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Northern Ontario Grants

Grants in Timmins

Timmins runs two municipal CIPs: the Downtown CIP (amended November 2024, with an expanded project area reaching Riverside Drive and Porcupine) pays building improvement grants up to $30,000, façade grants up to $15,000, safety grants, and tax-increment rebates; a Commercial and Industrial CIP covers development outside the core. The Timmins Economic Development Corporation is the city's economic development office, co-located with the local Small Business Enterprise Centre, and the Venture Centre is the area's FedNor-funded Community Futures lender. NADF serves First Nations entrepreneurs across the Cochrane district's treaty territories. Regionally, mining dominates: OJEP cost-shares junior exploration, FSIIP funds forest-sector processing, and the NOHFC/FedNor programs backstop nearly every significant expansion in the city.

Local programs

Open, continuous intake

BOOST Program (Innovation Link)

Timmins Economic Development Corporation

Up to $10,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

timminsedc.com · Last verified Aug 17, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

Open, continuous intakePartly repayable, check terms

NOHFC Invest North, Investment: Launch

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

Up to $200,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

myportal.nohfc.ca · Last verified Aug 16, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Open, continuous intakePartly repayable, check terms

NOHFC Invest North, Investment: Grow

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

Up to $1,000,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

myportal.nohfc.ca · Last verified Aug 16, 2026 · Uncertain: confirm with funder

Open, continuous intake

FedNor, NODP Youth Internships

Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

Up to $52,500

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

fednor.canada.ca · Last verified Aug 16, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Closing soon

CanExport SMEs

Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service

$10,000 – $50,000

closes Aug 31, 2026 (12:00 ET (noon)) (14 days left)

tradecommissioner.gc.ca · Last verified Aug 16, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Status unconfirmed

Canada Summer Jobs

Employment and Social Development Canada

Varies; see program

confirm with funder

canada.ca · Last verified Aug 16, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Open, continuous intakePartly repayable, check terms

NRC IRAP, Innovation Funding

National Research Council, Industrial Research Assistance Program

From $10,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

nrc.canada.ca · Last verified Aug 16, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Open while funds last

NADF, Business Financing Program grants

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund

Up to $250,000

allocations can run out before the window closes; confirm before applying

nadf.org · Last verified Aug 16, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Regional programs

Local programs sit alongside the regional layer available across Northern Ontario: NOHFC · FedNor · OTF · the CFDC network. The eligibility finder covers both at once.

Local offices in Timmins

  • Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) IFI
    Indigenous Financial Institution providing business loans, micro-loans, blended grant/loan financing and business advisory support to Indigenous entrepreneurs and communities across Northern Ontario.
    807-623-5397
  • The Business Enterprise Centre (Timmins) SBEC
    Small Business Enterprise Centre providing one-on-one consultations, business registration/licensing help, business plan review, workshops and referrals for Timmins-area entrepreneurs.
    705-360-2656
  • Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) EDO
    Municipal economic development corporation for Timmins, investment attraction, business support and community development, and host of the Business Enterprise Centre.
  • The Venture Centre CFDC
    CFDC providing repayable business loans through its Local Investment Fund plus business counselling and community economic planning for the Timmins area.
    705-360-5800

Common questions

What grants are available for a small business in Timmins?

Municipally, the Downtown CIP pays building improvement grants up to 50% of costs to $30,000, façade grants up to $15,000, safety grants, and tax-increment rebates, with an expanded eligible area since November 2024. The Business Enterprise Centre co-located with the Timmins Economic Development Corporation handles free start-up advisory and grant-linked training; the Venture Centre lends as the local Community Futures corporation. Regionally: NOHFC Invest North, FedNor NODP and REGI, and NADF grants for First Nations entrepreneurs.

What funding supports mining businesses in Timmins?

OJEP cost-shares junior mineral exploration at up to $200,000 per project (typically 50% of costs) plus up to $15,000 for Indigenous-participation activities, in annual application windows. Mining supply and services firms scaling up fit FedNor's REGI (contributions commonly $100,000–$3 million) and NOHFC's Invest North Grow stream. On the forestry side, FSIIP funds processing investments at up to 30% to a maximum $3 million.

Are there grants to renovate a downtown Timmins building?

Yes, the amended Downtown CIP (November 2024) covers the core plus Riverside Drive and parts of Porcupine: building improvement grants up to $30,000, façade grants up to $15,000, safety improvement grants for commercial, industrial and institutional properties, and tax-increment rebates. Applications go through the city's Planning Division.