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Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) — Early Learning and Child Care small projects
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Taking applications?
Not taking applications
The official page says: “Current status: Closed”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $70K
- Cost share
- Up to 100% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Indigenous organizations and businesses; Municipalities; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
Limited to: Health care and social assistance.
What it is
Funding to improve accessibility and safety in regulated and/or licensed ELCC centres. This will help support children with disabilities, parents/guardians with disabilities and/or employees with disabilities. The goal is to ensure that all Canadian families have access to high-quality, affordable and inclusive early learning and child care.
Up to $25,000,000 in funding over 2 years. 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. Advertised: up to $70k.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $39K–$100K
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $68K
- 33 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 468
- $21.3M
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 “Enabling Accessibility Fund - G” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 468).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 22 agreements ($921K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario199 agreements · $9.4M
Quebec62 agreements · $2.7M
Alberta34 agreements · $1.8M
British Columbia47 agreements · $1.8M
Manitoba29 agreements · $1.4M
Saskatchewan36 agreements · $1.3M
New Brunswick20 agreements · $917K
Nova Scotia20 agreements · $786K
Yukon7 agreements · $389K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 46788 Yukon Inc. | 1 | $100K |
| Champagne and Aishihik First Nations | 1 | $99K |
| Selkirk First Nation | 1 | $62K |
| Liard First Nation | 1 | $58K |
| 12677 Yukon Inc. | 1 | $34K |
| Dawson City Arts Society | 1 | $20K |
| Government of Yukon | 1 | $15K |
Prince Edward Island5 agreements · $338K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sport PEI Inc | 2 | $198K |
| O'Leary West Cape Pastoral Charge | 1 | $55K |
| Camp Gencheff Inc. | 1 | $53K |
| Cape Bear Lighthouse & Marconi Station Incorporated | 1 | $32K |
Newfoundland and Labrador7 agreements · $217K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Gander | 1 | $88K |
| Easter Seals Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $60K |
| Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. | 1 | $39K |
| Flat Bay Band Inc. | 1 | $10K |
| Evangel Pentecostal Church | 1 | $8,991 |
| Town Council of West St. Modeste | 1 | $7,445 |
| Town of Flatrock | 1 | $4,287 |
Northwest Territories2 agreements · $170K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| N.W.T. Community Services Corporation | 1 | $100K |
| Hay River Métis Government Council | 1 | $70K |
Latest agreements
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 406 | $16.8M |
| 2020 | 3 | $164K |
| 2021 | 19 | $1.7M |
| 2022 | 7 | $517K |
| 2023 | 6 | $435K |
| 2024 | 27 | $1.7M |
The full record: Enabling Accessibility Fund - G.
More programs: all provinces.