RBC Foundation announces recipients of the 2026 Community Spaces Grant to advance environmental sustainability and accessibility in buildings and spaces

Press Release

New funding aims to help enhance accessibility and improve energy efficiency and climate-resilience in communities across Canada

• RBC Foundation provides $12.5 million to 41 organizations across Canada through the 2026 Community Spaces Grant.
• Grants support high-impact capital projects and improvements to community buildings and spaces that improve environmental sustainability and enhance accessibility.
• Since launching in April 2024, the program has committed $37.4 million to 120 projects from coast to coast.

TORONTO, May 26, 2026 – Today, RBC Foundation announced 41 recipients of the RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant for 2026, totaling $12.5 million in multi and single year grants. The Community Spaces Grant supports capital projects aimed at reducing emissions and environmental impact and enhancing accessibility in public spaces across Canada.

“With 27 per cent of Canadians living with a disability¹ and buildings accounting for 18 per cent of national greenhouse gas emissions, ² we have a clear opportunity to modernize and improve the spaces that communities rely on every day,” said Andrea Barrack, Senior Vice President, Sustainability & Impact, RBC. “Through the RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant, we’re proud to support projects that are reflective of the needs of the communities they serve – by upgrading signage so people can navigate with ease, widening doors to welcome everyone and installing solar panels to support healthier environments.”

Helping strengthen communities through the RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant
To date, the RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant (formerly known as the Community Infrastructure Fund) has committed a total of $37.4 million in single and multi-year pledges for 120 projects across Canada. The fund has provided support for retrofits, repairs or upgrades to existing public community buildings, as well as construction of new public spaces. The fund focuses on two key objectives:

• Helping improve environmental sustainability: Funding high-impact capital projects and improvements to community buildings that use engineered and nature-based solutions to help improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions and build climate-resilience.
• Helping improve accessibility: Funding high-impact capital projects and improvements to community buildings that help enhance accessibility.

2026 Community Spaces Grant Recipients
Since its launch in April 2024, the RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant has supported a broad range of community organizations across Canada.

The 2026 recipients who are working towards creating more accessible and/or environmentally sustainable spaces include:

Accessibility Grants:
Alberta
Battle River Lending Place Society	Camrose, Alberta
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation	Edmonton, Alberta
Maskwa Medical Center	Grande Prairie, Alberta
British Columbia
Rick Hansen Foundation Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation	Richmond, British Columbia New Westminster, British Columbia
St. Paul’s Foundation of Vancouver British Columbia Centre for Ability Foundation Pacific Autism Family Centre Foundation Pacific Community Resources Society	Vancouver, British Columbia Burnaby, British Columbia Richmond, British Columbia Surrey, British Columbia
Maritimes
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts New Dawn Community Development Educational Foundation Inc. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation Inc. Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation	Halifax, Nova Scotia Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Charlottetown, PEI Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ontario
North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation Somerset West Community Health Centre The Royal Ontario Museum Foundation Thunder Bay Art Gallery	North Bay, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario
Timmins And District Hospital Foundation La Fondation De L’Hopital De Timmins Et Du District	Timmins, Ontario
YMCA Oakville	Oakville, Ontario
YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka	Barrie, Ontario
Quebec
La Fondation Du Refuge Pour Femmes Chez Doris Inc.- Chez Doris The Women’s Shelter Found Inc.	Montreal, Quebec
Saskatchewan
Remai Modern Foundation Inc.	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Environmental Sustainability Grants:
Alberta
Cornerstone Youth Centre Society	Calgary, Alberta
Red Deer Food Bank Society	Red Deer, Alberta
British Columbia
The Children’s Family House Society of BC Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation	Vancouver, British Columbia Klemtu, British Columbia
Manitoba Southern Chiefs’ Organization Reconciliation Foundation Inc	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Maritimes
Maggie’s Place – A Resource Centre for Families Association	Truro, Nova Scotia
Trans Canada Trail Foundation – Sentier Transcanadien Fondation	Fredericton, New Brunswick
Ontario
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Foundation McMichael Canadian Art Foundation Mon Sheong Foundation Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada Southwest Middlesex Health Centre The Halton Region Conservation Foundation Trillium Health Partners Foundation	Scarborough, Ontario Kleinberg, Ontario Scarborough, Ontario Lindsay, Ontario Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Mount Brydges, Ontario Milton, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario
Quebec
Centre culturel afro-canadien de Montréal (CCAM) Centre De Repit Philou Service d’Aide et de liaison pour immigrants La Maisonnée Wolf Lake First Nation	Montreal, Quebec Montreal, Quebec Montreal, Quebec Temiscaming, Quebec

The RBC Foundation Community Spaces Grant builds on RBC, RBC Foundation and RBC Foundation USA’s overall commitment to providing $2 billion in community investment by 2035. As one of Canada’s largest corporate donors, RBC is working with thousands of charities and nonprofits across Canada and beyond to help strengthen communities. For more information, visit rbc.com/communityspacesgrant.

For further information, please contact:
Ema Asler, RBC Communications

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