Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Non-repayable contribution
Social Development Partnership Program (SDPP) — Early learning and child care
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Taking applications?
Deadline passed (27 Jul 2018)
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 $1M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Not stated on the page
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
ELCC funding supports early learning and child care through transfers to provinces and territories, projects that explore, test, and develop innovative approaches to support early learning and child care and through data and research.
Up to $1,000,000. 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.
Who got it before
We couldn’t match this program to the federal grants and contributions records, so there is no record here of who got it.
More programs: all provinces.