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SISFS Investment Readiness Program - Grant
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
- $5.4M
- Agreements
- 25
- Aug 2019 to Jul 2022
- Median agreement
- $200K
- Typical range
- $142K–$250K
- 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 ($434K) 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 | 5 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | 20 | $4M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 15 | $3.2M |
| Quebec | 5 | $1.2M |
| British Columbia | 3 | $750K |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $200K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $50K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 21 | $4.6M |
| For-profit organizations | 3 | $633K |
| Academia | 1 | $82K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Territoires innovants en économie sociale et solidaire - TIESS | Le changement d'échelle des organismes à vocation sociale une avenue porteuseGrant | $200,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation | Building the Outcomes Finance EcosystemGrant | $200,000 |
| Jul 2022 | MakeWay Charitable Society | Designing a Northern-based Impact Fund and Generating Discussion on Northern Indigenous Impact MetriGrant | $200,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Lakehead University | Identifying Social Purpose Organizations in the Canadian North and the Challenges They FaceGrant | $82,216 |
| Jul 2022 | Afro-Caribbean Business Network Foundation Canada | ACBN IRP Black Social Enterprise SupportGrant | $50,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Canadian Worker Coop Federation/Fédération Canadienne des Coopératives de Travail | Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Social Acquisition ProjectGrant | $49,988 |
| Jul 2022 | Inclusion Canada | Building Disability Awareness & Inclusion in the SISF EcosystemGrant | $99,933 |
| Mar 2022 | Imagine Canada | Ecosystem BuildersGrant | $199,554 |
| Mar 2022 | Imagine Canada | Ecosystem BuildersGrant | $199,554 |
| Feb 2022 | Social Economy Through Social Inclusion | SETSI (ESSI) Emancipative Stepping Stones InitiativeGrant | $390,890 |
| Feb 2022 | New Power Labs | Building a stronger and more equitable SI/SF ecosystem for SPOsGrant | $399,989 |
| Feb 2022 | Brasseurs Numeriques Inc. | Social Finance Ecosystem Data Management and EngagementGrant | $191,725 |
| Feb 2022 | Brasseurs Numeriques Inc. | Social Finance Ecosystem Data Management and EngagementGrant | $141,725 |
| Feb 2022 | Centre for Social Innovation Institute | Building an Equitable Social Finance EcosystemGrant | $99,959 |
| Feb 2022 | Startup Canada | Startup Social Impact ConsortiumGrant | $382,914 |
| Feb 2022 | Native Women's Association of Canada | IRP Phase 2 Capacity of SPOs to support Indigenous women, Two-Spirit, and gender diverse people.Grant | $366,268 |
| Feb 2022 | Congress of Aboriginal Peoples | Grant | $250,000 |
| Feb 2022 | Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada | IRP Co-op ConnectGrant | $197,450 |
| Feb 2022 | Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada | IRP Co-op ConnectGrant | $197,450 |
| Nov 2019 | Native Women's Association of Canada | CRGBA Capacity Building for Investment Readiness PartnersGrant | $246,958 |
| Aug 2019 | The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation | Social Finance AcceleratorGrant | $300,000 |
| Aug 2019 | Startup Canada | Startup Canada Knowledge Mobilization - Social Enterprise Investment Readiness Campaign, ResearchGrant | $230,000 |
| Aug 2019 | LIFT Philanthropy Partners Society | Tooling-Up to LIFT UpGrant | $250,000 |