Deadline: 16-Apr-25
The Government of Canada is accepting applications for the Environmental Damages Fund.
The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) administers the EDF on behalf of the Government of Canada, collaborating with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada, among others, to deliver the program. Along with ECCC, these federal departments and agencies are responsible for enforcing environmental laws and regulations that direct money to the EDF.
The Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) invests in environmental solutions when individuals or companies intentionally or unintentionally harm the environment. The EDF receives money from fines, penalties, court orders, and voluntary payments as a result of environmental violations and uses them to fund priority projects that will benefit Canada’s natural environment.
Objectives
- The main goal of EDF-funded projects is to restore the environment and conserve wildlife and habitats in a scientifically sound, cost-effective, and technically feasible way. Monies directed to the EDF are used to fund projects that focus on the following four funding categories:
- Restoration: Projects that restore natural resources at or near the location where environmental harm occurred.
- Environmental Quality Improvement: Projects that improve natural resources at or near where environmental harm was caused.
- Research and Development: Projects that advance science and research on environmental damage assessment and restoration methods.
- Education and Awareness: Projects that promote education and community capacity building related to environmental damage restoration.
Funding Information
- There is $16,000,000 of funding available for projects related to the conservation and protection of fish or fish habitat or the restoration of fish habitat within Qukin ʔamakʔis (Elk Valley) and immediate downstream area (within Canada).
- Applicants must request a minimum of $250,000 from ECCC in the projects budget in order to be eligible.
Eligibility Criteria
- The EDF generally distributes funds through a competitive process for projects that are carried out by not-for-profit organizations across Canada, including:
- environmental community groups
- universities and academic institutions
- Indigenous organizations, and
- provincial, territorial, and municipal governments.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.