Canadian Council on Learning has recently completed a call for various research proposals in the area of adult learning. It issues on-going calls for research in other Knowledge Centre areas that also include adult learning, such as Aboriginal learning, work and learning, structured learning and health and learning.
See http://www.ccl-cca.ca/ (Canada)

Canadian Heritage: The Aboriginal Women's Program funds Aboriginal women's organizations seeking to improve the social, economic and political status of Aboriginal women in their own communities and throughout Canadian society, and to promote leadership development. The program's Family Violence Initiative supports community projects that address family violence using Aboriginal cultural approaches.
See http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/pa-app/progs/ppfa-awp/index_e.cfm (Canada)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research funds the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH) “to lead a national advanced research agenda in the area of Aboriginal health, and to promote innovative research in this field that improves the health of Aboriginal peoples living in Canada.
See http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/4103.html (Canada)

Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative provides community-based research grants “designed to support community-based, multi-sectoral research related to nicotine addiction. Priority will be given to proposals involving the Aboriginal community, those exploring child and youth health and those incorporating the topic of sex and/or gender.”
See http://www.ctcri.ca/en-pages/research-grants.htm (Canada)

The Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre (IPHRC) “is a partnership between First Nations University of Canada, University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan, with broad support from various health boards and Aboriginal health organizations. IPHRC is supported by the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (IAPH), an Institute of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Provincial Government. Funding provided to IPHRC is primarily focused on building capacity in health research among Aboriginal people, communities and institutions through trainee support, and promoting research into areas of Aboriginal health.” IPHRC has grants as follows: Summer Student Grants; Graduate Student Fellowships; and, Partnership/Network Development.
See www.iphrc.ca