An independent registry of Northern Ontario funding Data updated Aug 24, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
Northern Ontario Grants
Depends on terms

Conditional contribution

Money you keep if you hold up your end. The funder can require repayment if a stated condition is broken, such as selling the asset or ceasing to operate inside a set number of years.

Programs
23 15 open or closing soon today, from 10 funders
Range
$5,000 to $10,000,000 Where the funder publishes an amount. Some publish only a percentage of costs, and some publish nothing at all.
Do you repay it?
It depends on the terms of your specific agreement. Read the program page.
Open, continuous intakePartly repayable, check terms

INVEST North, Innovation Stream

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

Up to $2,000,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

myportal.nohfc.ca · Last verified Aug 24, 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 24, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Open, continuous intakePartly repayable, check terms

INVEST North, Investment: Locate Stream

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

Up to $5,000,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

myportal.nohfc.ca · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

Next intake not announcedPartly repayable, check terms

Regional Tile Drainage Program

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

Up to $1,000,000

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myportal.nohfc.ca · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

Open, continuous intakePartly repayable, check terms

Rural Enhancement Funding Stream

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

Up to $500,000

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

myportal.nohfc.ca · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

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 24, 2026 · Reported, verification pending

Next intake not announcedPartly repayable, check terms

Ontario Creates IP Fund

Ontario Creates

$5,000 – $500,000

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ontariocreates.ca · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

Open, continuous intakePartly repayable, check terms

Waubetek Business Financing Program

Waubetek Business Development Corporation

Up to $99,999

no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle

waubetek.com · Last verified Aug 24, 2026 · Auto-checked against official source

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