Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)
by Employment and Social Development Canada
Also known as: EAF
The federal Enabling Accessibility Fund pays for projects that make workplaces and community spaces accessible: ramps, accessible doors and washrooms, elevators, hearing loops and more. Grants reach $200,000 per project and contributions up to $3 million. It opens through periodic calls; the 2026 workplace call, open to for-profit organizations too, ran January 16 to March 16, 2026 and is closed.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to $3,000,000 Grants up to $200,000 per project for small-scale construction and communication technology; contributions up to $3 million for larger construction projects. The 2026 workplace call funded $500,000 to $1,000,000 per project. Flat-rate costing applies to ramps, accessible doors, washrooms, elevators and similar items.
Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $10,000,000, logarithmic.
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Grants can be up to $200,000 per project.
- Instrument
- Mixed instruments
- Status
- Intake closed next window not yet announced
- Who qualifies
- Nonprofits and charities Businesses Indigenous organizations and communities Municipalities and local boards
- nonprofit
- business
- indigenous-org
- municipality
- Eligible applicants are set per call for proposals; the 2026 call accepted not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations and municipal and territorial governments
- Community Accessibility Stream: projects for participants or users of your programs or services
- Workplace Accessibility Stream: projects for employees with disabilities
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Not-for-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, Indigenous organizations and municipal and territorial governments
- Where
- Algoma District · Cochrane District · Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division) · Kenora District · Manitoulin District · District Municipality of Muskoka · Nipissing District · Parry Sound District · Rainy River District · Sudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury) · Thunder Bay District · Timiskaming District
11 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.
When can you apply?
| Cycle | Opens | Closes | Status | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 2026 workplace accessibility call | Jan 16, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 15:00 ET | Closed | canada.ca · Last verified Oct 29, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source |
How do you apply?
- Watch for an EAF call for proposals
- Pick the stream (community or workplace)
- Apply online during the call window
- Assessment and funding agreement
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The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) provides grant and contribution funding under separate funding processes.
Common questions
Can a business apply to the Enabling Accessibility Fund?
It depends on the call. The 2026 workplace call accepted for-profit organizations as well as not-for-profits, Indigenous organizations and municipalities.
Is the EAF open now?
Not as of the last check. The 2026 call ran from January 16 to March 16, 2026 and is closed. EAF funding opens through calls for proposals.
Where else could this money come from?
Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.
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Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Open while funds last same funder (ESDC); both for nonprofits & charities and small business, expansion; esdc · Up to $5,000
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Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program
Next intake not announced same funder (ESDC); both for nonprofits & charities; esdc · Varies; see program
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Canada Summer Jobs
Open same funder (ESDC); both for nonprofits & charities and small business, expansion · Varies; see program
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Thunder Bay Growth Community Improvement Plan
Open, continuous intake both for small business, expansion; construction · Varies; see program
Notes on this record
Funding opens through calls for proposals with their own eligibility, amounts and windows.
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: