Public Health Agency of Canada · Contribution program
Dementia Community Investment
This funding program supports community-based projects intended to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia and caregivers and to increase knowledge of dementia and risk and protective factors. The program also provides funding support for a knowledge hub to facilitate collaboration among Dementia Community Investment (DCI) projects and to help share lessons learned with the broader community.
- Total value
- $10M
- Agreements
- 9
- Sep 2020 to Jan 2026
- Median agreement
- $827K
- Typical range
- $798K–$1.1M
- 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.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $2.7M |
| 2023 | 6 | $5.4M |
| 2024 | 1 | $827K |
| 2026 | 1 | $1000K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 6 | $7.6M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 1 | $827K |
| British Columbia | 1 | $798K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $778K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 4 | $5.8M |
| Other organizations | 2 | $1.8M |
| International (non-government) | 1 | $827K |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $778K |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $773K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | Contribution | $999,988 |
| Mar 2024 | World Health Organization (the) | Grant | $826,917 |
| Jun 2023 | The University of British Columbia | Contribution | $798,216 |
| Jun 2023 | Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. | Contribution | $778,237 |
| Jun 2023 | Hamilton Council on Aging | Contribution | $772,593 |
| Jun 2023 | Alzheimer Society of Canada / Société Alzheimer du Canada | Contribution | $800,000 |
| Apr 2023 | University of Ottawa – Université d’Ottawa | Contribution | $1,109,000 |
| Feb 2023 | University of Waterloo | Contribution | $1,166,109 |
| Sep 2020 | Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging Foundation | Contribution | $2,722,731 |