| Enabling Accessibility Fund 2026
This funding opportunity aims to make workplaces and communities across Canada more accessible for persons with disabilities. It will fund projects that create more opportunities for persons with disabilities to access and maintain employment. In addition, it will fund projects that remove accessibility barriers for persons with disabilities in Indigenous workplaces or Indigenous communities.
Application period: Closes March 12, 2026, at 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Funding amount: Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 for a project that is up to 24 months in duration
Who can apply: Not-for-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations and municipal and territorial governments
Eligible Applicants
In order to be eligible for funding, your organization must be one of the following:
- not-for-profit organization (including social enterprises)
- for-profit organization with up to 99 full-time equivalent employees
- municipal government where the population of the municipality is less than 100,000, as per the 2021 census
- Indigenous organization
- Territorial government
For guidance on accessibility in workplaces, ESDC has developed a Guidance for Projects document to help employers identify and address barriers experienced by employees with disabilities. Consult this guide during the planning stages of your project to determine the accessibility solutions that would best serve your organization’s employees with disabilities. |
