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  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T05:53:42Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
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    "id": "ASY-CA-1AKW2QQ1PJ",
    "type": "grant",
    "country": "ca",
    "name": "Community Foundations of Canada: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/community-foundations-of-canada/",
    "summary": "28 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $321M with Community Foundations of Canada, 2006–2025.",
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        "label": "agreements",
        "value": 28,
        "unit": "count"
      },
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        "value": 321000000,
        "unit": "money",
        "currency": "CAD",
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        "display": "$321M"
      },
      {
        "label": "departments",
        "value": 6,
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      {
        "label": "programs",
        "value": 13,
        "unit": "count"
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    "text": [
      "National Funders will distribute the Community Services Recovery Fund to a broad and diverse range of community service organizations across Canada. Projects funded will aim to:.• adapt the way community service organizations deliver services to support the needs of staff and volunteers;.• buy technology equipment such as computers and software;.• create new ways of working, such as new fundraising approaches;.• offer support for staff and volunteers, such as staff training, supports for mental health and wellbeing; and.• make plans to receive funding from diverse sources..",
      "The Emergency Community Support Fund helps charities and non-profit organizations provide services to serve vulnerable Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The demands on these community-based organizations have increased dramatically and this investment flows through three national intermediaries that have the ability to deliver funds quickly to community organizations that serve vulnerable populations.",
      "The objective of the IRP is to improve the ability of (SPO)s to participate in the social finance market (i.e. secure a repayable investment), as well as to engage in procurement and outcomes-based funding opportunities by: • Enabling SPOs to gain a variety of skills and competencies along the investment readiness continuum; • Supporting the readiness of established expert services providers to provide nation-wide capacity-building services to SPOs in one or more key area along the investment readiness continuum; and • Supporting the advancement of Canada’s SI/SF ecosystems by responding to id",
      "The objective of the IRP is to improve the ability of (SPO)s to participate in the social finance market (i.e. secure a repayable investment), as well as to engage in procurement and outcomes-based funding opportunities by:.• Enabling SPOs to gain a variety of skills and competencies along the investment readiness continuum;.• Supporting the readiness of established expert services providers to provide nation-wide capacity-building services to SPOs in one or more key area along the investment readiness continuum; and.• Supporting the advancement of Canada’s SI/SF ecosystems by responding to id",
      "The Project is based on the principle of mobilizing new funds and partnerships to support and engage Canada’s community foundations in an effort to accelerate gender equality at the local level. This project will advance gender equality in Canada in two main ways: by providing contribution funding to community foundations to fund projects in their communities, and by weaving in gender equality best practices within community foundations. As such, the Project will directly support action to advance gender equality across Canada by leveraging the broad reach of community foundations. The Proje",
      "The objectives for CSC are to create, promote and facilitate access to service opportunities that are meaningful to young Canadian, and support lasting civic engagement, as well as to provide youth with life and work skills.",
      "Through this 31-month systemic change project, Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) will scale its Communities for Gender Equality cohort program to advance women’s economic security & prosperity, and representation in leadership and decision-making roles in each of WAGE’s 5 regions. It will scale to a new learning cohort of up to 20 of the 206 community foundations that serve communities from coast to coast to coast. The project will work with participating community foundations to: (a) incorporate gender equality into operational or board-level policies and practices ensuring gender parity",
      "Celebration, Commemoration and Learning",
      "The objective of the SDG Funding Program is to support sustainable development projects that:.• Support the development and utilization of effective approaches to address sustainable development and the social, economic and environmental issues and challenges;.• Develop, exchange and apply knowledge, tools and resources that address sustainable development needs of individuals, families and communities;.• Foster partnerships and networks to address sustainable development and the existing and emerging social, economic and environmental issues;.• Recognize and support the ability of organizatio",
      "Celebration, Commemoration and Learning",
      "Investments to non-profit organizations working to meet the social development needs of persons with disabilities, children and their families, and other vulnerable or excluded populations.",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)",
      "Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality",
      "Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.",
      "Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.",
      "Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills."
    ],
    "records": [
      {
        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ottawa Centre",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/35075-ottawa-centre/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/employment-and-social-development-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Women and Gender Equality Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/women-and-gender-equality-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Canadian Heritage",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/canadian-heritage/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Global Affairs Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/global-affairs-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council-of-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Indigenous Services Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/indigenous-services-canada/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-1AKW2QQ1PJ",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"Community Foundations of Canada: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/community-foundations-of-canada/"
  }
}