Directory of Funding Resources

LAST PAGE UPDATE: August 20, 2025

The focus of this section is funding for charities, incorporated nonprofits, and unincorporated grassroots nonprofits, including nonprofit social enterprises. For-profit social enterprises and impact-focused businesses may want to explore Government of Canada supports for business.)

  • August 31: Carbonzero Opens Community Micro Grant
    The Carbonzero Community Micro Grant (CCMG) program provides funding to registered charities and incorporated non-profits undertaking initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create positive community impacts.
  • September 17: New Horizons for Seniors Program
    The Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program which funds community-based projects that support and engage seniors. Details and the applicant guide are available on the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) website.
  • October 1: Westminster College Foundation
    Westminster College Foundation provides grants to registered charitable organizations in London, Middlesex, and Elgin counties which support the following impact areas:
    - Youth and Seniors' well-being and mental health
    - Youth and Seniors focusing on poverty and isolation issues
    - Support of affordable housing
  • October 17: Petro-Canada CareMakers Local Grants
    Funding available for charities that support family caregivers with services like education, respite care, transportation, meals, financial help, and healthcare navigation.
  • Ongoing: National Bank Financial Group Funding
    Supports registered nonprofits across Canada in areas like health, education, community development, arts & culture, entrepreneurship, diversity & inclusion, and the environment.
  • Ongoing: Save ON Energy Retrofit Program
    Get financial incentives to upgrade equipment that will lower energy costs, improve productivity and support your business’s sustainability goals. Join other like-minded businesses who are seeing the benefits the Retrofit Program provides in saving on operational costs and contributing to a brighter future.
        • RBC Future Launch - Applications on a rolling basis
          RBC Future Launch supports initiatives targeting youth aged 15-29, focusing on work-integrated learning, bridging the skills gap, and leveraging mentorship and social media to guide young Canadians toward career opportunities.
        • McLean Foundation - The McLean Foundation supports projects by charities and qualified donees in arts, environment, education, social welfare, and health that show promise of improving the wellbeing of people, communities, and our environment which may initially lack broad public appeal and are unlikely to be funded by others.
        • CIBC Championing Inclusive Communities - Applications ongoing
          CIBC Foundation funds Canadian charities and organizations that focus on inclusive education and employment initiatives for underserved communities.
        • The Frank J. Flaman Foundation - Funding requests on an ongoing basisThe foundation funds Canadian charities with a specific focus now on the needs of families and children on a more local level in the following areas: food availability, shelter, supporting basic education, water and safety. 
        • The Trottier Family Foundation - Letters of Intent accepted on an ongoing basis
          Funding for projects from registered Canadian charities and qualified donees related to climate and the environment, science, health, education, community, and international.
        • Affordable Housing Fund - Applications ongoing. The Affordable Housing Fund provides capital to partnered organizations* for new affordable housing and the renovation and repair of existing affordable and community housing. Funds are provided as low-interest and/or forgivable loans and contributions and are available to organizations that have partnered with another organization or level of government and have secured some funding.
        • Ontario Transit Investment Fund - Applications ongoing
          The Ministry of Transportation has officially launched the Ontario Transit Investment Fund originally announced in the 2024 Budget. The $5 million fund is slated to address transit service gaps by supporting the start-up and growth of transit services in unserved and underserved communities across the province. Through the fund, municipalities, Indigenous communities, and nonprofit organizations will lead project teams consisting of key partners to develop integrated, coordinated, and sustainable transit services.
        • Law Foundation of Ontario - Responsive - Applications on a rolling basis
          The Law Foundation of Ontario is accepting applications for its 2024 Responsive program. This grant offers up to $250,000 over two years to nonprofits, charities, and Indigenous groups working to enhance access to justice in Ontario. The funding supports legal education, research, and programs that address gaps in the justice system, particularly for underserved populations.
        • Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund (New Builds/Signature New Builds stream) - Applications ongoing. Up to $10 million to invest in new, transformative community sport and recreation infrastructure, including assets that do not currently exist in a community or the replacement of existing assets that have reached the end of their lifespan.
        • Tenaquip Foundation - Ongoing, next application review in OctoberGrants to Canadian charities  to provide relief primarily in the areas of medical research, hospitals, children's welfare and humanitarian causes.
        • The Peter Gilgan Foundation’s Children, Youth & Families grant - Applications ongoing. Single-year and multi-year grants to support work in the areas ofchildren, youth & families; Indigenous youth; climate change; and international development.
        • Farm Credit Canada Community Funding – Applications ongoing
        • Power Corporation of Canada - Applications ongoing
        • Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations - ongoingThe Government of Canada is accepting applications to the Canada Cultural Investment Fund - Limited Support to Endangered Arts Organizations stream. Funding is available for the restructuring of an arts organization, so it can continue to contribute to the community it is serving. 
        • RBC Future Launch - ongoing. RBC Foundation is accepting applications to their RBC Future Launch program, which supports charitable programs that target young people in their transitional years, specifically ages 15-29 that are focusing on one or more of their “solution areas”. Applications of $10,000 or more are accepted on a rolling basis, applications for grants greater than $100,000 should be discussed with the donations manager.
        • Events — Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Applications on a rolling basis. The Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program aims to support Canadian communities in combating racism and discrimination while promoting diversity and inclusion. The Events component is to provide funding to community-based events that promote intercultural or interfaith understanding, promote discussions on multiculturalism, diversity, racism and religious discrimination, or celebrate a community's history and culture such as heritage months recognized by Parliament.
        • ONPHA STEP Grant - As part of the Ontario Non Profit Housing Association's Community Housing Transformation Initiative, the STEP program offers professional services to help all housing providers in Ontario prepare for End of Mortgage and/or Operating Agreement (EOM/EOA) negotiations with their service manager. This grant is designed to assist in using pre-qualified vendors within the STEP program and offers up to $15,000 for one community housing provider in each service manager area.
        • Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) - Boost Your Business Technology grant gives you: up to $15,000 to develop a Digital Adoption Plan; up to $100,000 in 0% interest loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to implement your plan; and/or up to $7,300 to hire a skilled youth to implement the technologies that can propel your business forward.