Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
SDPP-Children and Families - Contributions
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
- $143M
- Agreements
- 69
- Nov 2007 to Apr 2026
- Median agreement
- $844K
- Typical range
- $294K–$1.8M
- 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 2 agreements ($65.6M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13 | $3.6M |
| 2008 | 1 | $40K |
| 2013 | 4 | $6.2M |
| 2014 | 1 | $808K |
| 2015 | 2 | $7.9M |
| 2016 | 4 | $10.1M |
| 2017 | 1 | $160K |
| 2018 | 3 | $2.1M |
| 2019 | 4 | $7M |
| 2020 | 2 | $2 |
| 2021 | 1 | $1M |
| 2022 | 25 | $31.2M |
| 2023 | 3 | $6.5M |
| 2024 | 3 | $64.5M |
| 2025 | 1 | $666K |
| 2026 | 1 | $1.3M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 34 | $98.8M |
| Quebec | 9 | $9.4M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 4 | $6.7M |
| British Columbia | 7 | $4.8M |
| Manitoba | 3 | $3.4M |
| Alberta | 4 | $3.1M |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $3M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $3M |
| Nunavut | 1 | $2.8M |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $2.7M |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $2.2M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $2M |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $1.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 37 | $104M |
| Other organizations | 23 | $23.4M |
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $8M |
| Not stated by the department | 6 | $7.2M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Réseau de développement socio-économique des communautés d'expression anglaise du Québec | Empowerment Initiative for English-speaking Communities (EIEC) Grant ProgramContribution | $1,300,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Volunteer Canada - Benevoles Canada | Data-Driven Engagement Phase 2Contribution | $666,010 |
| Sep 2024 | Fédération des aînées et aînés francophones du Canada | Initiatives d’inclusion sociale dans les communautés francophones et acadiennesContribution | $3,025,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Canadian Organization of the Blind and Deafblind | Camp Bowen Summer Independence CampsContribution | $1,200,282 |
| Apr 2023 | Ilitaqsiniq | Qiturngavut - Our childrenContribution | $2,785,273 |
| Mar 2023 | Escale MadaVic Inc. | Espaces thérapeutiques collaboratives avec/pour les jeunes victimes et/ou témoins de violence.Contribution | $2,620,430 |
| Jan 2023 | PEERS Alliance Inc. | TRANSforming for the Inclusion of Gender Creative Children and YouthContribution | $1,120,393 |
| Dec 2022 | VIDEA - A BC Based International Development Education Association | Contribution | $1,836,466 |
| Nov 2022 | First Light St. John's Friendship Centre | Shared SpacesContribution | $3,006,672 |
| Nov 2022 | Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre Inc. | Going Places for AllContribution | $1,399,877 |
| Nov 2022 | Centre for Sexuality Society | Building Healthy Relationships: Children/Youth with Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesContribution | $759,915 |
| Oct 2022 | Unity Charity | Digital Inclusion & Youth Arts/Wellness ProgramsContribution | $1,192,745 |
| Oct 2022 | Pacific Training Centre for the Blind Society | Contribution | $132,136 |
| Oct 2022 | Jean Augustine Centre for Young Women's Empowerment | Look Up, Lift Up!Contribution | $928,304 |
| Oct 2022 | Home Base Yellowknife | No Youth Left OutContribution | $3,029,526 |
| Oct 2022 | Kanata United Church (KUC) | Ottawa West-Carleton LGBTQ2S+ CentreContribution | $326,314 |
| Oct 2022 | Cirque Hors Piste | Cirkaskina- le cirque comme outil de transformation socialeContribution | $1,473,048 |
| Oct 2022 | Centre de pédiatrie sociale de Gatineau | La Boîte à musiqueContribution | $1,032,415 |
| Oct 2022 | Agency Chiefs Tribal Council | A Collective Expression through the Eyes of Children & YouthContribution | $2,209,745 |
| Sep 2022 | 10591971 Canada Centre | Kujenga Youth Wellbeing ProjectContribution | $1,830,735 |
| Sep 2022 | Projet LOVE: Vivre sans violence (Québec) | Media Arts Program for Vulnerable Youth at Batshaw Youth and Family CentresContribution | $155,007 |
| May 2022 | YWCA Canada | Dollars and Sense: Economic Empowerment for Low-Income Women and Gender Diverse PeopleContribution | $647,611 |
| May 2022 | YMCA of Greater Toronto | Financial Empowerment and Wellbeing Program-FEWPContribution | $2,758,006 |
| May 2022 | Fédération des aînés franco-albertains | Navigateur communautaire pour l'autonomique financière de nos aînésContribution | $338,263 |
| May 2022 | Employ to Empower Foundation | Contribution | $807,366 |