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Find Your Stride
Last Update: February 3, 2026
Canada
Support for women’s employment and life skills programs
Grant and Funding
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- No Condition
Timeline
- Closing date : September 30, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
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
- Mental Health and Crisis Intervention
- Employment and Training
Target groups
- Women & girls
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Local
Overview
This program supports nonprofits that help women build employment and life skills. Maximum funding amount is not specified in the available information, and supported activities focus on career training, educational skills access, and life-skills programming such as well-being and financial literacy.
Activities funded
- Employment skills programming that helps women access educational skills and career training to secure stable employment.
- Life skills programming that supports women on the path to economic independence, including mental health and well-being.
- Financial literacy programming for women to strengthen economic independence.
- Confidence and self-esteem programming that supports women’s self-sufficiency.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 25,000
Retail job-readiness program with certifications, coaching, and employer connections
$ 18,000
Life-skills and financial literacy workshops with mental-health supports
Documents Needed
Eligibility
- Be a registered charity or non-profit organization for more than 12 months.
- Offer programs or services aligned with the Find Your Stride pillars (employment skills and/or life skills for women).
- Be located or serve a population within 20 kilometers of a TJX store, Distribution Centre, or office.
- Have a public nondiscrimination policy covering the categories specified by the funder.
Who is eligible?
- Registered charities
- Non-profit organizations
Who is not eligible
- Organizations that have received funding from TJX Canada in the past 12 months
- Organizations that are not registered charities or non-profit organizations
- Organizations operating for 12 months or less
Eligible expenses
Ineligible Costs and Activities
Eligible geographic areas
- Organizations located within 20 kilometers of a TJX store, Distribution Centre, or office
- Organizations serving populations within 20 kilometers of a TJX store, Distribution Centre, or office
Selection criteria
Processing and Agreement
Additional information
- Letters of inquiry are accepted only for the two stated focus areas: employment skills and life skills for women.
- Applicants must have a public nondiscrimination policy covering the categories listed by the funder.
- The letter of inquiry deadline listed is September 30, 2025.
- Funding is restricted to organizations that have not received support from TJX Canada in the past 12 months.
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