In honour of the 40th Anniversary of Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour, and in partnership with RBC and RBC Foundation, the RBC Barrier Buster Grants Program, presented by the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF), was launched to empower communities across the country to remove physical barriers and create spaces that welcome people of all ages and abilities.
Please be advised that grant applications are now closed.
The RBC Barrier Buster Grants Program will award grants of $40,000 each to 40 accessibility improvement projects across Canada. We received an overwhelming response, clearly demonstrating the need and appetite for accessibility improvements across Canada.
Successful recipients will be announced during National AccessAbility Week (from 31 May to 6 June 2026).
What is a Barrier Buster Project?
Barrier Buster projects improve access to physical spaces. They can be as diverse as the communities that create them. Your community can use your grant to build:
- Accessible play spaces
- Improved parking and exterior access
- Interior accessibility improvements for community facilities and workspaces
- Elevators and lifts
- Accessible washrooms and showers
- Accessible kitchens, cafeterias and eating spaces
- Emergency response and safety improvements
- Improvements to parks, trails and marine access
Communities for Everyone, Everywhere
While we’ve come a long way since Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour, significant barriers to accessibility still exist in every corner of Canada. 1 in 4 Canadians has a disability – a number that continues to rise as our population ages.
Thanks to the generous support of RBC Foundation and RBC, the official bank of the Man In Motion World Tour and a long-time partner of the Rick Hansen Foundation, we have the opportunity to change that – to make communities more inclusive and welcoming for everyone, everywhere.
RBC and RBC Foundation have been with Rick since the beginning. Over the past four decades, our shared belief that accessibility benefits everyone has only grown stronger. Together, we’re committed to creating inclusive communities where everyone belongs.
The RBC Barrier Buster Grants Program is possible thanks to the generous support of our valued partner RBC and RBC Foundation, as well as the following National Partners.
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National Partners
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National Media Partners
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To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact info@RickHansen.com