Health Canada announced a call for proposals for Stream 2 of the Oral Health Access Fund. The call for proposals focuses on access to oral health care and the prevention of oral diseases. The Fund is a grants and contributions program led by Health Canada aiming to expand access to oral health care by supporting projects that reduce or remove non-financial barriers to accessing oral health care for targeted populations. 

The fund will support projects that:

• aim to improve training and capacity for oral health care providers
• connect people to oral health care
• deliver prevention and education efforts to improve oral health.

Targeted populations could include groups such as:

• children
• Indigenous Peoples
• newcomers to Canada
• official language minority communities
• people who experience homelessness
• persons with disabilities
• rural and remote communities
• seniors

Who can apply

• not-for-profit organizations
• for-profit organizations
• other levels of government and their agencies, such as:
  • provinces
  • territories
  • Indigenous governing bodies
  • municipalities

Funding priorities

Funding through this stream will support projects that aim to improve:

• connecting people to oral health care, such as:
  • access in rural, remote and underserved settings
  • inclusive treatment spaces
• oral health awareness (promotion and public education)

Submission Deadline: 11:59 pm PDT on July 31, 2024

For further information about the call for proposals or to apply for the Oral Health Access Fund, click here.

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