Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants
Le Fonds Pour l’accessibilité (FA) a pour objet d'améliorer l'accessibilité dans les communautés et dans les milieux de travail partout au Canada afin de permettre aux Canadiens handicapés d'être en mesure de participer pleinement à la vie de leur communauté.
- Total value
- $334M
- Agreements
- 5,449
- Sep 2008 to Jul 2026
- Median agreement
- $50K
- Typical range
- $34K–$98K
- 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.
Plus 326 agreements ($18.5M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97 | $4.2M |
| 2009 | 13 | $630K |
| 2011 | 132 | $7.7M |
| 2013 | 174 | $7.8M |
| 2014 | 156 | $6.5M |
| 2015 | 470 | $20.6M |
| 2017 | 307 | $13.2M |
| 2018 | 287 | $12.3M |
| 2019 | 260 | $15.2M |
| 2020 | 376 | $18.7M |
| 2021 | 1,109 | $70.8M |
| 2022 | 392 | $21.2M |
| 2023 | 1,091 | $83.8M |
| 2024 | 43 | $3.6M |
| 2025 | 426 | $37.4M |
| 2026 | 116 | $10.1M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 2,107 | $131M |
| Quebec | 652 | $44.7M |
| British Columbia | 551 | $31.5M |
| Alberta | 422 | $27.9M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 566 | $24.4M |
| Saskatchewan | 297 | $17.7M |
| Nova Scotia | 217 | $15.1M |
| Manitoba | 230 | $13.1M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 156 | $10.8M |
| New Brunswick | 152 | $9.5M |
| Prince Edward Island | 68 | $4.8M |
| Yukon | 15 | $1.3M |
| Northwest Territories | 13 | $1M |
| Nunavut | 3 | $341K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 2,309 | $160M |
| Other organizations | 1,042 | $47.3M |
| For-profit organizations | 726 | $45.4M |
| Government | 649 | $44.3M |
| Not stated by the department | 655 | $30.9M |
| Indigenous recipients | 50 | $4.5M |
| Academia | 15 | $1.4M |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 3 | $127K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Service d'interprétation visuelle et tactile du Montréal-Métropolitain | Amélioration de l'accessibilité des bureaux du SIVETGrant | $125,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Municipalité de Val-des-Bois | Grant | $125,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Ancre et Ailes du Haut St-Laurent | Pour une santé mentale plus accessibleGrant | $124,940 |
| Jul 2026 | Centre de la Petite Enfance Soleil Joyeux | Ascenseur pour enfants présentant des handicaps physiques ou à mobilité réduiteGrant | $47,162 |
| Jun 2026 | Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal | Access for All: Yeshiva Gedola's Transformative Facilities RenovationGrant | $125,000 |
| May 2026 | Communaute Zerah Yakov | Toldos Yakov Yosef (TYY) Community Center Accessible PlaygroundGrant | $125,000 |
| May 2026 | Académie Yéshiva Yavné | Le projet jouer ensembleGrant | $101,340 |
| May 2026 | Milident Inc. | Milident Inc Enabling Accessibility Fund ProposalGrant | $14,617 |
| May 2026 | Congregation Toldos Yakov Yosef | Toldos Yakov Yosef (TYY) Community Multi-Sensory Room and WashroomGrant | $117,488 |
| May 2026 | City of Medicine Hat | Strathcona Centre Accessible Family ChangeroomsGrant | $125,000 |
| May 2026 | Ville de Coaticook | Accès universel aux bâtiments municipauxGrant | $48,731 |
| May 2026 | Groupe Scout De Saint-hubert (District St-jean) Inc. | Rampe d'accès pour le Centre Scout St-HubertGrant | $99,000 |
| May 2026 | Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud Inc | Grant | $93,525 |
| Mar 2026 | Ville de Rivière-du-loup | Toilettes accessibles - Parc des CônesGrant | $125,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Municipalité de Saint-Raphaël | Lieu culturel accessibleGrant | $125,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Municipalité de Piopolis | Camping municipal - Bâtiment d'accueil et de service plus accessibleGrant | $110,020 |
| Mar 2026 | Municipalité de Nouvelle | ajout d'une rampe au centre communautaire de Miguasha et améliorations toilettes universellesGrant | $17,356 |
| Mar 2026 | Municipalité d'East Broughton | Construction de Jeux d'eau à East BroughtonGrant | $69,187 |
| Mar 2026 | Maison Papillon Enfants et Familles | Construction d'une maison de soins palliatifs pédiatriques en OutaouaisGrant | $125,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Maison du Parc Inc | Improving Accessibility for Maison du Parc Residents with Disabilities - TLGrant | $114,166 |
| Mar 2026 | Maison de la coopération du Montréal Métropolitain, coop de solidarité | AU au CRÉFGrant | $125,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Le Club Universitaire de Montréal / University Club of Montreal | Accessible ramp and door UCMGrant | $95,178 |
| Mar 2026 | La Fabrique de la Paroisse Notre Dame de l'Eau-Vive | Accessibilité NDGGrant | $125,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Groupe Espoir Dolbeau-Mistassini | salle multi-sensorielleGrant | $100,240 |
| Mar 2026 | Coopérative de solidarité du Café culturel de la Chasse-galerie | Le Garage à Simon - Salles de bain accessiblesGrant | $78,123 |