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Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program

Opportunities Fund (Regional) - Enhanced EAS

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
$19.4M
Agreements
187
Mar 2006 to Jan 2015
Median agreement
$77K
Typical range
$44K–$132K
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
Sarnia & District Association for Community Living5$1.3M
Community Living Hamilton4$1.1M
Family Services of Peel4$1M
YMCA of Greater Toronto4$1M
Canadian Mental Health Association-Toronto Branch4$953K
Yellowknife Association for Community Living3$834K
Calgary Alternative Support Services5$719K
Saskatchewan Abilities Council10$695K
Canadian National Institute for the Blind4$607K
Accredited Supportive Living Services Ltd.6$499K
Community Living London3$486K
Lounor Focus Point LTD2$402K
Houselink Community Homes5$392K
Leads Employment Services London Inc.1$340K
Work & Social Opportunities Inc.4$324K
North Red Community Futures Development Corporation4$280K
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work4$268K
Community Living Mississauga2$265K
Seneca College1$257K
Newsask Community Futures Development Corporation4$254K
Learning Disabilities Assoc.3$249K
Canadian Mental Health Association1$238K
South East Grey Support Services5$237K
Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba3$221K
Community Futures North Red3$205K
Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc.2$184K
Artbeat Studio Inc.2$179K
KW Habilitation Services2$175K
Prairie Employment Program Inc.4$162K
Learning Disabilities Assoc . of MB2$148K
K-W Habilitation Services2$148K
Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc. - Yorkton Branch4$145K
Moncton Employment and Training Services Inc.2$143K
Community Living Walkerton and District3$126K
Canadian Paraplegic Association (N.B.) Inc3$125K
Society for Manitobans With Disabilities4$118K
Prince Albert and District Community Service Centre Inc.2$104K
Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled1$99K
International Women of Saskatoon1$99K
PEI Council of People with Disabilities2$95K
Learning Disabiities Association of Saskatchewan- Regina Branch1$95K
Community Living Welland Pelham1$95K
Crocus Co-operative1$93K
Gestion R2 Management Inc.1$93K
Potential Place Society1$91K
Jewish Vocational Service of Metropolitan Toronto1$86K
Partners in Employment (Perth County)2$85K
John Howard Society of the Central and South Okanagan1$82K
Art Beat Studio Inc.1$81K
FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan Inc.1$81K

Plus 12 agreements ($2M) 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
200614$1.3M
200743$4.8M
200840$4.2M
200912$1.7M
201020$2M
20118$705K
201339$3.4M
20149$967K
20152$137K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario60$9.6M
Alberta26$3.3M
Saskatchewan40$2.5M
Manitoba41$2.2M
Northwest Territories3$834K
New Brunswick12$695K
Prince Edward Island4$160K
British Columbia1$82K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations187$19.4M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jan 2015Career Connections Mb Inc.$44,527
Jan 2015Artbeat Studio Inc.$92,584
Nov 2014Work & Social Opportunities Inc.$111,679
Oct 2014Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba$60,752
Sep 2014Partners in Employment (Perth County)$42,830
Sep 2014Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc.$59,113
Sep 2014Canadian Mental Health Association$237,634
Sep 2014South Asian Autism Awareness Centre$42,421
Aug 2014Newsask Community Futures Development Corporation$77,231
Jun 2014Community Living Hamilton$240,275
Apr 2014Learning Disabiities Association of Saskatchewan- Regina Branch$94,584
Oct 2013Family Services of Peel$209,549
Oct 2013PEI Council of People with Disabilities$52,465
Oct 2013Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc.$124,460
Sep 2013Society for Manitobans With Disabilities$33,227
Sep 2013Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc. - Yorkton Branch$40,966
Sep 2013Saint John Centre for Services to the Handicapped Inc.$68,290
Sep 2013Atelier Tournesol Inc.$47,176
Sep 2013Prairie Employment Program Inc.$48,998
Sep 2013East Prince Youth Development Centre Inc.$31,781
Aug 2013Service Ability Mobility Inc.$29,169
Aug 2013Community Living Welland Pelham$94,572
Aug 2013Saskatchewan Abilities Council$97,629
Aug 2013Community Futures North Red$85,815
Aug 2013Prince Albert and District Community Service Centre Inc.$49,377