Roots to Harvest: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Thunder Bay, ON · grants and contributions register · Thornhill

Roots to Harvest: federal grants and contributions: 18 agreements; $5.1M value; 4 departments; 8 programs.

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18agreements
$5.1Mvalue
4departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Youth & Sustainable Livelihoods Employment Strategy$1.8Mvalue2021start2024end

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.

Youth and Sustainable Livelihoods Employment Strategy$1.4Mvalue2024start2028end

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.

Roots to Harvest: Youth and Sustainable Livelihoods Employment Strategy$743Kvalue2019start2021end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) 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.

Sustainable Building retrofit in Northern Ontario$735Kvalue2023start2026end

Retrofit of a community centre in Thunder Bay, ON to continue to serve people in the community who experience food insecurity and lack of access to community services. It includes upgrades to the building's windows and doors and the installation of a new heating system.

Building Community Food Access with Roots to Harvest$130Kvalue2020start2022end

The objective of this project is requesting funding for dining room furnishings for community meals, the construction of an affordable market stall and a cargo van.

Transforming Community Spaces$100Kvalue2021start2023end

The objective of the EAF is to support community based projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their community.

CSJ 2021 - Roots to Harvest (Thunder Bay--Superior North)$61.3Kvalue2021start2022end

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 2023 - Roots to Harvest (Thunder Bay-Superior North)$53.0Kvalue2023start2023end

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.

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CSJ 2024 – Roots to Harvest (Thunder Bay-Superior North)$36.5Kvalue2024start2024end

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 – Roots to Harvest (Thunder Bay-Superior North)$25.4Kvalue2025start2025end

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.

Outdoor Cooking Spaces$25.0Kvalue2019start2021end

The objective of this project is to build an outdoor cooking space where traditional food will be prepared and cooked using traditional methods.

Roots to Harvest$25.0Kvalue2021start2022end

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 2020 - Roots to Harvest Summer Youth Employment (Thunder Bay-Superior North)$17.7Kvalue2020start2020end

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.

New Horizons for Seniors Program$4.7Kvalue2019start2020end

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The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$745value2022start2023end

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people complete and file their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s CVITP or through Revenu Quebec’s Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP). The CVITP Grant helps off-set costs incurred by community organizations that host free tax clinics and provides funding for the total number of income tax returns filed. The CVITP Grant is a three year pilot beginning with the 2020 taxation year (returns filed from February 2021 until May 2021) and concluding after tax year 2022 (returns filed up to May 31 2

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$610value2021start2022end

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people complete and file their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s CVITP or through Revenu Quebec’s Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP). The CVITP Grant helps off-set costs incurred by community organizations that host free tax clinics and provides funding for the total number of income tax returns filed. The CVITP Grant is a three year pilot beginning with the 2020 taxation year (returns filed from February 2021 until May 2021) and concluding after tax year 2022 (returns filed up to May 31 2

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$410value2024start2025end

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people complete and file their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s CVITP or through Revenu Quebec’s Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP). The CVITP Grant helps off-set costs incurred by community organizations that host free tax clinics and provides funding for the total number of income tax returns filed. The CVITP Grant is a three year pilot beginning with the 2020 taxation year (returns filed from February 2021 until May 2021) and concluding after tax year 2022 (returns filed up to May 31 2

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$230value2023start2024end

Volunteers from community organizations across Canada help eligible people complete and file their taxes for free through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)’s CVITP or through Revenu Quebec’s Income Tax Assistance – Volunteer Program (ITAVP). The CVITP Grant helps off-set costs incurred by community organizations that host free tax clinics and provides funding for the total number of income tax returns filed. The CVITP Grant is a three year pilot beginning with the 2020 taxation year (returns filed from February 2021 until May 2021) and concluding after tax year 2022 (returns filed up to May 31 2

Departments

Employment and Social Development Canada11agreements$4.2Mvalue5programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities1agreements$735Kvalue1programs
  • Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program

All grants from Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada2agreements$155Kvalue1programs
Canada Revenue Agency4agreements$2.0Kvalue1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

All grants from Canada Revenue Agency

Years

20251agreements$25.4Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20243agreements$1.4Mvalue3programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20233agreements$789Kvalue3programs
  • Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20221agreements$745value1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20215agreements$2.0Mvalue5programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20202agreements$148Kvalue2programs
  • Local Food Infrastructure Fund
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20193agreements$773Kvalue3programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • Local Food Infrastructure Fund
  • New Horizons for Seniors 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.