Substance Use and Addictions Program

• Budget 2023 committed $359.2 million over five years to support projects, including $144 million specifically allocated for the Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) to fund community-based initiatives and interventions.
• Examples of project funding amounts include up to $53 million over five years for the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, with other project-specific allocations ranging from approximately $69,000 to over $6 million, depending on project scope and duration.

• The applicant must be a Canadian not-for-profit organization, charitable organization, health organization (including hospitals and community health organizations), public institution (including universities and educational centres), or an agency of provincial, territorial, municipal, or Indigenous governments.
• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit not-for-profit organizations are eligible.
• The proposed project must address substance use prevention, harm reduction, or treatment aligning with the program's priorities.
• For organizations located and operating only in Quebec, written authorization from the Ministre responsable des Relations canadiennes et de la Francophonie canadienne is required.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit health organizations (including hospitals, regional health councils, community health organizations)
• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Registered not-for-profit charitable organizations
• Canadian educational institutions (including universities, boards of education, and other centres of education)
• Other levels of government and their agencies (Indigenous, provincial, territorial, municipal)
• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit not-for-profit organizations

Who is not eligible

• For-profit companies, including those engaged in commercial activities.
• Individuals seeking funding personally.
• Federal Crown corporations.

Eligible expenses

• Salary and benefits for essential staff, including support workers, clinicians, peer educators, and managers.
• Purchase of supplies and equipment necessary for service delivery (e.g., harm reduction materials, educational tools, tobacco or alcohol cessation support resources).
• Costs related to the organization and delivery of training, workshops, informational sessions, and mentoring programs for staff and participants.
• Fees for external professional services (consultation, mentoring, health expertise, telemedicine technology tools).
• Logistical support expenses such as transportation, accommodation for participants or teams, and rental of spaces necessary for the execution of approved activities.

Eligible geographic areas

• All provinces and territories in Canada.
• For organizations located and operating only in Quebec, funding is distributed and managed by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) of Quebec.

• Significant and equitable positioning of individuals with lived experience or experiencing concrete situations (PVVEC) within the organization and the project.
• Consideration of cultural change objectives for better integration of PVVEC within the organization.
• Emphasis on the development and testing of services for diverse groups disproportionately affected or with lower outcomes during post-release support and social reintegration.
• Involvement of individuals with concrete experience in the development and implementation of tools and programs.
• Development of tools or programs that respect cultural values and take trauma into account.

• The Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) manages SUAP funds for organizations operating exclusively in Quebec; written authorization from the responsible minister is required.
• New information sessions and presentations may be available to applicants upon request.
• Details on currently funded projects are updated regularly as new agreements are finalized.
• SUAP funding is time-limited and specific to each project.