GrantTrail

Public Safety Canada · Contribution program

(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund

The program purpose is to support Municipalities and Indigenous governments in their efforts to address gun and gang prevalence by providing a determined funding allocation to put in place community led projects to combat gun and gang violence and address knowledge gaps concerning the impacts of interventions in gun and gang violence.

Total value
$455M
Agreements
258
Nov 2021 to Mar 2025
Median agreement
$950K
Typical range
$288K–$2M
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.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Public Safety Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Ministère de la Sécurité Publique du Québec1$41.8M
The Regional Municipality of York4$28.8M
City Of Toronto2$24.7M
Regional Municipality of Peel3$23.6M
Regional Municipality of Durham4$13.7M
City of Ottawa2$13.4M
City of Edmonton4$13.2M
City of Surrey5$12.4M
Regional Municipality of Waterloo3$12M
City of Regina5$11.3M
The Corporation of the City of Windsor4$11.1M
Regional Municipality of Niagara3$10.5M
City of Hamilton4$8.9M
The City of Winnipeg3$8.7M
The Regional Municipality of Halton3$8.3M
Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)3$6.9M
The City of Calgary1$6.9M
The Corporation of the City of London3$6.5M
The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay5$6.2M
The Corporation of the Township of Langley5$6.2M
City of Nanaimo6$6.1M
City of St. John's4$6.1M
City of Moncton4$6.1M
The Corporation of the City of Barrie4$6M
City Of Ottawa / Ville D'Ottawa1$6M
City of Burnaby4$5.9M
City of Saskatoon4$5.9M
City of Coquitlam4$4.9M
The Corporation of the City of Brantford4$4.8M
City of Vancouver2$4.8M
City of Red Deer3$4.4M
City of Kamloops4$4.4M
City of Lethbridge3$4.3M
Corporation of the City of Maple Ridge4$4.1M
City of Prince George4$4.1M
Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation2$4M
City of Greater Sudbury2$4M
Elsipogtog First Nation4$3.7M
The Corporation of the City of Stratford4$3.7M
Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council2$3.5M
City of Iqaluit2$3.4M
The Corporation of the Town of Innisfil5$3.2M
City of Richmond2$3M
City of Colwood5$2.9M
Six Nations of the Grand River2$2.8M
City of Miramichi4$2.7M
City of Abbotsford4$2.6M
Town of Quispamsis4$2.5M
The Corporation of the City of Cornwall4$2.5M
The Corporation of the City of Kelowna3$2.5M

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20211$1.9M
2022112$188M
2023122$245M
202418$16.7M
20255$3.2M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario76$210M
British Columbia75$77.5M
Alberta30$44.3M
Quebec2$42.8M
Saskatchewan19$21.6M
New Brunswick26$20.9M
Manitoba14$16.7M
Nova Scotia3$6.9M
Newfoundland and Labrador4$6.1M
Nunavut3$4.4M
Yukon4$2.9M
Prince Edward Island2$982K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Government222$421M
Indigenous recipients32$27.7M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities4$6.2M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Mar 2025Cross Lake Band of Indians$1,009,132
Feb 2025Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation$588,513
Feb 2025City of North Battleford$447,341
Jan 2025Mathias Colomb Cree Nation$598,483
Jan 2025Mosakahiken Cree Nation$589,281
Dec 2024Berens River First Nation$589,431
Dec 2024Berens River First Nation$589,431
Nov 2024City of Burnaby$2,860,699
Jul 2024City of Saskatoon$1,676,408
Jul 2024Ville de Belle-Baie$800,037
Jul 2024City of Belle-Baie$800,037
Jul 2024City of Belle-Baie$655,037
Jun 2024City of Portage La Prairie$506,169
Jun 2024Corporation for the City of Portage la Prairie$506,169
Jun 2024City of Charlottetown$490,911
Jun 2024City of Charlottetown$490,911
Jun 2024Town of Cochrane$406,040
May 2024Town of Stony Plain$596,398
Mar 2024City of Iqaluit$1,714,130
Mar 2024City of Iqaluit$1,714,130
Mar 2024Northern Village of Buffalo Narrows$323,430
Feb 2024Lac La Ronge Indian Band$1,034,496
Jan 2024Municipality of Pond Inlet$989,594
Nov 2023City of Grande Prairie$961,704
Nov 2023City of Saskatoon$2,015,977