What small action can help support poison prevention in your community?
Parachute is providing grants of up to $1,500 to community organizations in Canada to support activities for Poison Prevention Week 2027. Funds are limited to $1,500 per applicant organization. Approximately 25 grants will be awarded.
Eligible organizations
Grants are available to public sector and non-profit organizations located in Canada, including:
- community service organizations (e.g., Family resource centres, Friendship Centres, housing services, settlement services)
- health professional associations
- healthcare institutions (e.g., community health centres, hospitals, outpatient services)
- poison centres
- provincial/territorial organizations
- public health units
- national non-profit organizations
- schools, daycares and early childhood centres
Note that federal government departments and agencies are excluded from this community grant program.
Unsure if your organization is eligible? Please email info@parachute.ca
How to use the funding
Grant money can be used to support a variety of activities and initiatives related to poison prevention, awareness and education. Organizations are encouraged to use the funds to support poison prevention activities that align with their work and community needs.
Topics
Poison prevention efforts may address a variety of poison prevention topics such as:
- cannabis
- carbon monoxide
- improving awareness of poison centre resources
- ingestion of button batteries
- medications
- safe storage of household poisons
- self-harm
- substance use
Learn more on our Poisoning page.
Activities
Activities should reflect evidence-informed poison prevention. Examples of ways to use funds include, but are not limited to:
- hosting a medication review or unused medication return event with a local pharmacy
- hosting an in-person or virtual information session
- printing and distributing educational materials
- providing free first aid training to community members
- purchasing carbon monoxide detectors or radon test kits
- purchasing lock bags, cabinet locks or other safe storage supplies
- putting out a news release to engage local media
- running radio ads on local stations
- translating resources to support diverse language needs in your region
How to apply
Complete the short online form by Dec. 8, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
You can complete the form in English or French.
The form asks you for the following information:
- Organization name, address and contact information
- What your organization does
- How you plan to use the grant money toward poison prevention activities (what, when and why)
- Who you intend to reach with your poison prevention activities
After you apply
Parachute will inform all applicants about the results of their grant submission by Dec. 18, 2026.
Submissions will be reviewed by a small committee made up of members from the Toxicovigilance Canada Public Outreach and Communications Working Group. The decision-making process will consider:
- relevance of the proposed activities to poison prevention
- alignment with evidence-informed practice
- geographic location, with a goal to support activities across the country
- intended audience, with a goal to reach people who are at higher risk of poisoning and from equity-deserving communities
Grant funds will be distributed in January 2027.
All grant recipients will be required to complete a short online form to report on their completed activities. This will help us understand and share the impact of the grants, and support future programs.