Women & Equity-Deserving Groups grants in Canada

Programs for women-led organizations and equity-deserving communities. 22 programs in the catalogue, sorted by deadline. Updated weekly.

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Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)
Government of Canada - Public Safety Canada
Rolling
Desjardins Community Empowerment Challenge
Desjardins Financial Group
$500 to $3,000
Economic Development Initiative (EDI) in southern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
up to $500,000 Rolling
FCC AgriSpirit Fund
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
$10,000 to $25,000
Grant Cycles for VAW Shelters and Transition Houses
Canadian Women's Foundation
Rolling
Jeanne Sauvé Workplace Inclusion Project Accelerator
Jeanne Sauvé Foundation
LEVEL BIPOC Grants
Vancouver Foundation
LEVEL Youth Engagement
Vancouver Foundation
Rolling
National Bank Indigenous Inclusion Project Accelerator
National Bank
New Horizons for Seniors Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
$5,000 to $25,000
OPTions Initiative
Grand Challenges Canada
$250,000 to $3,000,000 Rolling
Payroll Rebate
Invest Nova Scotia
Rolling
Purple Leash Grant
Women's Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada
Reconciliation Focus Area - Indigenous-led solutions to activate the NIES Calls to Economic Prosperity
McConnell Foundation
Rolling
Seed Funding
Grand Challenges Canada
up to $250,000 Rolling
Transition to Scale Funding
Grand Challenges Canada
WEOC National Loan Program
Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada
up to $50,000 Rolling
WES Ecosystem Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Women's Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund 2026
Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)
Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund
Employment and Social Development Canada / Impact Canada
Rolling
Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity
Employment and Social Development Canada / Impact Canada
Rolling

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