GENERAL RESOURCES
Funding Sources for BC Communities
www.communityfutures.com/cms/index.php?id=168
This site has a searchable database of funding
sources as well as a number of lists by type of organization.
The CivicInfoBC web site describes it as a resource
̉intended primarily for rural communities, [which]
is provided through a partnership between the Community
Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) of Greater
Trail, the BC Rural Team, and the BC Rural Network.
AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Cooperative Development Initiative. Financing Your Co-op
www.coopzone.coop/en/financing/
Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbia
www.iafbc.ca/apply_for_funding/
The Foundation finances strategies, plans, programs
and projects that push competitive boundaries and
lead to sector-wide growth. We are unable to provide
start-up funding for individual producers or processors
or help with commercial business expansion.
Funding Provided By
Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF)
Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Fund (CARD)
Safety Net Companion Program
ARTS
Arts Partners in Creative Development:
www.artspartners.ca
Arts Partners in Creative Development (APCD) is a
strategic investment partnership to assist B.C. arts
and cultural organizations create and develop new
works or further develop existing works, with the
intent of producing, presenting or exhibiting them
at the highest standard.
British Columbia Arts Council:
www.bcartscouncil.caThe council was established by the province of British Columbia to provide and open, accountable, and neutrally administered process for managing funds for British Columbia arts and culture.
Canada Council for the Arts
www.canadacouncil.ca
“The Canada Council for the Arts, reporting
to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage,
is a national arm's-length agency which fosters the
development of the arts in Canada through grants,
services and awards to professional Canadian artists
and arts organizations, as well as administering scholarly
awards…”
Culture Heritage and Recreation:
Government-wide Programs
and Services
www.culturecanada.gc.ca
The Government of Canada's one-stop web access to
government Culture, Heritage and Recreation programs
and services.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
Community Futures Development Association of BC:
www.communityfutures.ca/provincial/bc/
Founded in 1992, the CFDABC was established to promote,
coordinate and facilitate community economic development
initiatives; to foster a better understanding of the
Community Futures program; and, to serve as a catalyst
in promoting strong partnerships between key stakeholders
involved in the community economic development process.
Western Economic Diversification Canada. Financing Information:
www.wd.gc.ca/finance/default_e.asp
Funding for business, not-for-profits and public sector
initiatives.
ENVIRONMENT
Canada. Environment Canada. Funding Programs:
www.on.ec.gc.ca/funding_e.html
Environmental stewardship, infrastructure project
funding, and youth initiatives.
British Columbia Ministry of Environment. Clean Air Research Fund:
www.env.gov.bc.ca/air/airquality/carf/
The B.C. Clean Air Research Fund (CARF) has been set
up to promote research into air quality issues. It
is jointly managed by the Canadian Petroleum Products
Institute, Greater Vancouver Regional District, and
B.C. Ministry of Environment.
FIRST NATIONS:
Aboriginal Canada Portal:
www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/
site.nsf/en/ao20005.html
Government and non-government funding for aboriginal
economic development and business
British Columbia First Citizens’ Fund:
www.gov.bc.ca/arr/social/fcf/
The First Citizens' Fund, a perpetual fund created
in 1969, is available for cultural, educational and
economic development for Aboriginal people in British
Columbia.
FOUNDATIONS:
Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia
www.realestatefoundation.com
Our Mission: To support sustainable real estate and
land use practices for the benefit of British Columbians.
Columbia Basin Trust:
www.cbt.org/programs/main.asp?fl=7
The Columbia Basin Trust supports efforts by the people
of the Basin to create a legacy of social, economic
and environmental well-being and to achieve greater
self-sufficiency for present and future generations.
Centre for Sustainability:
www.centreforsustainability.ca
The Centre for Sustainability (CFS) was established
in 2003 with the mission to increase the capacity
and effectiveness of people and organizations engaged
in British Columbia's not-for-profit sector.
Community Foundations of Canada. British Columbia:
www.cfc-fcc.ca/who_we_are/list.cfm?id=2#186
Links to community foundations in British Columbia.
Funding opportunities are located through each local
community foundation web site.
SMALL BUSINESS
Angel Forum:
www.angelforum.org
A one-day meeting bringing together private equity
investors and companies seeking equity.
Canada Business Services for Entrepreneurs:
www.canadabusiness.ca/gol/cbec/
site.nsf/en/bg00329.html
The government information service for business and
start-up entrepreneurs in Canada.
B.C. Ministry of Economic Development. Invesment Capital Programs:
www.ecdev.gov.bc.ca/ProgramsAndServices/
BusinessServices/Investment_Capital/
Three key programs to help small business gain access
to capital: venture capital programs, employee share
ownership programs, and the labour sponsored funds
program.
Small Business BC: 2007 Overview of Government Financing:
www.smallbusinessbc.ca/pdf/
Financial%20Overview2006.pdf
Created in 1993 as a federal/-provincial partnership,
this is British Columbia’s resource centre for
business information and services.SPORTS AND YOUTH:
British Columbia. Ministry of Tourism Sport and the Arts. Obtaining Funding:
www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/sport/obtaining_funding/
The Government funds sport and recreation at a provincial
level – through provincial and multi-sport recreation
organizations such as Soccer BC, PacificSport, BC
Special Olympics, etc. This funding is provided to
these organizations through a transfer of $6 million
to the 2010 Legacies Now Society. Funding from the
SportsFunder Lottery is also directed to provincial
and multi-sport organizations, which make specific
decisions on which groups or individuals receive funding.
Culture, Heritage and Recreation database: Sports and Recreation Funding:
www.culturecanada.gc.ca
A database of funding opportunities listing contributions,
events, exchange opportunities, funding, general services,
grants, learning resources, licensing & permits,
locations, reservations, scholarships, sponsorship,
and training programs.
Canada. Canadian Heritage. Sport Canada. Funding Programs
www.pch.gc.ca/progs/sc/prog/index_e.cfm
Athletic assistance, sports support and hosting program
Youth Canada
www.youth.gc.ca/yohome.jsp
The federal government’s one-stop portal for
youth oriented programs and funding aimed at individuals
15-30 years old. Most funding opportunities are scholarships
or other education assistance.
