Backgrounder: Sustainable Development Goals Funding Program

The Government of Canada supports the 2030 Agenda, and is committed to working with its partners to build a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world that leaves no one behind.

In Budget 2018, the Government of Canada committed up to $59.8 million in funding over 13 years ($4.6 million annually), starting in 2018-19, to help support projects that aim to build awareness of the 2030 Agenda, increase partnerships and networks, advance research, and further Canada’s implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Funding Program is a grants and contributions program that seeks to increase public awareness of the SDGs, support new partnerships to advance action, and identify and implement innovative initiatives to drive progress on multiple SDGs. Through the SDG Funding Program, the Government is supporting the work of stakeholders, including not-for-profit organizations, provinces and territories, municipalities, academia, the private sector, Indigenous peoples, women, youth and vulnerable populations, to deliver improved outcomes for Canadians.

The Program launched in May 2019 with a Continuous Intake for grants up to $100K over 12 months. This call closed on November 5, 2019. To date, 47 organizations have received grant funding, which represents a total of approximately $4.3 million through the 2019-20 SDG Funding Program intake process.

2019-2020 SDG Funding Program Grant Recipients:

1. Learning For a Sustainable Future
2. University of Waterloo
3. Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
4. Colleges and Institutes Canada
5. Nexial Logic Limited
6. Queen’s International Institute on Social Policy (QIISP)
7. Lovell Corporation
8. Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)
9. Espace québécois de concertation sur les pratiques d’approvisionnement responsable (ECPAR)
10. Okanagan College
11. Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley
12. Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL/CDIDD)
13. United Way of Calgary and Area
14. Centre facilitant la recherche et l’innovation dans les organisations (CEFRIO)
15. Impact Hub Montréal
16. Territoires innovants en économie social et solidaire (TIESS)
17. Oxfam Canada
18. Réseau des carrefours jeunesse-emploi du Québec
19. British Columbia Council for International Cooperation
20. Food Secure Canada
21. Universities Canada
22. Competent Boards Inc.
23. Green Economy Canada
24. Waterloo Global Science Initiative
25. Yukon Government
26. United Way Centraide Canada
27. International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
28. World Design Organization
29. The Global SDG Awards
30. University of Northern British Columbia
31. The City of Kitchener
32. Kawartha World Issues Center
33. Canadian Standards Association
34. The Kind Village Inc.
35. McMaster University
36. Global Shapers Halifax Hub Society
37. SucSeed
38. Municipal Corporation of the City of Yellowknife
39. Yukon College
40. Canadian Organic Growers
41. Clayoquot Biospheres Trust Society
42. Future of Good Media Inc.
43. Women on the Move
44. Maison du developpement durable
45. Community Foundation for Lennox and Addington
46. The Governors of the University of Calgary
47. London Environmental Institute (LEN)

On June 28, 2019, the Government of Canada also announced a Call for Proposals for contributions to fund projects up to $300K per year over three years, for a total of up to $900K. The Call for Proposals for contributions closed on September 19, 2019.