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Right Care Challenge

Supports initiatives reducing avoidable emergency department visits
Healthcare Excellence Canada (CFHI)
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Funding available
$ 34,250
Timeline
  • Closing date : October 31, 2025
Location
Canada

Overview

This program offers monetary awards of up to $34,250 to recognize initiatives that help ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Eligible activities include already-started or existing initiatives that can reduce avoidable emergency department visits, such as expanded primary care access, workforce transformation, integrated care models, and community health promotion.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.

At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Increase performance through digital transformation
  • Increase social or community impact
  • Develop strategic partnerships
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 34,250 $
Timeline
  • Closing date : October 31, 2025

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Public administration
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
  • Hospitals and Rehabilitation
  • Nursing Homes
  • Mental Health and Crisis Intervention
  • Other Health Services
  • Social Services
Target groups
  • All the groups
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • All dimensions

Next steps

1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility

Activities funded

  • Initiatives that expand access to primary care (e.g., team-based models, optimized scheduling practices, and other innovations).
  • Workforce transformation initiatives (e.g., expanding scopes of practice, reducing administrative burden, improving licensing pathways).
  • Integrated and innovative care model initiatives (e.g., virtual care, connected medicine linking primary, urgent, and emergency care).
  • Community health promotion initiatives to prevent disease and promote health.

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Long-term care organizations, hospitals, and primary care organizations
  • Home and community care providers, mental health services, and addictions services
  • Healthcare associations and organizations supporting system-wide improvements
  • First Nations, Inuit, and Métis health service delivery organizations
  • Health regions, health authorities, and provincial/territorial governments

Eligible geographic areas

  • Canada (teams based in Canada)

Additional information

  • Teams can apply for multiple awards.
  • Registration provides access to virtual learning, coaching, and networking opportunities.
  • Initiatives can be new (already started) or existing.
  • The challenge encourages participation from rural, remote, and urban settings.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Right Care Challenge Program

Here are answers to the most common questions about the Right Care Challenge. 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 Right Care Challenge?

This program offers monetary awards of up to $34,250 to recognize initiatives that help ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Eligible activities include already-started or existing initiatives that can reduce avoidable emergency department visits, such as expanded primary care access, workforce transformation, integrated care models, and community health promotion.

How much funding can be received?

Right Care Challenge Funds up to $34,250 of admissible expenses.

Who is eligible for the Right Care Challenge program?

To be eligible for the Right Care Challenge program, you must: Based in Canada Publicly funded health and/or social services Initiative reducing emergency department pressure

What expenses are eligible under Right Care Challenge?

Initiatives that expand access to primary care (e.g., team-based models, optimized scheduling practices, and other innovations). Workforce transformation initiatives (e.g., expanding scopes of practice, reducing administrative burden, improving licensing pathways). Integrated and innovative care model initiatives (e.g., virtual care, connected medicine linking primary, urgent, and emergency care). Community health promotion initiatives to prevent disease and promote health.

Who can I contact for more information about the Right Care Challenge?

You can contact Healthcare Excellence Canada (CFHI).

Where is the Right Care Challenge available?

The Right Care Challenge program is available across Canada.

Is the Right Care Challenge a grant, loan, or tax credit?

Right Care Challenge is a Grant and Funding

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