community
The Community program aims to improve the lives of residents of the Communauté Metropolitaine de Montréal (including Kahnawá:ke and Kanehsatà:ke) by focusing on two distinct, yet complementary granting streams: newcomer rights and wellbeing and affordable housing. Both streams prioritize funding organizations working directly with impacted communities. However, funding is also available for national or provincial initiatives that foster collaboration and conduct policy advocacy, mobilization or research that may lead to beneficial policy or systems-level change for impacted communities in Montreal.
Newcomer rights and wellbeing
This granting stream works to strengthen the ability of community organizations to provide direct services that support the rights and wellbeing of newcomers in Montreal. Funding is available to organizations and networks working with newcomers of all types, including recent immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, climate refugees, people without migration status, and people with temporary or precarious legal status.
Housing affordability
This granting stream works to strengthen the ability of housing organizations and networks to advance affordable housing policy advocacy and to provide services to low-income individuals and families in the Communauté Metropolitaine de Montréal (including Kahnawá:ke & Kanehsatà:ke).
To apply for Community funding, please read our granting eligibility and FAQ pages and then apply via our online portal.
international
This granting stream supports a small number of registered Canadian charities that provide international development and crisis response services. Grants in this stream consist of multi-year flexible operational funding to support organizations to more effectively engage in long-term, impactful work.
Funds for international organizations are limited, and as such, a small number of organizations have already been selected to receive funding until 2029. We are not currently accepting funding applications under this granting stream.