Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
SDPP - Children and Families - ELCC
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
- $6.6M
- Agreements
- 26
- Jan 2019 to Sep 2019
- Median agreement
- $193K
- Typical range
- $141K–$322K
- 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 1 agreements ($464K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | $6.6M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 12 | $3.1M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $1.2M |
| Alberta | 4 | $825K |
| Northwest Territories | 2 | $555K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $445K |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $386K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $143K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 19 | $5.2M |
| Government | 7 | $1.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2019 | University of New Brunswick | Pedagogical Documentation Leadership in Early Learning and Child CareContribution | $195,374 |
| Sep 2019 | Ryerson University | Contribution | $341,385 |
| Sep 2019 | Siksika Health Services | Awahkiyapsopokiiyiks ("Those Who Are Rushing Home") Family ProgramContribution | $421,341 |
| Aug 2019 | The University of British Columbia | GO PLAY OUTSIDE! RISK REFRAMING TOOL FOR EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CAREContribution | $199,780 |
| Aug 2019 | Tl'oondih Healing Society | Contribution | $217,978 |
| Aug 2019 | Regional Municipality of Durham | Rebuilding the village: A novel approach to inclusive early learning & child care environmentsContribution | $277,625 |
| Aug 2019 | North Shore Micmac District Council Inc. | Implementation of the Indigenous ELCC Framework and EC Programs in Atlantic CanadaContribution | $191,038 |
| Aug 2019 | The Learning Enrichment Foundation | Improved Staff Qualifications and Service Quality through Enhanced and Accelerated ECE TrainingContribution | $734,805 |
| Aug 2019 | Langara College | Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Early Childhood Education TrainingContribution | $116,517 |
| Aug 2019 | Immigrant Services Calgary Society | Early Learning Across Cultures ProjectContribution | $182,237 |
| Aug 2019 | Gwich'in Tribal Council | Tr’iinin Tsal Ginjik Ge’tr’oonahtunContribution | $337,235 |
| Aug 2019 | The Family Education and Support Centre | FESC Family & Child Care CentresContribution | $701,860 |
| Aug 2019 | Commission nationale des parents francophones | Contribution | $232,567 |
| Aug 2019 | Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) Association | Knowledge production and transfer to support innovative approaches to ELCC service deliveryContribution | $131,263 |
| Aug 2019 | Calgary Immigrant Women's Association | Contribution | $129,220 |
| Aug 2019 | Better Child Care Ontario Inc. | Contribution | $216,500 |
| Aug 2019 | B2ten/B2dix | Physical Literacy Proof of Concept in Child Care StudyContribution | $92,636 |
| Feb 2019 | University of Guelph | Contribution | $122,868 |
| Jan 2019 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Contribution | $150,235 |
| Jan 2019 | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music Society | Contribution | $149,956 |
| Jan 2019 | Ryerson University | Contribution | $123,979 |
| Jan 2019 | SpeciaLink: The National Child Care Mainstream Network Society | Inclusion Quality in Early Learning and Child CareContribution | $444,549 |
| Jan 2019 | MaRS Discovery District | Contribution | $139,881 |
| Jan 2019 | Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada | Contribution | $150,110 |
| Jan 2019 | United Way of Winnipeg | Contribution | $142,897 |