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Enabling Accessibility Fund – 2026 Call for Proposals: What this program offers

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/canada-2026-eaf-call/ · record checked 13 October 2026

  • Employment and Social Development Canada
  • Government of Canada

Government (Employment and Social Development Canada)

Summary

Canada’s 2026 EAF overview describes a large-project call focused on workplace access and Indigenous community access, including technology-related barriers.

Key findings

  • The call describes up to C$12 million total, with requests between C$500,000 and C$1 million and a maximum duration of 24 months; C$10 million is allocated to workplace access and C$2 million to Indigenous workplace or community access.
  • Workplace projects target places where people with disabilities are currently employed. Only Indigenous organisations are eligible for community accessibility projects under this particular process.
  • The glossary lists accessibility-specific equipment and information and communication technology as non-flat-rate activities. Its audio example is described as a “Frequency Modulation (FM) loop system”; this wording does not clearly distinguish RF/FM systems from induction loops.
  • The overview says all 2026 EAF projects are exempt from applicant contributions towards eligible costs, while ineligible costs such as underlying general construction remain the applicant’s responsibility.

Limits

Read through the Wayback Machine capture of 26 March 2026 because the live page could not be fetched directly. Date is the page-details date, 16 January 2026. Only the overview and glossary were read; linked full eligibility, application instructions and cost sheets were not obtained. The overview does not give a closing date and cannot establish the application window on 13 October 2026. Technology is tagged Shared because its FM/loop terminology is ambiguous.

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www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/enabling-accessibility-fund-contribution/overview.html

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Employment and Social Development Canada. Enabling Accessibility Fund – 2026 Call for Proposals: What this program offers. Government of Canada. 16 January 2026. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/enabling-accessibility-fund-contribution/overview.html (accessed 13 October 2026).

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