada Periodical Fund — Aid to Publishers
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Support for commercial arteries — Component 3 – Support for the operations and projects of a business association and commercial streets
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- All industries

MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 3.1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 107,950 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 4 – Soutien à la vitalisation et à la coopération intermunicipale : Axe Vitalisation
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Community Action Support Program for Families – Component 1 – Support for the overall mission of community family organizations (CFOs)
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Community Action Support Program for Families – Component 3 – Support for Family Partners
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Grant for a circular economy assessment
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Other services (except public administration)

MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 3.2
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Social and Community Initiatives Support Program (SCISP) – Community Action and Volunteerism Component
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Innovation continuum
Axelys- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement in tourism
Quebec Ministry of Tourism (MTO)- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Roulez Vert — Used vehicle rebate
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 3,500 $
- Retail trade

MAPAQ — Ministerial initiative for the development of greenhouses and large tunnels
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Trois-Rivières — Affordable Housing Development Support Program
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance

Trois-Rivières — Redevelopment of the first neighborhoods – Stream 2: Renovation of heritage buildings
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Trois-Rivières — Redevelopment of the first neighborhoods – Stream 3: Management and disposal of contaminated soil and dry materials
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Public administration
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Petits établissements accessibles
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Trois-Rivières — Revitalization of certain serviced land and recycling of certain buildings
City of Trois-Rivières- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Community Action Support Program for Families – Component 2 – Support for National and Regional Groups
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Trois-Rivières — Revitalization of commercial arteries in the city's oldest neighborhoods – Stream 3: Revitalization and development of local businesses
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

FAQDD — Reducing air and noise pollution – Component 2
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

PRIMA — Call for Projects
Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub (PRIMA)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Health care and social assistance

Community Action Support Program for Families – Component 4 – One-time Support for Innovative Projects
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Feasibility study – Adaptation in Action
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 70,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Public administration

Organic Waste Management Support Program for Industry, Commerce, and Institutions (PMOICI)
Recyc-Québec- From $75,000 to $500,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services

Support, modernization, and alignment program with needs and markets for construction, renovation, demolition, and deconstruction waste
Recyc-Québec- From $100,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Construction
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Social and Community Initiatives Support Program (SCISP) – Participation and Inclusion Component
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Support program for Quebec sports federations
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Financial Support Program for Community Daycare Activities – Component 1: Financial Assistance for CDCA Activities
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Call for projects SOVAR
Axelys- From $15,000 to $20,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Financial support program for community daycare activities – Component 2: Financial assistance for one-time projects
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Valorization in RNA
Axelys- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Financial assistance for a standard project to implement GHG emission reduction measures
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Productivity-Skills
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 85% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services

CED — Black Entrepreneurship Program
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

Dedicated Fund for the English-Speaking Communities of Quebec – Community Life
Canadian Heritage- Up to 100% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Trellis Micro-grants
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

innovÉÉ — FiabilitÉÉ
innovÉÉ- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities

innovÉÉ — INNOV-R — SME
innovÉÉ- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Guidance grants
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Hosting
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services
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Programme d’habitation abordable Québec - Volet 2 : Projets pour personnes ayant des besoins particuliers en habitation
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Community Opportunity Fund
Youth Employment Services (Yes)- No Condition
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Studies and consulting services
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Project Funding for organizations
Conseil des arts de Montréal- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Wood Construction Innovation Program
Gouvernement du Québec- From $400,000 to $2,500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Public administration

Food Industry Personality of the Year 2026
Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services

Emergency Management FireSmart Program
Indigenous Services Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Territorial Development Support Policy – Component 1: Support for regional outreach
MRC de Manicouagan- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 3: Project Implementation, It's time to take action!
NexDev | Haut-Richelieu Economic Development- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Extend the employment periods of your staff — Partnership and workforce matching component
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Trois-Rivières — Revitalization of commercial arteries in the city's oldest neighborhoods – Stream 1: Renovation of commercial storefronts
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Stream 1: Company consultations/micro-diagnosis and selection assistance
NexDev | Haut-Richelieu Economic Development- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)

Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 2: Feasibility study - audit towards a 4.0 transition
NexDev | Haut-Richelieu Economic Development- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Community Support Program - Municipal Component
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Public administration

PROMPT — GHG Reduction – SME Component
PROMPT- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Festivals and events
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Workplace first aid training
The Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST)- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction

Indigenous Initiatives Fund IV
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Funding charitable organizations — Local Grants
Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Studies and consulting services
Laurentides Tourism- From $10,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Rail Transportation Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program — Part 3 — Studies
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 66.67% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

MRC des Chenaux — Chenaux Local Social Economy Fund (FLÉS)
MRC des Chenaux- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

SODEXPORT — Component 1: Strategic development of companies abroad
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 160,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Joliette — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
MRC de Joliette (CDÉJ)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 2 - Support for projects and the development of innovative businesses
MT Lab- Maximum amount : 90,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
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MRC Les Moulins — FLI/FLS
MRC Les Moulins- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Alternate work arrangements and work hour reduction
Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MESSQ)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Local Investment Funds FLI-FLS
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- From $5,000 to $300,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

Financial assistance for nonprofit tenants
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Financial Assistance to Support Rental Housing
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Construction

Taxi Industry Modernization Support Program (PSMITT)
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Festivals and events
Laurentides Tourism- From $15,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 2
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 750,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC de Mékinac — FRR Stream 2
MRC de Mékinac- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 67% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 2
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities

Ambition-Compétences — Green Economy and Digital Transformation
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — FLI/FLS
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est — Rural Region Fund - Signature Innovation
MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Îles-de-la-madeleine — Vitalization frame - Component 2
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Accommodation
Laurentides Tourism- From $30,000 to $95,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Supporting community development corporations
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Financial assistance for hiring First Nations and Inuit members
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 1 - Regional outreach support
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Program to help Québec tourism activities, attractions and events go digital — Incoming and fixed-price agencies
Gouvernement du Québec- From $10,000 to $60
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

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

MRC de Mékinac — Support fund for cultural initiatives
MRC de Mékinac- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Attractions, activities and facilities
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

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

Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 2
Recyc-Québec- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Structuring the regional tourism offering
Laurentides Tourism- From $20,000 to $95,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services