Funding Opportunity for Community Projects in Canada

Deadline: 15-Feb-22

The Shell Canada is now accepting applications for its grant program to provide funding for community projects and initiatives that are located near the facilities and exploration interests throughout Canada.

Social Investment Themes

• Education
  • Adult Learning
  • Kindergarten – Grade 12 (Early Learning, High School Completion, STEM and Cultural Retention)
• Community Skills & Enterprise Development
  • Skills/Vocational Training/Leadership Development
  • Small and medium enterprise development
• Safety
  • Driver behaviour
  • Emergency response
  • Pedestrian safety
• Environment
  • Biodiveristy/Conservation efforts
  • Improve local environment
  • Water programs or initiatives
• Health
  • Access to and quality of health care
  • Provision of equipment
  • Prevention of illness
• Access to Energy
  • Support of energy services
  • Access to energy products
• Community Development
  • Traditional livelihood and cultural retention
  • Indigenous inequity / MMIWG
  • Community capacity building

By investing in the themes, they work to address concerns and positively impact the community. These communities include:

• Alberta
  • Grande Prairie Community Grant Program: Non-profit and charity organizations are an essential pillar of support for the individuals who rely on or access their services. Shell Canada is proud to partner on a variety of initiatives and projects that support and enrich the neighbouring communities.
  • Scotford Community Grant Program: Non-profit and charity organizations are an essential pillar of support for the individuals who rely on or access their services. Shell Canada is proud to partner on a variety of initiatives and projects that support and enrich the neighbouring communities.
• British Columbia
  • NEBC Community Grants: Non-profit and charity organizations are an essential pillar of support for the individuals who rely on or access their services. Shell Canada is proud to partner on a variety of initiatives and projects that support and enrich the neighbouring communities.
• Ontario
  • Sarnia Community Grants: Non-profit and charity organizations are an essential pillar of support for the individuals who rely on or access their services. Shell Canada is proud to partner on a variety of initiatives and projects that support and enrich the neighbouring communities.
• Other Locations
  • Shell provides funding for community projects and initiatives that are located near the refineries, operations and exploration interests throughout Canada through various funding platforms. If you have a request for consideration outside of the priority locations you can still apply but note that the priority funding is to their listed communities. 

Ineligile Projects

Shell’s social investment program does not fund the following:

• Individuals or individual pursuits
• Golf tournaments, hockey tournaments, tennis, fishing or other sporting tournaments
• Sports – professional, recreational or minor sports teams
• For-profit organizations
• Trips, tours, and travel expenses
• Third party fundraiser or fundraising events 
• Conferences, forums, trade shows, conventions, seminars (unless industry-related)
• Religious causes that do not serve the general public on a non-denominational basis
• Advertising, film, video, television and book productions 
• Private foundations
• Fraternal and labour organizations/service clubs
• Private (fee-based) elementary or secondary schools
• Political parties or lobby groups
• Projects where benefits occur outside Canada

Eligibility Criteria

• Alberta
  • Grande Prairie Community Grant Program: Non-profit organizations in Grande Prairie and area including the MD of Greenview, Wembley, Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Clairmont, Grovedale and Bezanson.
  • Scotford Community Grant Program: Non-profit organizations in northern Strathcona County, Fort Saskatchewan, Sherwood Park and Bruderheim can apply.
• British Columbia
  • NEBC Community Grants: Non-profit organizations in Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope and Tumbler Ridge.
• Ontario
  • Sarnia Community Grants: Non-profit organizations in Sarnia, Lambton County, St. Clair, Corunna, Mooretown, Walpole Island, Kettle Point, Stoney Point Township and Brockville.

For more information, visit Shell Canada.

For more information, visit https://www.shell.ca/en_ca/sustainability/communities/funding-guidelines-process.html