April 2025 Grant Deadlines for Canadian Charities
- Jessica Vestergaard
- Mar 26
- 4 min read
April 2025 is packed with 20+ grant opportunities for Canadian charities! Whether you need funding for capital projects, community programs, environmental initiatives, or youth services, there’s something here for you.
I’ve rounded up this month’s grant deadlines so you don’t have to spend hours searching. If any of these look like a good fit for your organization, I’d love to help you put together a strong application—just reach out for a free consultation!
Here’s what’s available this month:
Deadline: April 4, 2025
Description: The Community Recreation Enhancement Grant (CREG) is a City of Red Deer grant program that provides financial support to not-for-profit organizations delivering recreation initiatives.
Location: Red Deer, AB
Deadline: April 09, 2025
Description: Funding to help groups enhance their existing project to create a deeper impact, or expand their project to reach more youth.
Location: Ontario
Amount: Up to $150,000 per year
Deadline: April 09, 2025
Description: Funding for groups try out a new idea that has the potential to make a positive impact on the lives of young people, research, learn and understand more about a specific topic or issue and bring youth together to discuss an issue and explore new approaches collectively.
Location: Ontario
Amount: Up to $150,000 per year
Deadline: April 11, 2025
Description: Funds infrastructure, online safety, and policy engagement, prioritizing projects benefiting rural, Northern, and Indigenous communities, as well as students from kindergarten to post-secondary education.
Location: Canada
Amount: Up to $100,000 per year
Deadline: April 11, 2025
Description: To prioritize a specific project or group of related activities that will provide the most meaningful impact to their organization, artistic practice, or to their community.
Location: British Columbia
Amount: Up to $30,000 per year
Deadline: April 11, 2025
Description: Provides funding for organizations focused on health and education programs for youth.
Location: Canada
Amount: Up to $20,000 per year
IMAGINE Grants | Northern Health Authority (Northern Health region)
Amount: For projects up to $10,000
Location: Northern, BC
Deadline: April 12, 2025
Deadline: April 14, 2025
Description: Provides funding to enhance social connections, combat ageism, and promote well-being. For organizations that support older adults.
Amount: Up to $20,000
Location: Canada
Deadline: April 14, 2025
Description: Provides funding for community investments that advance a social issue in the communities where they operate.
Location: Island Savings' Communities (including and adjacent Greater Victoria, Cowichan Valley, Ladysmith, Salt Spring and Pender Island, and Nanaimo.)
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Description: Funds initiatives aimed at improving health and wellness across communities
Amount: Varies
Location: Canada
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Description: Funding for small childcare infrastructure improvement projects in Vancouver.
Amount: Up to $25,000
Location: Vancouver, BC
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Description: Funds programming for women and girls: education, poverty reduction, and/or violence prevention.
Location: Canada
Deadline: April 16, 2025
Description: Funds local charitable programs and innovation initiatives, aimed at improving access to equitable and inclusive care for all women in Canada.
Location: Canada
Amount: Up to $100,000
Deadline: April 22, 2025
Description: Funds local charitable programs and innovation initiatives, aimed at improving access to equitable and inclusive care for all women in Canada.
Location: Toronto, ON
Amount: Up to $20,000
Deadline: April 24, 2025
Description: Funding for registered Canadian charities and non-profits delivering educational and employment programs for youth ages 12-29. With a focus on empowering underserved youth facing socioeconomic and other barriers, funding prioritizes programs that integrate education, mentorship, and workforce development to help young people reach their full potential.
Location: Canada
Amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: April 25, 2025
Description: To assist with funding to improve the well-being of the community and its residents by providing financial assistance to various non-profit community organizations.
Location: Brantford, ON
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Apr 28/25
Description: The regional cultural project grants support arts and culture organizations with creation, production, dissemination, audience development, research, project staff and/or administrative capacity building
Location: Metro Vancouver
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Description: Provides funding for arts and culture programs in BC.
Amount: Varies
Location: British Columbia
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Description: Provides funding to local groups for recurring festivals that present the work of local artists, local artisans, local heritage performers or specialists, and local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Cultural carriers.
Amount: Up to $200,000
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Description: Provides funding to organizations that contribute to the general interest and quality of life for residents.
Amount: Up to $25,000
Location: Vernon, British Columbia
If you don’t see anything here that’s quite the right fit, don’t worry—I can help with that. I offer custom grant research to dig deeper and find the best funding opportunities for your organization. Sometimes the right grant isn’t in the obvious places, but trust me, I’ll find it!
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