Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) 2026 Call for Proposals

A funding opportunity from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) inviting proposals to advance equity for designated groups in Canadian workplaces. The program provides up to $500,000 per year for up to three years, with a pay-for-performance funding model and access to a third-party evaluator to help measure progress. Open to a wide range of applicants, including academic institutions, associations, federally regulated organizations, not-for-profits, private sector entities, and individuals with a Canadian legal entity.

Funding for projects, access to a third-party evaluator, and a platform to test innovative inclusion strategies; potential to scale effective solutions.

Open to academic institutions, employer associations (unionized or non-unionized) in Canada, federally regulated private sector organizations, not-for-profit organizations, private sector organizations, and individuals who can establish a Canadian legal entity capable of binding in Canada.

Submit a proposal via the application form linked on the WORBE page.