Canadian Heritage · Grant program
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
Enhance the vitality of the English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada and support and assist their development. This program helps fulfil the government’s commitment pursuant to section 41(1) of the Official Languages Act.
- Total value
- $650M
- Agreements
- 2,471
- Apr 2017 to Jul 2026
- Median agreement
- $50K
- Typical range
- $23K–$136K
- 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 Canadian Heritage’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 51 agreements ($33.6M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | $1.2M |
| 2018 | 10 | $1M |
| 2019 | 30 | $8.3M |
| 2020 | 71 | $61.9M |
| 2021 | 355 | $52.5M |
| 2022 | 325 | $38.3M |
| 2023 | 556 | $175M |
| 2024 | 462 | $156M |
| 2025 | 430 | $120M |
| 2026 | 224 | $35M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 680 | $184M |
| Quebec | 426 | $69.5M |
| New Brunswick | 305 | $55.4M |
| Yukon | 23 | $54.2M |
| Northwest Territories | 34 | $53M |
| Manitoba | 133 | $41.8M |
| Alberta | 253 | $35.7M |
| Nunavut | 24 | $34.5M |
| British Columbia | 161 | $31.6M |
| Nova Scotia | 176 | $27.6M |
| Saskatchewan | 124 | $26.6M |
| Prince Edward Island | 76 | $19.2M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 56 | $16M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 1,789 | $489M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 365 | $54.6M |
| Other organizations | 305 | $54.4M |
| Government | 8 | $50.8M |
| Academia | 2 | $878K |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $98K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Théâtre La Seizième | Tournées de lectures dramatiques en Colombie-BritanniqueGrant | $30,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Association canadienne française de l'Alberta, Régionale de Canmore-Banff | Canmore en Scène 2026 – Festival artistique et communautaire francophoneGrant | $13,650 |
| Jun 2026 | Société Acadienne De Torbé (La) | Activités de langue, sociales et culturelles à Torbé, Phase IVGrant | $29,515 |
| Jun 2026 | Playwrights' Workshop (Montréal) Inc | Waypoints Process ProjectGrant | $39,229 |
| Jun 2026 | Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence / Héritage Bas-Saint-Laurent | Citizen Scientists: The Intersection of Knowledge, Culture and HeritageGrant | $60,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Aging OUT LOUD Podcast - Seniors' Voices of our CommunityGrant | $55,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Association Régionale de la Communauté francophone de Saint-Jean Inc. | Tendre la main à la communauté francophone émergente de SussexGrant | $60,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Arcmtl | From Islands to Island: Mapping Caribbean Artistic PresenceGrant | $40,000 |
| May 2026 | C.A.S.A. Committee for Anglophone Social Action Inc. | Anchored Women: Strengthening Well-Being, Resilience, and Social Connectedness of Gaspesie WomenContribution | $100,000 |
| May 2026 | Pop Montréal International Music Festival - Festival International De Musique Pop Montréal | Emerging Music Promoters ProgramGrant | $40,000 |
| May 2026 | Association Amicale Des Jeunes & Parents «Agape» Inc. / The Youth And Parents «Agape» Association Inc. | Memory Mosaic: Breathing Life into Forgotten PhotosGrant | $50,000 |
| May 2026 | North Shore Community Association | Culture at Our Fingertips: Digitizing North Shore StoriesGrant | $47,000 |
| May 2026 | Coopérative multiservices francophone de l'Ouest d'Ottawa Inc. | Étude de faisabilité - Agrandissement de la Maison de la francophonie d'Ottawa (Feasibility Study - Expansion of Maison de la francophonie d'Ottawa)Grant | $100,530 |
| May 2026 | Organisme Communautaire Anglais Du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | MIDDLE GROUND YOUTH SUMMITGrant | $45,000 |
| May 2026 | Francophonie jeunesse de l'Alberta | Grant | $28,640 |
| May 2026 | Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders | Our Objects, Our Stories: Youth Curators of Island HeritageGrant | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Cinémental Incorporée | Cinémental 2026 - le Festival des films francophones au ManitobaGrant | $15,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Association Communautaire Fransaskoise De La Trinité Inc. | Groupe de jeux La RucheGrant | $5,362 |
| Apr 2026 | Youth Employment Services Foundation | Arts & Culture Leadership Program: Addressing the Succession Crisis in Quebec's OLMCContribution | $236,970 |
| Apr 2026 | Union Nationale Métisse Saint-Joseph Du Manitoba Inc. | 140 ans de partaj d'istwayrs Michif/140 ans de partage d'histoires MétisGrant | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Union Nationale Métisse Saint-Joseph Du Manitoba Inc. | Contribution | $312,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Union Culturelle Des Franco-Ontariennes (L') | Grant | $137,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Troupe du Jour Inc. | Spectacle estivalGrant | $65,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Townshippers' Association Inc. | The Vitality Portrait: A Foundational Model for Evidence-Based Official Language Community DevelopmentContribution | $113,498 |
| Apr 2026 | Théâtre La Catapulte | Programmation DCLO 2026-2028Grant | $105,000 |