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SDPP-Children and Families - Grants

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
$11.6M
Agreements
153
Mar 2008 to Mar 2026
Median agreement
$5,000
Typical range
$5,000–$5,000
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.

Applying? Social Development Partnership Program (SDPP) — Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Children and Youth. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.

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
Trade Winds to Success Training Society1$1.9M
Volunteer Canada3$878K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada1$600K
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada/Clubs Garcons et Filles du Canada1$600K
Canadian Association of Family Resource Program1$589K
YMCA Canada1$585K
YWCA Canada1$582K
Scouts Canada1$575K
British Columbia Co-Operative Association2$503K
Volunteer Canada - Benevoles Canada2$500K
Social Enterprise Network Nova Scotia1$385K
Muscular Dystrophy Canada1$374K
Kids Health Foundation1$315K
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 23301$295K
Makivik Corporation1$286K
KidSport Canada1$275K
Groupe Convex Prescott-Russell Inc.1$255K
Société pour l'organisation du Forum mondial sur l'économie sociale 20161$250K
United Way Of Greater Toronto1$180K
Société d'aide au développement des collectivités (SADC) de la MRC de Maskinongé1$162K
Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador1$155K
Imagine Canada1$122K
Place aux compétences Inc.1$100K
Tim Horton Children's Foundation Inc.1$100K
The First Nations Information Governance Centre1$98K
University of Ottawa1$83K
Canadian Association for the Study of International Development1$82K
MaRS Discover District1$60K
Fondation Émergence inc.1$55K
National Association of Friendship Centres1$50K
Canadian Child Care Federation1$25K
Annaumakkaijiit Community Foundation1$10K
TELUS Friendly Future Foundation - Fondation TELUS Pour un Futur Meilleur1$10K
Canadian Liver Foundation - Fondation canadienne du foie1$10K
Crohn's and Colitis Canada2$9,000
Silver Springs Botanical Gardens Society1$5,000
The Running on Faith Project Society1$5,000
North Bay and District Student Robotics1$5,000
Friends Of The German School Alexander Von Humboldt Inc.1$5,000
The Congress of Black Women of Canada (Edmonton Chapter)1$5,000
Canada Confesses Advocacy Institute1$5,000
BOLT Safety Society1$5,000
Peel Region Educational Services1$5,000
Survivors of Abuse Recovering1$5,000
North Point Douglas Seniors Inc.1$5,000
Kamloops Society for Alcohol and Drug Services1$5,000
The Halifax Helpers Association1$5,000
The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada on behalf of the Yellowknife Corps & Resource Centre1$5,000
Doctors Without Borders Canada1$5,000
Credit Union Foundation of British Columbia1$5,000

Plus 6 agreements ($27K) 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.

$0$2.5M$5M’08’10’12’14’16’18’20’22’24’26*

* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.

Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
20088$4.2M
20090$0
20101$100K
20112$1.1M
20120$0
20137$1.6M
20141$60K
20150$0
20162$300K
20170$0
201829$428K
20196$2.8M
202022$110K
202121$110K
20220$0
202323$110K
20241$450K
202529$110K
2026*1$50K

By province

Alberta: $1.9M in 13 agreements, $0 per residentBritish Columbia: $874K in 23 agreements, $0 per residentManitoba: $10K in 3 agreements, $0 per residentNew Brunswick: $125K in 6 agreements, $0 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $480K in 8 agreements, $1 per residentNova Scotia: $420K in 11 agreements, $0 per residentNorthwest Territories: $20K in 4 agreements, $0 per residentNunavut: $13K in 2 agreements, $0 per residentOntario: $6.5M in 51 agreements, $0 per residentPrince Edward Island: $6,000 in 2 agreements, $0 per residentQuebec: $793K in 22 agreements, $0 per residentSaskatchewan: $20K in 3 agreements, $0 per residentYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$0$0–$0$0–$0$0–$1

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario51$6.5M
Alberta13$1.9M
British Columbia23$874K
Quebec22$793K
Newfoundland and Labrador8$480K
Nova Scotia11$420K
Outside Canada or not stated5$368K
New Brunswick6$125K
Saskatchewan3$20K
Northwest Territories4$20K
Nunavut2$13K
Manitoba3$10K
Prince Edward Island2$6,000

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations20$7.3M
Not stated by the department8$2.6M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities122$1.7M
Government2$10K
Indigenous recipients1$2,500

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Mar 2026Volunteer Canada - Benevoles Canada$49,993
Dec 2025The Young Women's Christian Association of Moncton$5,000
Dec 2025University of New Brunswick$5,000
Dec 2025Thrive, CYN St. John's Inc.$5,000
Dec 2025Silver Springs Botanical Gardens Society$5,000
Dec 2025The Running on Faith Project Society$5,000
Dec 2025Project Hostel$1,000
Dec 2025PHS Community Services Society$5,000
Dec 2025Peel Region Educational Services$5,000
Dec 2025Pathstone Mental Health$1,000
Dec 2025North Bay and District Student Robotics$5,000
Dec 2025Moisson Montréal inc.$5,000
Dec 2025K9 Safe Space$1,000
Dec 2025Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami$2,500
Dec 2025Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning Society$5,000
Dec 2025Groupe communautaire L'Itinéraire$5,000
Dec 2025The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund$1,000
Dec 2025Friends Of The German School Alexander Von Humboldt Inc.$5,000
Dec 2025The Congress of Black Women of Canada (Edmonton Chapter)$5,000
Dec 2025Canada Confesses Advocacy Institute$5,000
Dec 2025British Columbia Co-Operative Association$5,000
Dec 2025BOLT Safety Society$5,000
Dec 2025Arctic Children and Youth Foundation$2,500
Dec 2025The Naomi Society$1,250
Dec 2025Kids First Association$1,250