The Housing Help Centre: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Scarborough, ON · grants and contributions register

The Housing Help Centre: federal grants and contributions: 16 agreements; $13.2M value; 3 departments; 5 programs.

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16agreements
$13.2Mvalue
3departments
5programs

Largest agreements

THHC: Housing based settlement process$4.8Mvalue2020start2025end

Support Services, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services

THHC: Housing based settlement process$3.0Mvalue2020start2025end

Support Services, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services

Centered approach to settlement in Eastern Toronto$2.9Mvalue2025start2028end

Employment Related Services; Indirect Services; Information and Orientation Services; Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services; Support Services

A Housing First approach to settlement of newcomers in Scarborough and Region of York$827Kvalue2017start2020end

Support Services, Information and Orientation, Needs Assessment & Referrals

A Housing First approach to settlement of newcomers in Scarborough and Region of York$653Kvalue2018start–end
Settlement$460Kvalue2017start–end
Settlement$421Kvalue2017start–end
Improving the physical and virtual workplace accessibility for employees and clients$60.5Kvalue2021start2023end

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.

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The Housing Help Centre$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.

New Horizons for Seniors Program$23.9Kvalue2019start2020end

N/A

COVID-Demystifying COVID for Senior Gujarati and Punjabi populations in Scarborough$18.9Kvalue2020start2021end

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 2021 – The Housing Help Centre (Scarborough Centre)$8.7Kvalue2021start2022end

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.

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$8.4Kvalue2024start2025end

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$8.2Kvalue2023start2024end

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

CSJ 2020 - The Housing Help Centre (Scarborough Centre)$4.4Kvalue2020start2020end

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.

The Community Volunteer Income Tax Grant$3.7Kvalue2022start2023end

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

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada7agreements$13.1Mvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada6agreements$141Kvalue3programs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Canada Revenue Agency3agreements$20.3Kvalue1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

All grants from Canada Revenue Agency

Years

20251agreements$2.9Mvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20241agreements$8.4Kvalue1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20231agreements$8.2Kvalue1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20221agreements$3.7Kvalue1programs
  • Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
20213agreements$94.1Kvalue3programs
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20204agreements$7.9Mvalue3programs
  • Settlement
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20191agreements$23.9Kvalue1programs
  • New Horizons for Seniors Program
20181agreements$653Kvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20173agreements$1.7Mvalue1programs
  • Settlement

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.