HERITAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (HSDC): federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Scarborough | Scarborough, ON · grants and contributions register · Simcoe—Grey

HERITAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (HSDC): federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $1.1M value; 3 departments; 10 programs.

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20agreements
$1.1Mvalue
3departments
10programs

Largest agreements

Better Workplaces for Scarborough Women (BWSW)$297Kvalue2024start2026end

Through this 26-month systemic change project, Heritage Skills Development Centre will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers faced by women at the workplace, by conducting a needs assessment, developing trainings and resources to detect and eliminate harmful gender stereotypes, microaggressions and harassment at the workplace, and disseminating them to employers and employees. Further, the organization will conduct community dialogues with policy makers, advocates, employers, and employees to iden

Scarborough Women Recovery Project$288Kvalue2021start2023end

This 24-month project will develop, pilot and disseminate a community-based pandemic recovery model to address the root causes of gender-based violence. Heritage Skills Development Centre will achieve this by conducting a participatory needs assessment, creating and piloting a community pandemic recovery model for preventing and addressing violence against women, and disseminating the model and recommendations among community and policy makers. At the end of the project, the organization will have developed a promising practice that increased networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic

Black Youth Lead to Succeed (BYLS)$147Kvalue2019start2021end

Multiculturalism Branch

HSDC Organization Capacity Building Project$49.8Kvalue2019start2024end

This 57-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue providing services to newcomer women in Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Organizational capacity will be increased through the development of a Results-Based Management System, a Human Resources Management Plan, as well as the development of a Partnership Development & Collaboration Plan to diversify funding sources. The 2023 supplemental funding will be used to develop a Performance Evaluation Plan, as well as a Training Program for employees, and initiate partnership building through the develo

Scarborough Celebrates Black History (SCBH)$44.9Kvalue2019start2019end

Multiculturalism Program

Scarborough Celebrates Black History$36.1Kvalue2020start2020end

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
Scarborough Afro Carib Fest (SACF)$25.0Kvalue2018start2018end

Multiculturalism Program

Agreement$24.3Kvalue2017start–end
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Afro-Carib Fest$23.2Kvalue2021start2021end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
Agreement$20.0Kvalue2018start–end
Scarborough Celebrates Canada$20.0Kvalue2020start2020end

Celebration and Commemoration Program

Scarborough Celebrates Canada$20.0Kvalue2021start2021end

Celebration and Commemoration Program

Digital Empowerment for Active Aging of Scarborough Seniors (DEAASS)$19.8Kvalue2026start2027end

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

Agreement$19.5Kvalue2018start–end
Agreement$18.8Kvalue2017start–end
Heritage Skills Development Centre$15.2Kvalue2021start2022end

The objectives of the Program are: • promoting volunteerism among seniors; • engaging seniors in the community through mentoring of others; • expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse; • supporting social participation and inclusion of seniors; and • providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.

CSJ 2025 - Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC) (Scarborough Southwest)$11.1Kvalue2025start2025end

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.

CSJ 2025 - Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC) (Scarborough Centre)$11.1Kvalue2025start2025end

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.

Scarborough Afro Carib Fest$7.3Kvalue2019start2019end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Afro-Carib Fest$7.3Kvalue2020start2020end

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Departments

Women and Gender Equality Canada3agreements$634Kvalue2programs
  • Women's Program
  • Gender-Based Violence Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

Canadian Heritage13agreements$413Kvalue6programs
  • Multiculturalism Branch
  • Multiculturalism Program
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Employment and Social Development Canada4agreements$57.2Kvalue2programs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Years

20261agreements$19.8Kvalue1programs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
20252agreements$22.3Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20241agreements$297Kvalue1programs
  • Women's Program
20214agreements$346Kvalue4programs
  • Gender-Based Violence Program
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
20203agreements$63.4Kvalue3programs
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
  • Celebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
20194agreements$249Kvalue4programs
  • Multiculturalism Branch
  • Women's Program
  • Multiculturalism Program
  • Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
20183agreements$64.5Kvalue1programs
  • Multiculturalism Program
20172agreements$43.1Kvalue0programs

    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.