Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
SDPP - Disability Issues - Grant
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
- $95.3M
- Agreements
- 231
- Mar 2013 to Apr 2026
- Median agreement
- $200K
- Typical range
- $100K–$574K
- 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 7 agreements ($2.8M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42 | $8.4M |
| 2014 | 6 | $6.1M |
| 2015 | 31 | $7.9M |
| 2017 | 1 | $60K |
| 2018 | 1 | $75K |
| 2019 | 55 | $22.2M |
| 2020 | 1 | $60K |
| 2021 | 13 | $8M |
| 2022 | 11 | $1.4M |
| 2023 | 26 | $25.7M |
| 2024 | 24 | $11.8M |
| 2025 | 1 | $483K |
| 2026 | 19 | $3.1M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 107 | $57.2M |
| British Columbia | 30 | $12.5M |
| Manitoba | 15 | $8.3M |
| Quebec | 16 | $5.9M |
| Alberta | 11 | $3.3M |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | $1.9M |
| Saskatchewan | 7 | $1.2M |
| New Brunswick | 7 | $1.1M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | $1.1M |
| Prince Edward Island | 7 | $905K |
| Nunavut | 5 | $635K |
| Northwest Territories | 4 | $541K |
| Yukon | 6 | $536K |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 2 | $135K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 145 | $70.4M |
| Other organizations | 79 | $22.3M |
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $2.1M |
| Not stated by the department | 3 | $235K |
| Academia | 1 | $100K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | PEI Association for Community Living Inc | Building Capacity for Inclusive FuturesGrant | $60,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society | Social Development Through Cultural ActivitiesGrant | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Inclusion Yukon Society | Community Education & AdvocacyGrant | $39,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Inclusion Saskatchewan Inc. | Opening the Door to the Inclusion MovementGrant | $97,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Inclusion Nova Scotia Society | Inclusion Nova ScotiaGrant | $72,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Inclusion New Brunswick Inc. / Inclusion Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. | Pathways to Inclusion: Strengthening Navigation and Community AccessGrant | $96,567 |
| Apr 2026 | Inclusion Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. | Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability Component – Community Inclusion InitiativeGrant | $89,995 |
| Apr 2026 | Inclusion BC Society | Deepening and Diversifying EngagementGrant | $172,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Inclusion Alberta Society | Inclusive Education and Youth Initiative Renewal 2026-2027Grant | $142,281 |
| Apr 2026 | Community Living Ontario / Intégration Communautaire Ontario | Community Inclusion InitiativeGrant | $356,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Association for Community Living-Manitoba Inc/Association Pour L'Integration Communautaire Manitoba Inc. | CLMB - Advocacy for ManitobansGrant | $105,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Association du Québec pour l'intégration sociale | L'inclusion, une mission collectiveGrant | $255,995 |
| Mar 2026 | Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society | Nothing About Us Without Us: Indigenous Disability Inclusion and CRPD ImplementationGrant | $65,000 |
| Mar 2026 | L'Arche Canada | CRPD Learning Exchange: Building Shared Understanding and Collaborative Capacity to Respond to CanadGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Environmental Health Association of Canada - L'Association pour la santé environnementale du Canada | Invisible No MoreGrant | $65,000 |
| Mar 2026 | DEEN Support Services | Leading From the Intersections - Strengthening the leadership and advocacyGrant | $65,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Black Opportunity Fund | Strengthening the BD3 Sector: A National Capacity-Building ProgramGrant | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | ASE Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilites | Black Disability Employment and Economic Justice Consultation ProjectGrant | $65,000 |
| Mar 2026 | ARCH Disability Law Centre | Enhancing Youth Participation in Disability Rights Advocacy: Responding to the United Nations 2025 CGrant | $124,879 |
| Dec 2025 | LIFT Impact Partners Society | LIFT- Expert Capacity Building Support for Accessible Canada Partnerships Phase 1 ProjectsGrant | $482,668 |
| Dec 2024 | Independent Living Nova Scotia Association | Disability Tax Credit Navigation ServicesGrant | $256,385 |
| Nov 2024 | Finautonome | Maintien et l'augmentation de la capacité des services de Finautonome jusqu'à avril 2025Grant | $104,000 |
| Nov 2024 | New Society Institute | Disability Benefits Navigation in Marginalized Communities: Piloting Community-Based ApproachesGrant | $181,125 |
| Nov 2024 | Disability Alliance BC Society | Navigation Support for the Disability Tax Credit ProjectGrant | $101,163 |
| Sep 2024 | Rick Hansen Foundation | Strengthening the disability sector in Canada: Increasing RHF’s capacity through enhanced policyGrant | $500,000 |