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.

Lakeshore Community Benefit Fund Grant
Municipality of Lakeshore- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.1
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 225,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC Beauce-Centre — E-commerce assistance program
MRC Beauce-Centre- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Quebec Sponsorships
Sun Life Financial- No Condition
- All industries

ACCLR Info entrepreneurs — Business services
ACCLR Info entrepreneurs- No Condition
- All industries

innovÉÉ — Accord
innovÉÉ- From $100,000 to $350,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Community Response Grants
United Way of Sarnia-Lambton- No Condition
- All industries

Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Water professions
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Utilities

Justice and Reconciliation Fund
The United Church of Canada Foundation (UCCF)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

PANAM recognition program
City of Montreal (MTL)- No Condition
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Enfant Soleil - Care Environment Fund
Opération Enfant Soleil- No Condition
- All industries

Vision Fund - Seed Grants for Innovative Ministry
The United Church of Canada Foundation (UCCF)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Emergent Need Grants
Salt Spring Island Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Sponsorship and Donations
Affinity Credit Union- No Condition
- All industries

Fight Against Disease
Fondation Sibylla Hesse- No Condition
- All industries

WindsorEssex Community Foundation - KidStartGrants
The Greater Windsor Community Foundation- Maximum amount : 500 $
- All industries

Donation Program
Laurentian Bank- No Condition
- All industries
Events and Youth Initiatives
Canadian Race Relations Foundation- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Circular Initiatives Awards
Circular Québec- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component - Appreciation and Rapprochement
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- All industries

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning Component
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- No Condition
- All industries

Enfant Soleil - Sport and Susatainable Health Fund
Opération Enfant Soleil- No Condition
- All industries

Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 1 — Support Pathway
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Pauw Foundation True Sport Youth Fund
Wim and Nancy Pauw Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Arts Funding Program - Three-Year Operating Funding
City of Ottawa- No Condition
- All industries
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Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Structuring the tourism offer
Tourisme Baie-James- From $25,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Indigenous Cultural Heritage Program
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Funding for Sport Groups
Sask Sport Inc.- No Condition
- All industries

Major Capital Grants
The Winnipeg Foundation- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component - Support for Interpretation and Translation
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Accompaniment and technical support for Québec forestry companies (MASTE)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Program for financial contributions to the ecological transition
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — FLI/FLS
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

PISAQ – Stream 2
Gouvernement du Québec- From $2,000 to $30,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

CALQ — Promotion and awareness-raising
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

DEPS — Assistance and support program for local businesses
Economic Development Pierre-De Saurel (DEPS)- Up to 20% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component B
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $57,142 to $330,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

District of Sicamous Community Service Grant
Shuswap Community Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Caniapiscau — Structuring projects
MRC de Caniapiscau- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

MEDTEQ+ — Impact
Consortium de recherche et d’innovation en technologies médicales du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Canada Periodical Fund - Business Innovation
Department of Canadian Heritage (LJI)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Help for community media operations
Ministry of Culture and Communications (MCC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Community Interaction Program — Awareness-raising
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)

Partnered Initiatives
Pacific Salmon Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

ARBJ — Business start-up, expansion and succession program (PDERE)
Administration régionale Baie-James (ARBJ)- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- All industries

Innov'Action agroalimentaire Program
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

CQRDA — SI2TEC
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Business Assistance — Immigrant Investor Program
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

ivari's Healthy Steps Program
Transamerica Life Canada- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries
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Call for Proposals: Improving Access to Primary Care for Vulnerable Communities in Quebec
The Trottier Family Foundation- No Condition
- All industries

Quebec Housing Industry Development Program (PADIQH)
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 66.67% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

True Patriot Love Foundation - Military Creative Arts Fund
True Patriot Love Foundation for Support of Military Families- No Condition
- All industries

True Patriot Love Foundation - Bell True Patriot Love Fund
True Patriot Love Foundation for Support of Military Families- From $5,000 to $75,000
- All industries

Évolution-Compétences — Innovation and knowledge component
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

SODEC — Development Aid Program
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

General Class Contribution Program
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust — Operations Patient Capital Loan
Chantier de l'économie sociale- From $50,000 to $250,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

PISAQ – Stream 4
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Sporting Events Support Program
Quebec Minstry of Education- From $1,000 to $15,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Data standardization support program
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

ECHO Foundation — Mental health
ECHO Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Assistance program for setting up offices in Old Saint-Jean
City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Civil Remedies Grant Program
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Community Donations
ATB Financial- No Condition
- All industries

Capital project: Retrofit of existing municipal buildings
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Public administration

CMHC - Affordable Housing Fund - New Construction - Rapid Housing Sub-Stream
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)- Maximum amount : 963,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Private Archives Processing Support Program
National Library and Archives of Quebec (BANQ)- From $5,000 to $20,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Public administration

Job integration contract
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- All industries

Protecting habitats
Quebec Wildlife Foundation- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Capitalization of Social Economy Enterprises (CAES) — Stream 2
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $50,000 to $2,000,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

DEPS — Local Investment Fund
Economic Development Pierre-De Saurel (DEPS)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries
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Indigenous Participation Fund - Advanced exploration and development support strean
Ontario Ministry of Energy and Mines- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Indigenous Participation Fund - Engagement and relationship-building stream
Ontario Ministry of Energy and Mines- No Condition
- All industries

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 4
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Tourism Business Development Fund (TBDF)
Quebec Ministry of Tourism (MTO)- From $50,000 to $500,000
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Programme d’appui au développement des secteurs stratégiques et des créneaux d’excellence (PADS)
UAS Centre of Excellence- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Fonds Développement La Mitis - Regional Fund
La Mitis RMC- No Condition
- All industries

Social Development Fund of the City of Trois-Rivières
City of Trois-Rivières- No Condition
- All industries
Stream 2: Regional or interregional approach to agri-environment
Quebec Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation- Maximum amount : 9,500 $
- All industries

Indigenous cultural partnership
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Milton Community Connections Grant
Town of Milton- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- All industries

Mission Inclusion - Support for Quebec Organizations - Organizational Accompaniment
Jules and Paul-Émile Léger Foundation; L'OEUVRE LÉGER; LEGER FOUNDATION- Up to 66% of project cost
- All industries

Community Action Fund
New Brunswick Executive Council Office- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Youth Education Grants Program
MONAT Gratitude Inc.- No Condition
- All industries

City Grant Program - Health, Social and Safety
City of Richmond Hill- No Condition
- All industries

City Grant Program - Arts and Culture - Project Assistance
City of Richmond Hill- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Private Archives Support Program
National Library and Archives of Quebec (BANQ)- Maximum amount : 85,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 1
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.3
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $200,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

United Way Hastings & Prince Edward Inc. - Innovation Fund - Small Grants (Organizational Capacity and Collaboration)
United Way of Quinte Inc.- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- All industries

United Way Hastings & Prince Edward Inc. - Community Impact Fund
United Way of Quinte Inc.- Minimum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Structuring the tourism offer
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Financial assistance program for regional service units in the areas of recreation, sports, outdoor activities, and physical activity (PAFURS)
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

SODEC — Production support
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 4,000,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

DEPS — Social Economy Development Fund
Economic Development Pierre-De Saurel (DEPS)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

ECHO Foundation — Environment
ECHO Foundation- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration