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Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals
Funding for urgent overdose response projects
Last Update: May 15, 2026
Funding available
Varies by project
Timeline
- Closing date : November 4, 2025
Location
Canada
Overview
Health Canada’s Emergency Treatment Fund provides up to $2,000,000 per fiscal year per organization for urgent substance use and overdose response projects. It supports culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and evidence-based services, activities, and capacity-building across Canada.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
Eligible Funding
- Varies by project
Timeline
- Closing date : November 4, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Research
- Social Services
- Emergency and Relief
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- 100% donations / grants
- Mixed revenue (<50% earned)
Scope
- All dimensions
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Projects addressing urgent substance use and overdose needs in communities
- Recovery support and community programming
- Harm reduction and overdose prevention activities
- Training, education, and immediate access to substance use support services
- Capital-related projects that support substance use programming
Documents Needed
- Proof of legal status documents
- Board of Directors list
- Indigenous-led organization confirmation letter, if applicable
- Letters of support from partners, if applicable
- Evidence file supporting the project need, if included
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Canadian municipalities and their agencies outside Quebec and Alberta
- First Nations
- Inuit communities
- Métis governing bodies
- Indigenous not-for-profit organizations and health authorities
Who is not eligible
- Quebec municipalities subject to M-30
- Alberta municipalities subject to Alberta's Provincial Priorities Act
- Organizations not listed as eligible applicants
Eligible expenses
- Personnel salaries and benefits
- Contractual personnel
- Travel and accommodation
- Materials and supplies
- Equipment, rent, utilities, performance measurement, capital expenditures, and other direct project costs
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Costs for preparing or submitting the application
- Direct treatment services and medical assessment fees
- Operation of Supervised Consumption Sites or Overdose Prevention Sites
- Construction of new buildings, land purchases, and legal fees
- Duplicate or extended ETF-funded activities, and costs covered by other funding sources
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
- Canadian municipalities outside Quebec and Alberta
- Indigenous communities across Canada
- Quebec and Alberta Indigenous entities are eligible
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are received through the Funding Application System and acknowledged by email.
- Health Canada screens and assesses applications against urgency, eligibility, and project capacity criteria.
- Applicants are notified in writing of the final funding decision.
- Successful applicants must sign a formal funding agreement before funds are administered.
- Funded projects may be audited and reporting requirements apply.
Additional information
- Current and past ETF recipients may apply.
- Priority may be given to applicants not previously selected for ETF funding.
- Eligible projects must be new and not duplicate or extend previous ETF-funded work.
- Some applicants in Quebec may need written provincial confirmation before applying.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals?
Health Canada’s Emergency Treatment Fund provides up to $2,000,000 per fiscal year per organization for urgent substance use and overdose response projects. It supports culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and evidence-based services, activities, and capacity-building across Canada.
Who is eligible for the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals program?
To be eligible for the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals program, you must:
Addresses urgent substance use needs
Project-ready and feasible
Complies with applicable laws
What expenses are eligible under Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals?
Projects addressing urgent substance use and overdose needs in communities
Recovery support and community programming
Harm reduction and overdose prevention activities
Training, education, and immediate access to substance use support services
Capital-related projects that support substance use programming
Where is the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals available?
The Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals program is available across Canada.
Is the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals?
Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals is funded by Health Canada