City Of Toronto: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Spadina–Fort York

City Of Toronto: federal grants and contributions: 376 agreements; $3.0B value; 13 departments; 51 programs.

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376agreements
$3.0Bvalue
13departments
51programs

Largest agreements

RH 2021-2028 - Toronto$368Mvalue2021start2028end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

RH 2021-2024 - Toronto$368Mvalue2021start2028end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

Toronto Transit Commission Zero Emission Bus and Charging Infrastructure Project$349Mvalue2024start2026end

The Toronto Transit Commission will procure 340 zero emission buses, 248 chargers, and implement related infrastructure.

Agreement Relating to Canada's Grant to the City of Toronto Under the Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP) - For 2024 Costs$262Mvalue2024start2025end

Financial grant towards managing temporary housing provided to asylum claimants, including irregular migration, in recognition of extraordinary or incremental costs incurred.

Agreement Relating to Canada's Grant to the City of Toronto Under the Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP) - For 2023 Costs$192Mvalue2023start2024end

Financial grant towards managing temporary housing provided to asylum claimants, including irregular migration, in recognition of extraordinary or incremental costs incurred.

TTC Streetcar Program Project$180Mvalue2024start2029end

The project consists of the purchase of 47 streetcars as well as the design and construction of upgrades to the existing Hillcrest Complex, a maintenance and storage facility that will support at least 25 of the new streetcars. The Project is expected to result in increased zero emission transportation capacity.

Agreement for the Revitalization of Union Station$133Mvalue2009start2022end

To provide funding to support Public Transit Infrastructure.

Rockcliffe Mitigation Strategy$129Mvalue2025start2033end

The City of Toronto, together with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) are implementing flood risk mitigation measures to improve flood conveyance and reduce urban and riverine flooding experienced in the Rockcliffe-Smythe area, the most flood vulnerable area in TRCA¿s jurisdiction. These measures include channel widening, crossing upsizing, installation of floodwalls, and local / trunk sewer improvements to reduce flood risk for many properties within the area. The solutions proposed will substantially reduce flooding risk in the Rockcliffe-Smythe area. Jane St Bridge is one of

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FIFA World Cup 2026$104Mvalue2022start2027end

Sport - Hosting Program - FIFA 2026

RH-Designated Communities-Community Entity$104Mvalue2021start2024end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

HPS-Designated Communities-Community Entity$86.5Mvalue2014start–end

The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) supports the implementation of effective, sustainable and community-based solutions to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. Projects target individuals, families and Aboriginal people in major urban centres, rural communities, and the North.

Construction of the Fairbank-Silverthorn Trunk Storm Sewer System for Basement Flooding Protection and Combined Sewer Overflow Reduction$73.2Mvalue2019start2028end

A contribution to support the Fairbank-Silverthorn project that will create a separate storm and sanitary sewer system in a flood prone neighbourhood that is currently serviced by an undersized combined sewer system.

Reaching Home COVID-19 funding$52.5Mvalue2020start2021end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

HPS-Designated Communities-Community Entity$51.9Mvalue2011start–end

The Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) promotes strategic partnerships and structures including housing solutions and supports to assist homeless persons and those at-risk of becoming homeless move toward self sufficiency.

RH 2019-2024 – Toronto$49.9Mvalue2019start2024end

Reaching Home aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. This is accomplished by mobilizing partners at the federal, provincial/territorial and community levels, as well as the private and voluntary sectors, and other stakeholders, to address barriers to well-being faced by those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.

Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP)$45.0Mvalue2019start2020end

Financial grant towards managing temporary housing provided to asylum claimants, including irregular migration, in recognition of extraordinary or incremental costs incurred

Construction of the Midtown Toronto Relief Storm Sewer for Basement Flooding Protection$37.2Mvalue2019start2028end

A contribution to support the Midtown Toronto Relief Storm Sewer that provides relief to an overloaded storm sewer system and protects 874 homes from overland flooding and sewer backup.

500231$27.0Mvalue2006start2008end

Construction of the National Soccer Stadium at Exhibition Place in Toronto

City of Toronto Contribution Agreement for the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative$25.8Mvalue2024start2026end

The Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative will address unsheltered homelessness and encampments by providing funding and coordinating with other orders of government to increase housing supply, affordability, and improve access to vital services. To accomplish this, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada is working with provinces, territories and municipalities on the delivery of this initiative to maximize alignment, select communities and confirm commitments to support and fund community-level efforts.

Lawrence Heights Community Recreation Centre$25.0Mvalue2025start2029end

A new community centre in Toronto, ON, that will be built to a net-zero design standard, will support the revitalization of an affordable housing community, and is co-located with a new child care centre. The new community centre includes 2 pools, a gym, multi-purpose community space, and social service agency space. It will be located centrally in the neighbourhood, adjacent to a public school, affordable housing, and a park.

West Toronto Railpath Extension, Province of Ontario$23.0Mvalue2024start2026end

The project will extend the existing trail and will further enhance the trail's connectivity and value. The extension will provide many more neighbourhoods with access to this key active transportation corridor, including the Neighbourhood Improvement Area of South Parkdale. This new section of the West Toronto Railpath will extend 2 km from Dundas Street West at Sterling Road to just west of Abell Street at Sudbury Street (adjacent to the Kitchener GO Rail Corridor).

Jane Street Crossing Improvements to Mitigate Black Creek Flooding Project$19.0Mvalue2024start2028end

The project involves the expansion of the Jane Street Bridge. The existing crossing is undersized and has insufficient capacity often resulting in Black Creek flooding upstream of Jane Street during storm events. Based on the information provided by the City of Toronto, the expansion and upgrades to the existing Jane Street infrastructure will help protect homes and businesses from future flooding. The Jane Bridge expansion is expected to increase the resilience of the Rockcliffe community and spare it from the effects of climate change, extreme weather events and the associated riverine flood

819465$18.0Mvalue2021start2024end

In response to impacts of COVID-19, the City of Toronto has developed a 3-year Main Street Recovery and Rebuild Initiative to provide opportunities and resources for hard-hit small businesses to accelerate their growth, and support place-making activities designed to re-animate main streets and return commercial foot traffic to main streets and neighborhoods across the City.

1003656$18.0Mvalue2021start2025end

To develop and deliver a 3-year Main Street Recovery and Rebuild Initiative to provide opportunities for and resources to hard-hit small businesses, in response to the impacts of COVID-10.

IMPROVING TORONTO'S FOREST RESILIENCE$17.9Mvalue2023start2031end

This project advances the Government of Canada commitment to plant an additional two billion new trees over the next 10 years as part of a broader approach to nature-based climate solutions.

City of Toronto - BSCF$12.3Mvalue2023start2027end

Through both City run and community partner funded programs, the City of Toronto will implement informed prevention and intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence and be equipped to address gun and gang violence through intervention and prevention initiatives with a percentage of recipients that indicate prevention and intervention activities will be sustained at the end of the Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) funding.

City of Toronto - BSCF$12.3Mvalue2023start2026end

The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to implement informed prevention and intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence, through both City run and community partner funded program.

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy$10.6Mvalue2020start2024end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

City of Toronto 2020/2021 Culvert Rehabilitation$8.7Mvalue2019start2028end

A contribution to support the replacement and enhancement of City of Toronto's owned Culverts.

Toronto Youth Job Corps$8.7Mvalue2017start–end
HPI - Designated Communities - Community Entity$7.5Mvalue2007start–end

Communities that have been identified as having a significant problem with homelessness are able to access multi-year funding under this component that must be matched from other sources in the same way as the former National Homelessness Initiative's Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative.

Community Healing Project for Crime Prevention and Intervention$6.8Mvalue2018start2023end

The purpose of the contribution is to provide funding to support a project to address the root causes of youth gang involvement by offering youth skill-building in the area of mental health literacy and resiliency to address trauma, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and hypersensitive flight or fight responses developed due to community violence.

The Flooding Protection for the Lower Simcoe Street Underpass in the City of Toronto Project$5.9Mvalue2024start2033end

The project will provide flooding protection for the Lower Simcoe Street Underpass in downtown Toronto. The objective of the project is address flooding issues at the Lower Simcoe Street Underpass to improve public health and safety while managing combined sewer overflows and improving the stormwater infrastructure in the area to build resilience to extreme weather events in the future.

Toronto Youth Job Corps (TYJC)$5.2Mvalue2024start2028end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

814719$5.0Mvalue2019start2023end

This project will create the Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE), which will provide business development programming and support to Indigenous entrepreneurs.

1001980$5.0Mvalue2019start2026end

To create the Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE), which will provide business development programming and support to Indigenous entrepreneurs.

1001980$5.0Mvalue2019start2026end

To provide business development programming and support to Indigenous entrepreneurs.

1017984$4.7Mvalue2025start2028end

To implement the Toronto Economic Resilience Initiative to advance inclusive and sustainable economic growth and strengthen Toronto’s diverse communities and main street businesses.

SafeTO Collaborative Analytics & Learning Environment (SCALE)$4.3Mvalue2023start2025end

The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to address the current service systems’ lack of intentionality in how they collectively gather, integrate, evaluate, report, and communicate data and learnings to improve outcomes for City of Toronto residents and advance opportunities for prevention.

SafeTO Collaborative Analytics & Learning Environment (SCALE)$4.3Mvalue2023start2026end

The purpose of this contribution will address the current service systems’ lack of intentionality in how they collectively gather, integrate, evaluate, report, and communicate data and learnings to improve outcomes for City of Toronto residents and advance opportunities for prevention.

Departments

Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities14agreements$1.6Bvalue6programs
  • Reaching Home
  • Canada Public Transit Fund
  • Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
  • Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program
  • Active Transportation Fund
  • Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund

All grants from Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada8agreements$507Mvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada30agreements$397Mvalue11programs
  • RH-Designated Communities-Community Entity
  • HPS-Designated Communities-Community Entity
  • Reaching Home
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • HPI - Designated Communities - Community Entity

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Transport Canada5agreements$138Mvalue2programs
  • Building Canada Plan
  • Program to Advance Transportation Innovation (PATI)

All grants from Transport Canada

Canadian Heritage29agreements$110Mvalue9programs
  • Sport - Hosting Program - FIFA 2026
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program
  • Museums Assistance Program - Recovery Fund
  • Celebrate Canada!
  • Museum Assistance Program (MAP) - Collections Management

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada239agreements$64.7Mvalue3programs
  • IC Corporate Programs
  • Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
  • Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario24agreements$63.8Mvalue6programs
  • CED & Diversification
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Tourism Relief Fund

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Public Safety Canada6agreements$40.6Mvalue4programs
  • (BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
  • (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund
  • Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF)
  • Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR)

All grants from Public Safety Canada

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Natural Resources Canada12agreements$29.1Mvalue7programs
  • Contributions for 2 Billion Trees
  • Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
  • Contributions in Support of Clean Fuels, Transportation and Industry
  • Buildings Infrastructure Program
  • Innovation and Clean Growth in the Natural Resource Sectors
  • Contributions for Growing Canada's Forests to 2 Billion Trees

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Health Canada3agreements$8.3Mvalue2programs
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment Fund

All grants from Health Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada1agreements$1.2Mvalue0programs
Parks Canada1agreements$100Kvalue1programs
  • National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places

All grants from Parks Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada4agreements$64.0Kvalue0programs

Years

20262agreements$360Kvalue2programs
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Soccer 2026
20259agreements$167Mvalue7programs
  • Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
  • Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment Fund
  • Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
202410agreements$873Mvalue8programs
  • Canada Public Transit Fund
  • Interim Housing Assistance Program
  • Reaching Home
  • Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
  • Active Transportation Fund
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
20237agreements$245Mvalue5programs
  • Interim Housing Assistance Program
  • (BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
  • Contributions for 2 Billion Trees
  • (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund
  • Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
202225agreements$116Mvalue8programs
  • Sport - Hosting Program - FIFA 2026
  • Contributions in Support of Clean Fuels, Transportation and Industry
  • Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)
  • Buildings Infrastructure Program
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program
  • Museums Assistance Program - Recovery Fund
202119agreements$886Mvalue10programs
  • Reaching Home
  • RH-Designated Communities-Community Entity
  • CED & Diversification
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)
  • Substance Use and Addictions Program
20207agreements$64.5Mvalue5programs
  • Reaching Home
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
  • Digital Citizen Contribution Program
  • Transportation and Alternative Fuels
201911agreements$230Mvalue8programs
  • Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
  • RH-Designated Communities-Community Entity
  • Interim Housing Assistance Program
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • SDPP - Children and Families - CLB Take-Up
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20183agreements$7.2Mvalue3programs
  • Youth Gang Prevention Fund (YGPF)
  • Program to Advance Transportation Innovation (PATI)
  • National Cost-Sharing Program for Heritage Places
20176agreements$10.7Mvalue4programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR)
  • Innovation and Clean Growth in the Natural Resource Sectors
  • Homelessness Partnering Strategy - Innovative Solutions to Homelessness - Contribution
20162agreements$2.0Mvalue1programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20152agreements$1.8Mvalue1programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20143agreements$88.4Mvalue2programs
  • HPS-Designated Communities-Community Entity
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20132agreements$1.7Mvalue1programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20125agreements$2.3Mvalue1programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
201118agreements$62.8Mvalue3programs
  • HPS-Designated Communities-Community Entity
  • Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario
  • 0
2010143agreements$23.0Mvalue3programs
  • Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
  • Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
200986agreements$149Mvalue4programs
  • Building Canada Plan
  • Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
  • Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario
  • 0
20081agreements$1.2Mvalue1programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20074agreements$12.6Mvalue2programs
  • HPI - Designated Communities - Community Entity
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20069agreements$32.9Mvalue3programs
  • IC Corporate Programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • Labour-management Partnerships Program

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.