Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
Accessible Canada Initiative - Grants
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- Total value
- $2.3M
- Agreements
- 19
- Mar 2025 to Mar 2025
- Median agreement
- $100K
- Typical range
- $100K–$199K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($100K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | $2.3M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 7 | $851K |
| British Columbia | 2 | $399K |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | $300K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $198K |
| Quebec | 2 | $148K |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $100K |
| Alberta | 1 | $100K |
| Nunavut | 1 | $100K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $100K |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $52K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 16 | $2M |
| Government | 1 | $200K |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $100K |
| Academia | 1 | $97K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc. | Saskatchewan AccessAbility Awareness ProjectGrant | $52,447 |
| Mar 2025 | University of Prince Edward Island | Beyond Awareness: Strategies for Neurodiverse Workplace SuccessGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | NorthStar Special Needs Society | Embracing Inclusion: Fostering Acceptance and Support for People With Disabilities in Asian-CanadianGrant | $99,766 |
| Mar 2025 | York University | Postsecondary and Beyond: Celebrating Students' with Disabilities Transitions to the WorkforceGrant | $97,278 |
| Mar 2025 | Pinnguaq Association | Promoting Accessibility in Rural OntarioGrant | $99,846 |
| Mar 2025 | Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. | Empowering Red River Métis: Breaking Barriers for Accessibility and InclusionGrant | $99,500 |
| Mar 2025 | Independent Living Waterloo Region | Waterloo Region National AccessAbility Week Tradeshow and ConferenceGrant | $100,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Friendship Circle of Quebec | Friendship WeekGrant | $100,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Blind Beginnings Society | Limitless: The Canadian Blindness Awareness InitiativeGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Association régionale de loisir pour les personnes handicapées de la Capitale-Nationale | Un talent pas si différent 2025 et 2026Grant | $47,708 |
| Mar 2025 | ResourceAbilities Inc. | ImpactABILITY AEDI TrainingGrant | $99,957 |
| Mar 2025 | Peel Career Assessment Services Inc. | Ability Empowerment ProgramGrant | $100,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Neil Squire Society | AccessAbility: Walk, Roll and BuildGrant | $199,314 |
| Mar 2025 | The National Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations of Canada | YMCA Virtual Event Series: Supporting Accessible Programs and SpacesGrant | $53,700 |
| Mar 2025 | Easter Seals Canada Timbres de Pâques Canada | Being #UnstoppABLE®: Stories of Accessibility and InclusionGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Canadian National Institute for the Blind | Changing Attitudes: National AccessAbility Week Campaign to Transform Attitudes about Blindness andGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Canadian Downs Syndrome Society | Unified VoicesGrant | $99,900 |
| Mar 2025 | Canadian Association For Supported Employment | Increasing Awareness of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion in Employers and Employment ServiceGrant | $198,494 |