Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
ELCC - Innovation
The Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP) works in partnership with not-for-profit and other organizations to help improve life outcomes for people with disabilities, children and families and other vulnerable populations.
- Total value
- $34.1M
- Agreements
- 20
- Mar 2022 to Apr 2023
- Median agreement
- $1.7M
- Typical range
- $524K–$2.6M
- 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 Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | $28.5M |
| 2023 | 4 | $5.6M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 4 | $7.1M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $6.8M |
| Alberta | 3 | $5.5M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $3M |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $3M |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $3M |
| Nunavut | 1 | $2.3M |
| Yukon | 1 | $1.2M |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $1.2M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $687K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $411K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 14 | $21.4M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $5.3M |
| Government | 2 | $4.5M |
| Academia | 2 | $2.9M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2023 | Second Stage Housing Association of Dartmouth | Growing TogetherContribution | $254,264 |
| Feb 2023 | Langara College | Innovative Virtual Reality in Inclusive and Anti-biased ELCC TrainingContribution | $2,671,771 |
| Feb 2023 | The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) | Little Beginnings Urban OasisContribution | $2,483,259 |
| Jan 2023 | The University of British Columbia | Professional Development for ELCC Workers Through an Indigenous-ECE MOOCContribution | $239,765 |
| Aug 2022 | The Early Childhood Development Association of PEI | PEI Pyramid to Retention: A Mentoring CultureContribution | $1,153,541 |
| Jul 2022 | Le Carrefour francophone de Sudbury | Recherche-action et transfert du modèle: Préscolaire en forêtContribution | $554,803 |
| Jul 2022 | Network for Healthy Early Human Development Yukon | Quality Roots – Yukon ELCC programsContribution | $1,235,928 |
| Jul 2022 | District scolaire francophone Sud | Formation hybride et accompagnement personnalisé des éducateurs en inclusion préscolaireContribution | $2,983,420 |
| May 2022 | YMCA of Northeast Avalon Inc. | Teaching for Tomorrow - YMCA Post-pandemic (ECE) Training in Labrador and Rural NewfoundlandContribution | $3,000,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Secretariat Inc. | Miyo Kiskinahamatowin aschi Sitokatowin: Awasisak Program Teaching and Supporting our ChildrenContribution | $2,999,961 |
| Apr 2022 | The University of Winnipeg Foundation Inc. | University of Winnipeg Student Association (UWSA) DaycareContribution | $410,874 |
| Apr 2022 | The University of British Columbia | PROmoting Early Childhood Outside (PRO-ECO): An intervention to foster outdoor play in ELCCsContribution | $1,474,439 |
| Apr 2022 | SpeciaLink: The National Child Care Mainstream Network Society | Contribution | $432,701 |
| Apr 2022 | Pirurvik Preschool Society | Pirurvik Preschool: Early Childhood Education Development in NunavutContribution | $2,306,796 |
| Apr 2022 | Mothers Matter Centre | Safe-space for an Early Learning Foundation (SELF) ProjectContribution | $2,374,455 |
| Apr 2022 | Commission nationale des parents francophones | Contribution | $3,517,324 |
| Apr 2022 | Canadian National Institute for the Blind | Contribution | $1,976,337 |
| Apr 2022 | Canadian Child Care Federation | Enable, Engage and Empower (E3): Increasing Spaces, Quality, Capacity and the ELCC WorkforceContribution | $1,007,440 |
| Apr 2022 | B2ten/B2dix | Building capacity and resilience through physical literacy and active playContribution | $428,303 |
| Mar 2022 | Getting Ready for Inclusion Today (The GRIT Program) Society of Edmonton | Connecting Canada: Impacting ELCC Environments through Sustainable Leadership DevelopmentContribution | $2,594,903 |