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Canada Service Corps (CSC) — Accelerator Micro-grants Stream
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Taking applications?
Not taking applications
The official page says: “Closed”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Up to 75% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Universities and colleges; Businesses; Indigenous organizations and businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Funding for organizations and community groups that will design and deliver accelerator micro-grants to motivate altruistic behavior, help remove barriers, including financial ones, and to enable service objectives.
Up to $5,000. Not accepting applications
Description from ESDC funding programs, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- —
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- —
- 3 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 7
- $11.8M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “CSC - Accelerator Micro-Grants” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 7).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Taking IT Global Youth Association | 2 | $6.1M |
| Ocean Wise Conservation Association | 2 | $3.2M |
| The Association of Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Engaging Organizations of Alberta | 2 | $1.4M |
| Chantiers jeunesse | 1 | $1.2M |
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario2 agreements · $6.1M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Taking IT Global Youth Association | 2 | $6.1M |
British Columbia2 agreements · $3.2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Wise Conservation Association | 2 | $3.2M |
Alberta2 agreements · $1.4M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Association of Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Engaging Organizations of Alberta | 2 | $1.4M |
Quebec1 agreement · $1.2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Chantiers jeunesse | 1 | $1.2M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taking IT Global Youth AssociationSprout Ideas: Community Impact Fellowships · Contribution · Apr 2024 | Sprout Ideas: Community Impact FellowshipsContribution | $4,005,570 | |
| Ocean Wise Conservation AssociationEco-Action Accelerator · Contribution · Apr 2024 | Eco-Action AcceleratorContribution | $2,276,026 | |
| The Association of Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Engaging Organizations of AlbertaAlberta Civil Society Emerging Leaders (ACSEL) Microgrant Program · Contribution · Apr 2024 | Alberta Civil Society Emerging Leaders (ACSEL) Microgrant ProgramContribution | $898,303 | |
| Taking IT Global Youth AssociationSprout Ideas: Community Impact Fellowships · Contribution · Nov 2022 | Sprout Ideas: Community Impact FellowshipsContribution | $2,044,730 | |
| Ocean Wise Conservation AssociationContribution · Nov 2022 | Contribution | $946,889 | |
| Chantiers jeunesse"Fans d'entrepreneuriat social" · Contribution · Nov 2022 | "Fans d'entrepreneuriat social"Contribution | $1,171,487 | |
| The Association of Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Engaging Organizations of AlbertaAlberta Civil Society Emerging Leaders (ACSEL) Microgrant Program · Contribution · Nov 2022 | Alberta Civil Society Emerging Leaders (ACSEL) Microgrant ProgramContribution | $492,567 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | $4.7M |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024 | 3 | $7.2M |
The full record: CSC - Accelerator Micro-Grants.
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