– A charitable organization or foundation registered as a charity with the Canada Revenue Agency
– An organization incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation without share capital in a Canadian jurisdiction
– A First Nation or a First Nation library
– A Metis, Inuit or other Indigenous community
– A municipality with a population of 20,000 or less, or their cultural and recreational agencies, including libraries and museums. Eligible municipalities must apply on behalf of their cultural or recreational agencies.
Eligible municipalities or their cultural or recreational agencies, County Library Boards and Local Services Boards may only apply under the Inspired or Active People Action Areas.
County Library Boards and Local Services Boards are eligible and are asked to register as a municipality serving populations of 20,000 or less during the Organization Registration process.
– A collaboration of two or more organizations, where the lead organization is an eligible organization