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Court Challenges Program
Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage
Taking applications?
No intake dates on the official page
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
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Individuals
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
The Court Challenges Program provides financial support to Canadians to bring cases of national significance related to constitutional and quasi-constitutional official language rights and human rights before the courts.
Description from Canadian Heritage funding, 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
- —
- 1 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 3
- $59.4M
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 “Court Challenges Program” (Canadian Heritage, 3).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Université d'Ottawa | 3 | $59.4M |
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario3 agreements · $59.4M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Université d'Ottawa | 3 | $59.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | Université d'Ottawa | Programme de contestation judiciaireContribution | $41,133,683 |
| Apr 2023 | Université d'Ottawa | Programme de contestation judiciaireContribution | $8,299,811 |
| Apr 2023 | Université d'Ottawa | Programme de contestation judiciaireContribution | $9,959,468 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | $18.3M |
| 2025 | 1 | $41.1M |
The full record: Court Challenges Program.
More programs: all provinces.