Last updated: March 2026
Building sustainable and affordable housing can be complex, particularly when it comes to financing. Many projects rely on external funding sources to implement energy-efficient retrofits or new builds. The following funder list is designed to streamline your search for financial sources at both provincial and national levels and serves as a strategic tool to simplify the decision-making process.
Whether you’re laying the groundwork for a new build or planning for extensive high-performance, energy-efficient retrofits, this list can help. Discover funding that can help you carry out a project that provides much-needed housing for Canadians, creates healthy, thriving communities, empowers local economies, and contributes to an affordable, sustainable future.
Funders list
The information below links to programs external to FCM. While we strive to provide accurate information, FCM cannot ensure the accuracy of content hosted externally. For inquiries related to updates, changes, or relevant questions concerning the programs external to FCM, please reach out to us at gmfcapacity@fcm.ca.
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Region | Organization | Program | Stage(s) | Funding Type |
AB | Alberta Real Estate Foundation Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
AB | Calgary Foundation Municipal region | Operating | Grant | |
AB | City of Calgary Municipal region | Pre-construction | Grant | |
AB | City of Edmonton Municipal region | Capital | Grant | |
AB | Province of Alberta Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
| AB | Province of Alberta Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
| AB | Province of Alberta Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
| Atlantic Region | Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative: ReCover Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
BC | BC Housing Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
BC | BC Housing Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
BC | BC Housing Province-wide | Pre-construction | Repayable Loan | |
BC | BC Hydro Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
BC | BC Hydro & CleanBC Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
| BC | City of Kelowna Municipal region | Capital | Grant | |
| BC | City of Victoria Municipal region | Capital | Grant | |
BC | Fortis BC Province-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
| BC | Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
BC | Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC) | Operating | Grant | |
BC | Vancity Community Foundation (VCF) Province-wide | Pre-construction | Repayable Loan | |
| BC | Vancity Community Foundation (VCF) Province-wide | Operating Other | Grant | |
| Canada | Build Canada Homes (BCH) Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan Grant | |
| Canada | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
| Canada | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Nation-wide | Pre-construction | Repayable Loan | |
| Canada | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan Subsidy | |
| Canada | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Nation-wide | On-Reserve Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) | Capital | Grant |
Canada | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
Canada | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Nation-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
| Canada | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Nation-wide | Capital | Grant Repayable Loan | |
| Canada | Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund (CCIF) Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
| Canada | Canadian Urban Institute Nation-wide | Pre-construction | Other | |
| Canada | Community Forward Fund (CFF) Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
Canada | Community Housing Transformation Centre Nation-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
Canada | Community Housing Transformation Centre Nation-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
Canada | Cooperative Housing Federation (CHF) Nation-wide | Other | Grant | |
Canada | Green Municipal Fund (GMF) of Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Nation-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
| Canada | Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada Nation-wide | Capital | Grant | |
Canada | Peter Gilgan Foundation Nation-wide | Other | Grant | |
| Canada | SOFIAC Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
| Canada | Tapestry Community Capital Nation-wide | Capital | Other | |
| Canada | Vancity Community Investment Bank Nation-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
MB | Efficiency Manitoba Province-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
| MB | Province of Manitoba Province-wide | Pre-construction | Repayable Loan | |
| MB | Province of Manitoba Province-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
| MB | Province of Manitoba Province-wide | Operating Other | Other | |
| NB | Kaleidoscope Social Impact Province-wide | Pre-construction Capital | Loan | |
| NB | Province of New Brunswick Province-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
| NB | Province of New Brunswick Province-wide | Operating Other | Other | |
NB | Province of New Brunswick Province-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
NB | Province of New Brunswick Province-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
NB | Province of New Brunswick Province-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
NB | Save Energy NB Province-wide | Capital | Rebate Other | |
| NB | Save Energy NB Province-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
| NL | Community Housing Transformation Centre Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
| NL | Take Charge! Province-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
NS | Community Housing Transformation Centre Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
NS | Community Housing Transformation Centre Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
NS | Community Housing Transformation Centre Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
NS | Efficiency NS Province-wide | Pre-construction | Rebate | |
| NS | Efficiency NS Province-wide | Pre-construction Capital | Rebate | |
NS | Government of Nova Scotia Province-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
NS | Government of Nova Scotia Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
NS | Government of Nova Scotia Province-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
NS | Government of Nova Scotia Province-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
NS | Halifax Foundation Halifax region | Pre-construction | Grant | |
| NS | HCi3 Halifax region | Capital | Grant | |
| NS | HCi3 Halifax region | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
NS | Housing Nova Scotia Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
NS | Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM) Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
| NS | Student Housing Nova Scotia Province-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
NT | Arctic Energy Alliance Territory-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
NT | Arctic Energy Alliance Territory-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
| NT | Housing Northwest Territories Territory-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
| NT | Housing Northwest Territories Territory-wide | Operating Other | Grant | |
| NT | United Way NWT Territory-wide | Operating Other | Grant | |
NT | Yellowknife Community Foundation Territory-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
NU | Community Housing Transformation Centre Territory-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
| NU | Nunavut Housing Corporation Territory-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
| NU | Nunavut Housing Corporation Territory-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
ON | City of Hamilton Municipal region | Pre-construction | Forgivable Loan | |
ON | City of Hamilton Municipal region | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
ON | City of Hamilton Municipal region | Pre-construction | Grant | |
ON | City of Kitchener Municipal region | Pre-construction | Grant | |
ON | City of London Municipal region | Pre-construction | Forgivable Loan | |
ON | City of St. Catharines Municipal region | Pre-construction | Grant | |
ON | City of Toronto Municipal region | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
ON | City of Toronto Municipal region | Rental Housing Supply Program (RHSP): Community Housing Pre-Development Fund (CHPF) | Capital | Repayable Loan |
ON | Enbridge Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
ON | Enbridge Gas Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
ON | Government of Ontario, managed by local service managers Province-wide | Pre-construction | Forgivable Loan | |
ON | Government of Ontario, managed by local service managers Province-wide | Pre-construction | Forgivable Loan | |
ON | Government of Ontario, managed by local service managers Province-wide | Operating | Subsidy | |
ON | Hydro Ottawa Municipal region | Pre-construction | Grant | |
ON | Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
ON | Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
ON | Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Province-wide | Save on Energy First Nations Community Building Retrofit Program (FNCBRP) | Pre-construction | Grant |
ON | Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Province-wide | Save on Energy Remote First Nations Energy-Efficiency Program (RFNEEP) | Pre-construction | Other |
| ON | Infrastructure Ontario Province-wide | Housing Providers – Affordable financing for capital investments | Capital | Repayable Loan |
| ON | Niagara Region Municipal region | Capital | Grant | |
ON | Northumberland County Municipal region | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
| ON | Region of Waterloo Municipal region | Capital | Grant | |
| ON | Region of Waterloo Municipal region | Operating Other | Grant | |
PE | Province of PEI Province-wide | Strategic Energy Solutions for Business, Commercial and Community Buildings | Pre-construction | Grant |
PE | Province of PEI Province-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
PE | Province of PEI Province-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
| PE | Province of PEI Province-wide | Pre-construction Capital | Grant | |
| QC | Association des groupes de ressources techniques du Québec (AGRTQ) Province-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
QC | Énergir Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
| QC | Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec (FCDQ) Province-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
| QC | Fondaction Province-wide | PRIMAccès Fonds de développement de la CSN pour la coopération et l’emploi | Capital | Repayable Loan |
| QC | FTQ Solidarity Fund Province-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
QC | Government of Quebec Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
QC | Government of Quebec Province-wide | Capital | Other | |
| QC | Government of Quebec Province-wide | Programme Novoclimat pour les grands bâtiments multilogement | Capital | Grant |
| QC | Greater Montreal Climate Fund Municipal region | Pre-construction Capital | Repayable Loan | |
QC | Hydro-Québec Province-wide | Pre-construction | Grant | |
QC | Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) Province-wide | Programme d’aide financière visant la préservation du parc immobilier communautaire (PPPIC) | Capital | Repayable Loan |
QC | Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) Province-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
QC | Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
QC | Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) Province-wide | Programme de rénovation des habitations à loyer modique (PRHLM) | Capital | Grant |
QC | Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) Province-wide | Programme d'amélioration des maisons d'hébergement (PAMH-Rénovation) | Capital | Grant |
QC | Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
| QC | Ville de Longueuil Municipal region | Capital | Grant | |
QC | Ville de Montreal Municipal region | Pre-construction | Grant | |
QC | Ville de Montreal Municipal region | Financial support for social and affordable housing projects | Capital | Forgivable Loan |
SK | City of Regina Municipal region | Capital | Grant | |
| SK | Saskatchewan Environmental Society Municipal region (Saskatoon and Regina) | Other | Other | |
| SK | Saskatchewan Housing Corporation Province-wide | Capital | Forgivable Loan | |
| SK | SaskPower Province-wide | Capital | Grant | |
| SK | SaskPower & SaskEnergy Province-wide | Pre-construction | Other | |
YT | Yukon Territory Territory-wide | Capital | Rebate | |
YT | Yukon Territory Territory-wide | Capital | Repayable Loan | |
YT | Yukon Territory Territory-wide | Pre-construction Capital | Grant | |
YT | Yukon Territory Territory-wide | Capital | Rebate |