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Funding WORBE: Workplace opportunities: Removing barriers to equity │ Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

February 13, 2026

Value

up to $500,000 per year

Description

Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) is a grants and contributions program. WORBE is designed to support employers subject to the Employment Equity Act (the Act) in their efforts to improve designated group representation in areas of low representation through partnerships and industry-tailored strategies.

In 2026, through a competitive Call for Proposals process, WORBE will provide funding through grants or contributions to eligible recipients to develop tailored solutions to support the four (4) designated groups under the Act (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities).

Eligible Applicants

WORBE welcomes applications from a diverse range of eligible entities, including:

  • Employer associations in Canada (unionized or non-unionized).
  • Non-governmental organisations.
  • Not-for-profit organizations.
  • Federally regulated private sector organizations
  • Academic institutions.
  • New: Individuals* (incorporated, or who are willing to incorporate).

*Individuals or groups of individuals are encouraged to apply, but to be eligible to receive funding, they must establish a Canadian legal entity (such as a corporation or a not-for-profit organization) capable of entering into binding agreements in Canada.

Eligible Expenses

Funding of up to a total of $3 million per year is available to distribute to eligible organizations. Eligible organizations can apply for up to $500,000 per year. Eligible projects must be completed within 36 months of the project’s start date. The maximum total funding that can be provided for a project is $1.5 million.

Objectives:

  • Improved representation of one (1) or more of the four (4) designated groups within workplaces, occupational groups or sectors with low representation
  • Increasing understanding among stakeholders of industry-specific barriers to diversity and inclusion and effective human resources practices to address them
  • Development of new inclusion tools and guides tailored to industry specific needs

Deadline Date

Applications will be accepted from January 5, 2026, to February 13, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET through Impact Canada.

Contact

Contact Name: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

E-mail Address: EDSC.PMTEOE‑WORBE.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/workplace-equity.html

Industry:

Employment, Non-Profit

Location:

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

Tags:

Disability, Indigenous, Women

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