Accessibility Grants across Canada
18 verified programs currently help Canadian small businesses pay for ramps, automatic doors, accessible washrooms and the other changes that get more customers through your door: 17 grants and rebates and 1 other support such as a specialized program, across 15 cities and towns in 6 provinces and territories. Most are city programs tied to your address, where designated streets and local rules decide. Every program shows amounts, the official source, and the date we last checked it. Verified as recently as .
- 18
- verified programs
- 17
- grants & rebates
- 15
- cities & towns
- 6
- provinces & territories
Beyond one city
Canada-wide and province-wide programs
City programs
Ontario: 9 city programs
Ottawa Centretown Heritage Facade Improvement Program
Up to $75,000
This City of Ottawa program is for designated heritage buildings on Bank Street or in Somerset Village.
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Hamilton Commercial District Revitalization Grant (CDRG)
Up to $10,000
Hamilton helps you improve your exterior with a 50% match for facade, signage, awnings, and lighting. You and the city share the cost.
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Windsor Downtown Facade Improvement Program
Up to $20,000
This City of Windsor program helps you modernize your downtown exterior by reimbursing half the cost of approved facade and signage improvements, up…
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Windsor Main Streets Facade Improvement Program
Up to $30,000
The City of Windsor matches 50% of your exterior improvement costs, helping you modernize your storefront on traditional Main Streets outside…
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Kitchener Facade Grant Program
Up to $10,000
The City of Kitchener covers up to half the cost of exterior improvements, helping you modernize your shop front with rolling applications for…
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Sarnia Building Facade Improvement Grant (CIP)
Up to $10,000
This cost-share program helps with exterior work on commercial property in Sarnia's Downtown or Mitton Village areas.
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Historic Downtown Newmarket CIP: Facade Improvement & Restoration Program
Up to $15,000
Improve your building's exterior with matching grants and optional interest-free loans designed for heritage properties in Historic Downtown…
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Million Dollar Makeover Funding Program
The City of Kawartha Lakes offers the Million Dollar Makeover program. It covers exterior improvements like storefront, facade, and signage in…
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Downtown Tomorrow CIP Facade Improvement Grant
Up to $5,000
Orillia's Downtown Tomorrow Facade Improvement Grant pays back part of the cost of exterior work on downtown buildings.
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City programs
Alberta: 3 city programs
Edmonton Storefront Improvement Grant
Up to $25,000
Edmonton's matching grant helps pay for exterior facade and signage work. You cover the upfront costs, then the city reimburses 50% of eligible…
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Medicine Hat City Centre Vibrancy Program
Up to $15,000
This program helps you modernize your commercial space in Medicine Hat's City Centre. You receive a 50% matching grant for permanent improvements…
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Downtown Airdrie Property Improvement Grant
Up to $50,000
This matching grant helps Downtown Airdrie business owners and tenants modernize their building exteriors.
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City programs
Quebec: 2 city programs
Québec City Commercial-Artery Facade Renovation Grant
Up to $50,000
Quebec City helps businesses on commercial arteries renovate their building exteriors. The city covers 50% of eligible costs, with extra funds…
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Programme d'aide à la rénovation pour bâtiments commerciaux ou mixtes (Renovation assistance program for commercial or mixed-use buildings)
Up to $50,000
The City of Drummondville helps owners and tenants in downtown and Saint-Joseph renovate their building exteriors.
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Specific owner groups
For specific owner groups
This program is open only to a specific owner group. Worth a look if that's you.
Frequently asked questions
How many accessibility grants are there in Canada right now?
18 verified programs are open as of our latest checks: 17 grants and rebates and 1 other support such as a specialized program, across 15 cities and towns in 6 provinces and territories. Most are municipal, so your address decides which ones apply. Programs open and close through the year, and every program shows the date we last checked it.
Do these programs cover the full cost?
Rarely. Many grants here pay a percentage of eligible costs up to a cap, and you pay the rest. Many programs also require approval before you buy or sign anything, because spending first can disqualify the whole project. Each program page lists its rules.
What if my city isn't listed?
Not every city runs a program, and programs open, close and reopen through the year. Some cities also fund through broader community-improvement plans we may list under a different name. Check your city's own website, or run our free funding fit check and we'll look at what applies to your address.
Who approves these applications?
Each program's administrator decides, usually the government body or organization that runs it, never us. BBN Labs is an independent Canadian company, not a government agency. Applying through the official program site is always free.
Funding by what it pays for
Closed right now · re-checked weekly
These accessibility programs are closed at our last weekly check. Each page shows what the program offered, what may replace it, and a reopen alert you can join.
Accessible Taxi and Busing Program · Commerce-Montréal: Commercial Building & Storefront Renovation Grant · Digital Main Street – Digital Transformation Grant Program · Downtown Fredericton Facade Improvement Grant · Downtown Winnipeg Facade Improvement Program · Enabling Accessibility Fund: Small projects · Lethbridge Urban Core Property Improvement Grant · Niagara Falls Downtown Commercial Building & Facade Improvement Grant · Oshawa Facade & Accessibility Improvement Grant · Pickering Village CIP Facade Improvement Grant & Sign Grant · Toronto Commercial Facade Improvement Grant · Toronto Commercial Space Renovation Grant · Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario