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Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program

Opportunities Fund (Regional) - Community Coord.

To assist persons with disabilities to prepare for and obtain employment or self-employment as well as to develop the skills necessary to maintain that new employment.

Total value
$59.8M
Agreements
195
Jan 2006 to Jun 2016
Median agreement
$150K
Typical range
$80K–$315K
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
BC Centre for Ability Association6$8.3M
Sphere-Québec2$6M
Soutien à la personne handicapée en route vers l'emploi au Québec - SPHERE-QUEBEC2$5.9M
Rehabilitation Foundation for disabled Persons2$3M
TEAM Work Cooperative Limited8$2.2M
On-Site Placement Services Association7$1.9M
Kingston Employment and Youth Services Inc.7$1.8M
March of Dimes Canada1$1.5M
Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled5$1.5M
Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled Persons, Canada1$1.5M
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work3$1.4M
Independent Living Resource Centre Thunder Bay5$1.3M
Kopar Administration Ltd.3$1.1M
Coalition for Persons with Disabilities3$1M
Open Door Social Services Society2$753K
Distinctive Employment Counselling Services of Alberta2$732K
Kingston Employment and Youth Services2$683K
Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta4$670K
McBride Career Group Inc.2$625K
Specialized Training, Employment and Placement Society of Red Deer3$594K
CVE Career and Vocational Evaluation Inc.2$579K
Persons with Disabilities Partnership Association of Industrial Cape Breton5$538K
Challenge - Disability Resource Group2$533K
The Youth Education Arts and Health Foundation3$530K
Career Services of Brockville7$519K
Lethbridge Youth Foundation5$497K
St. Lawrence College2$479K
British Columbia Centre for Ability Association1$474K
Leads Employment Services London Inc.1$469K
West Nova Inclusive Employment Society6$463K
Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto3$451K
Toronto Business Development Centre1$450K
West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre1$415K
The Training Coordinating Group for Persons with Disabilities in Ontario1$406K
Youth Employment Services1$399K
Calgary Alternative Support Services1$397K
Positively Charged Company Inc.1$377K
Positively Charged Co. Inc.1$367K
L. Tara Hooper and Associates Inc.2$362K
Reaching E-Quality Employment Services Inc.4$361K
Community Living Sarnia-Lambton1$354K
Yellowknife Association for Community Living3$339K
Easter Seals Newfoundland and Labrador1$338K
Employment Solutions Society5$329K
Independent Living resource centre ThunderBay1$325K
Family Services of Peel1$315K
Symmetry Solutions Inc.2$284K
South Asian Autism Awareness Centre1$266K
Career and Vocational Evaluation Inc.1$262K
EmployAbility Association of Cape Breton1$254K

Plus 1 agreements ($419K) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
200617$2.3M
200730$8.4M
200832$8.2M
20097$1M
201013$5.1M
20114$319K
201322$12.8M
201439$12.2M
201526$7.9M
20165$1.6M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario75$22.7M
Quebec8$12.1M
British Columbia19$11.1M
Alberta37$7M
Nova Scotia26$3.8M
Manitoba14$1M
Yukon3$728K
Saskatchewan7$424K
Northwest Territories3$339K
Newfoundland and Labrador1$338K
Prince Edward Island2$202K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations195$59.8M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2016CVE Career and Vocational Evaluation Inc.$284,138
Apr 2016Open Door Social Services Society$303,520
Apr 2016Apitisawin Employment & Training Ltd.$132,330
Mar 2016British Columbia Centre for Ability Association$474,075
Mar 2016Kopar Administration Ltd.$435,063
Jul 2015Family Services of Peel$315,468
Jun 2015Work & Social Opportunities Inc.$145,409
May 2015Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc.$86,949
Apr 2015West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre$414,968
Apr 2015Independent Living Resource Centre Thunder Bay$465,760
Apr 2015Kelowna Community Resources Society$63,761
Mar 2015South East Grey Support Services$108,488
Mar 2015Youth Employment Services$399,462
Mar 2015St. Lawrence College$367,022
Mar 2015Quality Continuous Improvement Centre for Community Education and Training$238,826
Mar 2015Canadian Mental Health Association$77,366
Feb 2015The Youth Education Arts and Health Foundation$334,244
Feb 2015St. Lawrence College$111,859
Feb 2015Gary Tinker Federation for the Disabled Inc.$102,242
Feb 2015Kindale Developmental Association$50,451
Feb 2015South Asian Autism Awareness Centre$266,477
Feb 2015The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work$470,510
Jan 2015Open Door Social Services Society$449,308
Jan 2015March of Dimes Canada$1,489,392
Jan 2015Community Living Sarnia-Lambton$353,711