Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
Social Finance Fund
The Social Finance Fund seeks to foster a vibrant, self-sustaining social finance market. It aims to attract new investment in social finance, improve access to capital for Social Purpose Organizations, and increase the capacity of those organizations to generate social and environmental impacts.
- Total value
- $406M
- Agreements
- 5
- Feb 2023 to Mar 2023
- Median agreement
- $90.9M
- Typical range
- $23.8M–$135M
- 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.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Boann Social Impact L.P. | 2 | $159M |
| Realize Capital Partners Investco Inc. | 1 | $135M |
| Fonds de finance sociale - CAP Finance | 1 | $90.9M |
| Realize Capital Partners Inc. | 1 | $20.9M |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | $406M |
By province
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 4 | $315M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $90.9M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2023 | Boann Social Impact L.P. | Investing in Canada's Social Finance Market (NRC)Contribution | $23,848,968 |
| Mar 2023 | Boann Social Impact L.P. | Investing in Canada's Social Finance Market (CRC)Contribution | $135,000,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Realize Capital Partners Investco Inc. | Realizing Social Equity through Social Finance (CRC)Contribution | $135,000,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Realize Capital Partners Inc. | Realizing Social Equity through Social Finance (NRC)Contribution | $20,899,110 |
| Feb 2023 | Fonds de finance sociale - CAP Finance | Contribution | $90,875,033 |