Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
SISFS Investment Readiness Program - Cont
The Investment Readiness Program (IRP) has been developed to help advance Social Innovation /Social Finance(SI/SF) in Canada and build on existing supports to help catalyze community-led solutions to persistent challenges. The IRP will provide time-limited investments that support as many Social Purpose Organizations (SPO)s as possible in improving their capacity and ability to participate in the social finance market, access new investment opportunities, move along the investment readiness continuum and address gaps in the SI/SF ecosystem.
- Total value
- $63.7M
- Agreements
- 16
- Mar 2022 to Oct 2022
- Median agreement
- $1.5M
- Typical range
- $564K–$5M
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundations of Canada | 2 | $35.8M |
| Chantier de l'économie sociale | 1 | $6M |
| CCEDNet-RCDEC Association | 2 | $5.6M |
| Canadian Women's Foundation | 1 | $5M |
| National Association of Friendship Centres | 1 | $5M |
| Buy Social Canada CCC Ltd. | 2 | $3M |
| Ontario Trillium Foundation | 2 | $1.4M |
| Carleton University | 1 | $999K |
| Rally Assets Inc. | 1 | $285K |
| Common Good Solutions CIC | 1 | $214K |
| CAP Finance, le Réseau de la finance solidaire et responsable | 1 | $192K |
| Encasa Financial Inc. | 1 | $150K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | $63.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 9 | $48.6M |
| Quebec | 4 | $11.8M |
| British Columbia | 2 | $3M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $214K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 7 | $52.6M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $5M |
| For-profit organizations | 5 | $3.6M |
| Government | 2 | $1.4M |
| Academia | 1 | $999K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2022 | CAP Finance, le Réseau de la finance solidaire et responsable | Social Finance Fund in Québec – CAP FinanceContribution | $191,574 |
| Oct 2022 | Encasa Financial Inc. | Kanata Impact PartnershipContribution | $150,000 |
| Oct 2022 | Rally Assets Inc. | Social Equity Accelerator Fund (SEAF)Contribution | $285,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Common Good Solutions CIC | Social Innovation East - innovationeast.ca (not launched)Contribution | $213,589 |
| Jul 2022 | Chantier de l'économie sociale | Programme de préparation à l'investissement : volet 1 - Partenaires de soutien à la préparationContribution | $6,000,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Ontario Trillium Foundation | Community Capital InitiativeContribution | $749,500 |
| Mar 2022 | Ontario Trillium Foundation | Community Capital InitiativeContribution | $657,500 |
| Mar 2022 | National Association of Friendship Centres | Urban Indigenous Social Innovation - Growing Urban Indigenous Social EnterprisesContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Mar 2022 | CCEDNet-RCDEC Association | Contribution | $3,305,639 |
| Mar 2022 | CCEDNet-RCDEC Association | Contribution | $2,343,591 |
| Mar 2022 | Community Foundations of Canada | Readiness Support Partners ("Funding Delivery Partners")Contribution | $19,516,953 |
| Mar 2022 | Community Foundations of Canada | Readiness Support Partners ("Funding Delivery Partners")Contribution | $16,266,400 |
| Mar 2022 | Carleton University | The Common Approach to Impact Measurement: Connecting the standardsContribution | $999,211 |
| Mar 2022 | Buy Social Canada CCC Ltd. | Buy Social Canada Social Procurement InitiativeContribution | $1,490,400 |
| Mar 2022 | Buy Social Canada CCC Ltd. | Buy Social Canada Social Procurement InitiativeContribution | $1,488,954 |
| Mar 2022 | Canadian Women's Foundation | Investment Readiness Program: Gender Equity SectorContribution | $5,000,000 |