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Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) │ Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

January 1, 1900

Value

Available funding varies according to the number of court awards and voluntary contributions directed to the EDF.

Description

The Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) is a Government of Canada program administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The Fund receives money from fines, penalties, court orders, and voluntary payments for environmental violations. This money is used to support projects that will benefit Canada’s natural environment, usually in the area where the violation occurred.

The Fund invests in projects falling within 4 funding categories:

  • Restoration
  • Environmental quality improvement
  • Research and development, and
  • Education and awareness

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are not-for profit organizations and may include:

  • non-governmental organizations (e.g. environmental community groups)
  • universities and academic institutions
  • Indigenous organizations
  • provincial, territorial and municipal governments

Individuals, businesses, international entities, and/or other federal departments or agencies are not eligible to apply for funding, but are encouraged to partner with eligible applicants. Offenders that have been fined or made monetary payments directed to the EDF are not eligible to apply or to partner with eligible groups to apply for the funding resulting from the fines or monetary payments they made.

Eligible Expenses

Costs related to the following types of expenses are eligible under the EDF program:

  • human resource costs, including salaries and benefits
  • travel costs not to exceed National Joint Council rates
  • material and supplies costs
  • printing and production costs
  • communications and distribution costs
  • equipment rental or purchase
  • vehicle rentals and operational costs
  • translation costs
  • liability insurance costs that are directly attributed to carrying out the project
  • overhead and/or administrative costs and rent that is directly attributed to carrying out the project (20% or less)
  • any GST/HST that is not reimbursable by Revenue Canada and any PST not reimbursable by the provinces

Please refer to the National Joint Council’s website for your provincial/territorial kilometric rates.

Deadline Date

The Environmental Damages Fund operates on a periodic basis, typically issuing one to two calls for proposals each year. The most recent call for applications closed on December 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. The program is not currently accepting new applications. Please visit the official website for announcements regarding future funding opportunities and specific guidelines.

Contact

Contact Name: National EDF Office

E-mail Address: EDF-FDE@ec.gc.ca

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-funding/programs/environmental-damages-fund.html

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Indigenous, Municipalities, Non-Profit, University Partnerships

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

ABmunis, Natural Environment

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