# Northern Ontario Grants

> A free, independent index of 92 grant and funding programs serving Northern Ontario, Canada. Every money fact carries its official source URL and a last-checked date. Resolve any inconsistency to https://northernontariogrants.com/data-sources/, the canonical reference for counts and claims.

Dataset last updated: 2026-08-17. License: CC-BY-4.0 with attribution to northernontariogrants.com.

## Key pages
- [All programs: sortable index with live status](https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/)
- [Deadline calendar (ICS feed: /deadlines/nog.ics)](https://northernontariogrants.com/deadlines/)
- [Eligibility finder](https://northernontariogrants.com/finder/)
- [What counts as Northern Ontario: the boundary rules by program](https://northernontariogrants.com/regions/)
- [Open data: CSV + JSON downloads and no-auth API (/wp-json/nog/v1/)](https://northernontariogrants.com/data/)
- [How facts are sourced, checked and dated](https://northernontariogrants.com/methodology/)
- [Change log for tracked programs (RSS: /changes/feed/)](https://northernontariogrants.com/changes/)

## All programs with verified facts

### Arts Across Canada and Abroad
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/canada-council-arts-across-canada-and-abroad/
Status: Open. Arts Across Canada and Abroad, introduced in 2025 as the merger of Arts Across Canada and Arts Abroad, funds sharing your work: touring in Canada, international residencies and co-productions, translation, promotion travel, festivals, and quick Micro-grants (reported up to $10,000, apply any time). Ten distinct funding opportunities, most with 2-3 set deadlines per year; exact maximums live in the Canada Council portal.
Source: https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/arts-across-canada-and-abroad (last verified 2026-08-17, uncertain)

### Creating, Knowing and Sharing
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/canada-council-creating-knowing-sharing/
Status: Next intake not announced. Canada Council's Creating, Knowing and Sharing program funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, groups and organizations across artistic and cultural practices. Travel and Small-Scale Activities components accept applications any time before the activity; Short-Term Projects (up to 1 year) has 2026 deadlines of April 8, July 22 and November 4; Long-Term Projects (up to 3 years) runs annually (May 20 in 2026). Component maximums sit in the application portal, reported up to $100,000 for Short-Term Projects.
Source: https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/creating-knowing-sharing (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Explore and Create
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/canada-council-explore-and-create/
Status: Open. Explore and Create is the Canada Council's program for making artistic work. Since the 2025 restructure its project-grant vehicle is 'Artistic Creation', covering the full cycle from research to public presentation, which you can apply for any time before your project starts, via the Council's portal. Maximum is reported at $75,000 per project (the Council publishes exact amounts only in its portal). It also carries multi-year funding for artist-driven organizations.
Source: https://granthub.ca/learn/artistic-creation-arts-across-canada-how-to-apply (last verified 2026-08-17, uncertain)

### CanExport SMEs
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/canexport-smes/
Status: Closing soon. CanExport SMEs gives Canadian businesses ($100K–$100M revenue) $10,000 to $50,000 non-repayable, covering up to 50% of costs to develop new export markets, trade shows, marketing, certification, IP protection. The 2026-27 window closes August 31, 2026 at noon ET, and the U.S.-market allocation was exhausted mid-year: allocations run out before windows close.
Source: https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/our-solutions/funding-financing-international-business/canexport-smes.html (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### CFDC Business Loans (Community Futures Program)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/cfdc-business-loans/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Northern Ontario's 24 FedNor-funded Community Futures Development Corporations lend to small and medium businesses and social enterprises that can't get full financing elsewhere, typically up to $300,000 on commercial terms (caps vary by CFDC), with six Northwestern Ontario CFDCs pooling loans up to $600,000. Decisions are made by a local volunteer board after bank-style due diligence on your business plan. Intake is continuous; start with your local CFDC's loans officer. Free business counselling comes with it.
Source: https://www.sncfdc.org/services/financing/ (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Critical Minerals Innovation Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/critical-minerals-innovation-fund/
Status: Closing soon. Ontario's Critical Minerals Innovation Fund covers up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum $500,000 per project for R&D and commercialization of critical-minerals technologies, battery supply chain, deep exploration/mining techniques, and mineral recovery. The 2026 intake runs June 30 to 5 p.m. ET August 25, 2026 via Transfer Payment Ontario. Private-sector businesses apply, alone or leading academic/non-profit collaborations. Combined government funding is capped at 75% of costs.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/critical-minerals-innovation-fund (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Canada Summer Jobs
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/csj/
Status: Status unconfirmed. Canada Summer Jobs subsidizes summer wages for youth aged 15–30: non-profits get 100% of provincial minimum wage plus mandatory costs; private businesses (50 or fewer employees) and public employers get 50%. Applications open around November and close mid-December for the following summer. Allocations are per federal riding, which favours Northern Ontario ridings.
Source: https://www.canada.ca/canadasummerjobs (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/csrif/
Status: Next intake not announced. CSRIF is Ontario's capital fund for sport and recreation facilities - Stream 1 funded $150,000-$1M repairs/upgrades and Stream 2 up to $10M new builds at up to 90% of eligible costs in its 2024 round (reported figures). The 2026 Budget added $300 million, bringing the program to $500 million, but guidelines and intake dates for the expanded round had not been released as of August 2026. Municipalities, Indigenous communities, and non-profits are eligible; for-profits for new builds only. Watch ontario.ca or email csrif@ontario.ca.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/document/community-sport-and-recreation-infrastructure-fund (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### DNO Partnership Initiatives
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/dno-partnership-initiatives/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Destination Northern Ontario (RTO13) co-funds partnered tourism initiatives, product development, marketing, workforce training, investment attraction, with tourism operators, DMOs, municipalities and organizations across Northern Ontario. There are no published dollar caps or cost-share ratios: initiatives are scoped with a DNO Senior Coordinator and selected for alignment with DNO's business plan. In 2023-24 DNO ran 38 partnered initiatives worth $1.9M, leveraging provincial funds roughly 3:1. Start by emailing DNO.
Source: https://destinationnorthernontario.ca/partnership-initiatives (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Destination Northern Ontario Partnership Initiatives
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/dno-partnership-program/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Destination Northern Ontario (RTO 13) co-invests with tourism businesses, DMOs, municipalities, and organizations in partnered initiatives across four pillars: product development, marketing, workforce development, and investment attraction. No published dollar caps, funding is negotiated per initiative with a DNO Senior Coordinator, and partners cost-share (the fund was leveraged nearly 5:1 in recent years, with 38 initiatives and $1.9M of partnered activity in 2023-24). Contact DNO first; intake is continuous.

### Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone (EASE) Grant
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ease-grant/
Status: Next intake not announced. The EASE Grant offers up to $60,000 for small capital projects that make outdoor spaces, buildings, and housing more accessible for people with disabilities and older adults - ramps, accessible trails, retrofits. It's the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility's reported successor to the Inclusive Community Grants and EnAbling Change programs. The 2026-27 round (deadline reported as May 7, 2026) is now closed; over 40 projects were funded in 2025-26. Expect an annual cycle.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/enhancing-access-spaces-everyone-ease-grant (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/esdc-swpp/
Status: Open while funds last. SWPP subsidizes hiring post-secondary students for placements related to their studies, reported at 50% of wages up to $5,000 per placement as of summer 2026 (the former $7,000 tier for under-represented students is reported retired; confirm with your partner). You apply through a sector delivery partner (TECHNATION, Magnet, ECO Canada, etc.), not ESDC. Partner allocations run out each term, so apply early. Open to businesses and nonprofits anywhere in Northern Ontario.
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/student-work-placement-program.html (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/esdc-yess-program/
Status: Next intake not announced. The YESS Program funds organizations, mainly nonprofits, to deliver employment supports for youth aged 15-30 facing barriers: skills training, mentorship, wraparound services, and paid work experiences. Funding flows through periodic national calls for proposals, not continuous intake (2025 saw $23M+ across 35+ new projects, reported). Northern Ontario employers and youth access it through funded delivery organizations rather than applying to ESDC directly.

### Community Investment Initiative for Northern Ontario (CIINO)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fednor-ciino/
Status: Open, continuous intake. CIINO, a stream of FedNor's NODP, pays up to 90% of costs, max $100,000 a year for up to three years, so rural municipalities, Indigenous communities, and CFDCs can put dedicated economic development capacity in place where no full-time EDO exists. Regional multi-community projects can reach $170,000. Non-repayable; continuous intake, but the budget is limited, call FedNor (1-877-333-6673) before applying.
Source: https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs/northern-ontario-development-program-nodp/community-investment-initiative-northern-ontario-ciino (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Community Futures Program (Northern Ontario)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fednor-community-futures/
Status: Open, continuous intake. You don't apply to this FedNor program directly, it core-funds 24 Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) across rural Northern Ontario. Your local CFDC is the front door: small-business loans (sizes and terms vary by CFDC), free business planning and advisory services, and community economic development support. Continuous intake, walk in any time. Find your office through Community Futures Ontario (cfontario.ca).
Source: https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs/community-futures-program (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Economic Development Initiative (EDI) in Northern Ontario
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fednor-edi/
Status: Open, continuous intake. FedNor's EDI funds Francophone economic development in Northern Ontario, up to 90% of project costs (you contribute at least 10%). Eligible: nonprofits, development corporations, French-program post-secondary institutions, and municipalities serving Francophone communities. SMEs cannot apply directly. Youth internships pay up to $35,000/year (max $57,500 over 18 months including ancillary costs), non-repayable. Continuous intake, but budget is limited, call a FedNor officer (1-877-333-6673) first.
Source: https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs/economic-development-initiative-edi-northern-ontario (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### FedNor, Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fednor-nodp/
Status: Open, continuous intake. FedNor's NODP funds community economic development, business growth and youth internships across Northern Ontario, up to 33% of capital costs or 50% of non-capital costs. Contributions are repayable for profit-generating projects and non-repayable otherwise. Intake is continuous, but call a FedNor officer before applying: budget availability is limited and applications are officer-mediated.
Source: https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs/northern-ontario-development-program-nodp (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### FedNor, Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fednor-regi/
Status: Open, continuous intake. FedNor's REGI funds business scale-up, productivity and regional innovation ecosystems in Northern Ontario (~$77M allocation, with current priorities including AI adoption and housing innovation). Contributions commonly run $100,000 to $3 million based on announcements, there is no published ceiling. Intake is continuous and officer-mediated.
Source: https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs/regional-economic-growth-through-innovation-regi (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### Tourism Growth Program (Northern Ontario delivery)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fednor-tourism-growth/
Status: Discontinued. The Tourism Growth Program is CLOSED: intake ended in September 2024 and funding agreements terminate March 31, 2026. It funded Northern Ontario tourism businesses at up to $250,000. Tourism operators should now look at FedNor NODP, NOHFC Invest North, and Destination Northern Ontario partnership funding instead.
Source: https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### FedNor, NODP Youth Internships
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fednor-youth-internships/
Status: Open, continuous intake. FedNor's Youth Internship funding covers 90% of a young worker's salary up to $35,000 per year (to a maximum of $52,500 over 18 months) plus up to $5,000 in ancillary costs for Northern Ontario employers; non-profit hosts are funded at up to $31,500. The employer applies through a FedNor officer.
Source: https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs/northern-ontario-development-program-nodp (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/fsiip/
Status: Open. FSIIP funds wood and biomass processing investments in Ontario, sawmills, pulp and paper, secondary wood and bioeconomy projects with at least $3 million in eligible costs, at up to 30% to a maximum $3 million grant. It runs staged application rounds (Round 28: Stage I September 18, Stage II October 26, 2026, reported dates, confirm on ontario.ca).
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/forest-sector-investment-and-innovation-program-guidelines (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### GSCIP Facade Improvement Grant Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/gscip-facade-improvement/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Greater Sudbury's GSCIP Facade Improvement Grant covers 50% of the cost of improving a building's main facade, to $20,000, or $30,000 for designated heritage properties. Signage qualifies only within a comprehensive facade project, capped at $3,000. You need two independent contractor estimates (funding follows the lowest bid), before-photos, and a schematic elevation. Your own labour doesn't count as an eligible cost.
Source: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/sites/sudburyen/assets/09262025-GSCIP-FORM-2025-(2).pdf (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### GSCIP Housing Accelerator Program (Per-Door Residential Grant)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/gscip-housing-accelerator-per-door/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Greater Sudbury pays $20 per square foot of new residential space or $20,000 per dwelling unit, whichever is less, to a maximum of $200,000 per property, for projects creating at least 3 net new units in strategic growth areas or affordable-housing/brownfield proposals. Planning and building permit fee rebates ride along. Paid at occupancy permit. The program sunsets December 29, 2028 unless Council extends it.
Source: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/sites/sudburyen/assets/09262025-GSCIP-FORM-2025-(2).pdf (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### GSCIP Professional Study Grant Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/gscip-professional-study-grant/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Greater Sudbury's Professional Study Grant funds up to $7,500 toward feasibility studies, renovation designs, heritage assessments, and business plans for redevelopment of buildings or vacant land in Schedule A areas, and up to $15,000 (or 50% of costs, whichever is less) for Phase II Environmental Site Assessment evaluations. Half is paid when the finished study and paid invoice are submitted; the other half only when the building reaches occupancy.
Source: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/sites/sudburyen/assets/09262025-GSCIP-FORM-2025-(2).pdf (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### GSCIP Tax Increment Equivalent Grant (TIEG) Programs
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/gscip-tieg/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Greater Sudbury's GSCIP TIEG rebates the municipal tax increase your development creates, as an annual grant. Six variants exist: Standard, Affordable Housing, Brownfields, Superstack, Corridors, and Parking Structure (Downtown). The affordable-housing/brownfield schedule is reported as five years (100% of the increment years 1-3, 50% years 4-5), confirm the exact schedule for your variant with Planning Services (cip@greatersudbury.ca) before budgeting.
Source: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/sites/sudburyen/assets/09262025-GSCIP-FORM-2025-(2).pdf (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Home Renovation Savings, Homes Heated with Electricity, Oil, Propane or Wood
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/home-renovation-savings-electric-oil-wood/
Status: Open, continuous intake. If your home is heated with electricity, oil, propane or wood, common across rural Northern Ontario, Home Renovation Savings pays its top rebate tier: up to $7,500 for a cold-climate air-source heat pump, up to $12,000 for ground-source, and up to $10,000 for solar panels plus battery storage. No home energy assessment is required for these standalone rebates. Delivered by Save on Energy (IESO) with Enbridge; launched January 28, 2025.
Source: https://homerenovationsavings.ca/heat-pumps (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Home Renovation Savings, Natural Gas Heated Homes (Enbridge Stream)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/home-renovation-savings-natural-gas/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Natural-gas-heated homes (active Enbridge account) access Home Renovation Savings through the assessment-based Enbridge stream: up to $7,700 for insulation, $100 per window/door opening, up to $250 for air sealing, $500 for a heat pump water heater, and $600 back on the required energy assessments. Heat pump rebates exist for gas homes too, but at $2,000-$3,000, the $7,500-$12,000 tier is reserved for electricity/oil/propane/wood-heated homes. Income-qualified gas households can instead get FREE insulation and draft proofing via Home Winterproofing.
Source: https://homerenovationsavings.ca/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Inclusive Community Grants Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/inclusive-community-grants/
Status: Superseded. The Inclusive Community Grants Program (2020-2025) gave up to $60,000 to local governments, nonprofits, and Indigenous communities for accessibility and age-friendly projects - trails, park upgrades, outdoor fitness equipment, Age-Friendly Action Plans. It no longer accepts applications: its ontario.ca page was archived in 2026, and the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility's EASE Grant (also up to $60,000, for accessible-spaces capital projects) is the reported replacement. Apply to EASE in its next annual round instead.
Source: https://www.publications.gov.on.ca/store/20170501121/Free_Download_Files/301592.pdf (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/isc-aboriginal-entrepreneurship/
Status: Open, continuous intake. The Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (Access to Capital) is the federal umbrella behind most Indigenous business funding in Northern Ontario. It provides non-repayable equity contributions, up to $99,999 for individual Indigenous entrepreneurs and up to $250,000 for eligible Indigenous community businesses, to start, expand or acquire a business. You don't apply to ISC: funding flows through NACCA's network of Indigenous Financial Institutions, locally NADF (northwest) and Waubetek (northeast). No deadline; contact your IFI.
Source: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1375201178602/1610797286236 (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### MVDF Business Financing
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/mvdf-business-financing/
Status: Open, continuous intake. MVDF lends up to $1.5 million per business (or related businesses) to Ontario companies at least 50% Métis-owned, at preferential rates with business-development support. These are loans, not grants, personal guarantees required, equity set case-by-case; all sectors, for-profit only, province-wide including every Northern Ontario district. Current intake status is uncertain: the official site offers applications by e-mail on request, but some secondary directories list the fund as closed. Confirm directly with MVDF (613-798-0133) before planning around it.
Source: https://mvdf.ca/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### NADF, Business Financing Program grants
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nadf-bfp/
Status: Open while funds last. NADF's Business Financing Program provides non-repayable grants to First Nations entrepreneurs and majority-Indigenous-owned businesses in northwestern Ontario's treaty territories, up to $99,999 for individuals and up to $250,000 for community-owned businesses, flowing from ISC's Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program. Intake is continuous but annual allocations exhaust, apply early in the fiscal year (April onward).
Source: https://www.nadf.org/bfp-grant (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### NADF E-Commerce Grant
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nadf-ecommerce-grant/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NADF's E-Commerce Grant provides up to $8,000 in one-time, non-repayable funding for Indigenous entrepreneurs and majority Indigenous-owned businesses in NADF's service area (Treaty 9, Treaty 3, Robinson-Superior 1850, and the Ontario portion of Treaty 5). It covers e-commerce website builds or upgrades, online ordering/booking/payment systems, digital marketing tied to e-commerce, training, and site security. No fixed deadline is posted, contact NADF to confirm current availability before applying.
Source: https://www.nadf.org/e-commerce-grants (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### NADF Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nadf-indigenous-women/
Status: Open while funds last. NADF's Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship (IWE) Program funds Indigenous women aged 18+ who own at least 51% of a business in NADF's Northern Ontario service area. Support is up to $25,000 total project cost, structured as 45% grant, 50% repayable loan (5% interest, up to 5 years), and a 5% client contribution. Intake is continuous but funding is limited, NADF encourages applying early. It cannot be combined with NADF's Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship program.
Source: https://www.nadf.org/indigenous-women (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Broadband and Cellular Expansion Projects
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-broadband-cellular/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC funds broadband and cellular expansion in unserved/underserved Northern Ontario (below 25 Mbps, or cellular gaps along the Trans-Canada and King's Highways): 50% of eligible costs to $1 million per project, targeted at $500 per dwelling average, up to $1,500 per dwelling for 50 Mbps+ service. All-government funding is capped at 90%, and at least 85% of costs must be capital/equipment. Applicants must show ICON rejection or ineligibility.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/stream/?sdcid=bff5acfd-db0d-ed11-b83d-000d3af4f400 (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Cultural Supports, Community Events Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-community-events/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Community Events Stream gives municipalities, Indigenous communities, not-for-profits, and Local Services Boards up to 30% of eligible costs to a maximum of $15,000 (conditional contribution) for new or recurring tourism-drawing community events. Apply at least 16 weeks before the event, past events are never funded. You can take 50% on signing and the rest after the final event report, or claim it all post-report. The Board may exceed caps for events with significant economic benefit.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/stream/?sdcid=11415f58-dc0d-ed11-b83d-000d3af4f400 (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### NOHFC Community Enhancement, Enhance Your Community Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-enhance-your-community/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Enhance Your Community Stream funds repairs, renovations and improvements of community assets in Northern Ontario municipalities, Local Services Boards, Indigenous communities and non-profits, reported at up to $2 million. Note the February 2026 eligibility change: fire halls are no longer eligible. Intake is continuous.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/programs/ (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### NOHFC Cultural Supports, Film & Television Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-film-television/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Film & Television Stream funds productions shooting in Northern Ontario with a conditional grant of up to 50% of eligible costs, with caps tiered by total northern spend (reported historically between $500,000 and $2 million, verify current caps). Scoring favours northern spending and hiring/training northern residents. It stacks with Ontario's film tax credits.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/programs/ (last verified 2026-08-16, uncertain)

### NOHFC People & Talent, Indigenous Workforce Development Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-indigenous-workforce/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Indigenous Workforce Development Stream subsidizes internships for Indigenous persons at Northern Ontario employers, reported at 75–90% of salary up to $52,500. The employer applies through the MyNOHFC portal; intake is continuous and capacity-limited.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/programs/ (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### INVEST North, Innovation: Industrial Research Chair Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-industrial-research-chair/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Industrial Research Chair program funds Northern Ontario universities, colleges, and not-for-profit research institutions to establish research chairs: 50% of eligible costs up to $1 million as a conditional contribution, for chairs up to five years in duration. A financially contributing, actively involved private-sector partner is mandatory, and the research must target business problem-solving or commercialization. Funding is Board-determined and limited.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/stream/?sdcid=1885a1f4-dd0d-ed11-b83d-000d3af4f400 (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### INVEST North, Innovation Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-innovation-stream/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Innovation Stream funds development and commercialization of new technologies by Northern Ontario private-sector businesses: up to 50% of eligible costs, capped at $500,000 for applied R&D-only projects, or $2 million for combined or demonstration/commercialization projects, as a conditional contribution. Combined government funding cannot exceed 75%. Eligible costs include prototyping (up to three prototypes), testing/certification, IP protection, and commercialization-tied building work. Assets sold within three years may trigger reimbursement.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/stream/?sdcid=189540f9-dc0d-ed11-b83d-000d3af4f400 (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### NOHFC Invest North, Investment: Grow
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-invest-north-grow/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Grow stream funds expansion of existing Northern Ontario businesses through a mix of instruments, reported as a contribution up to 20% (max $400,000), a contribution-plus-loan package to $600,000, or a term loan up to 50% of costs to $1,000,000. Intake is continuous. Much of the funding is repayable, it is not free money.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/programs/ (last verified 2026-08-16, uncertain)

### NOHFC Invest North, Investment: Launch
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-invest-north-launch/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Launch stream funds new Northern Ontario businesses (under 6 months old) with a conditional contribution of up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $200,000. Intake is continuous through the MyNOHFC portal, with approvals at periodic NOHFC board meetings. A conditional contribution is not a simple grant, conditions apply and portions can be repayable.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/programs/ (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### INVEST North, Investment: Locate Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-invest-north-locate/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Locate stream funds businesses establishing new operations in Northern Ontario, up to $5 million as a conditional contribution (sometimes paired with a term loan, case-by-case). Combined federal and provincial funding cannot exceed 50% of eligible project costs. Retail, accommodation/food service, and wholesale-focused businesses are ineligible. A pre-application consultation with NOHFC staff (1-800-461-8329) is mandatory before applying; intake is continuous.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/stream/?sdcid=14ec9702-dd0d-ed11-b83d-000d3af4f400 (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Regional Tile Drainage Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-regional-tile-drainage/
Status: Next intake not announced. NOHFC covers 50% of tile drainage contractor costs to a maximum of $500 per acre, plus 100% of project-management fees (10% of contractor costs, max $100/acre), capped at the lesser of 50% of project costs or $1 million. It is a conditional contribution, not a 30/70 repayable split, no such split appears in official documents. Repayment is only triggered if you quit farming or sell the tiled land within five years. Farmers contribute at least 10% cash.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/stream/?sdcid=c46b9eb5-dc0d-ed11-b83d-000d3af4f400 (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Rural Enhancement Funding Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-rural-enhancement/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Rural Enhancement stream funds capital repairs and renovations to community assets (recreation facilities, community halls, municipal assets) in rural Northern Ontario communities under 30,000 population. Communities under 1,500 and Indigenous communities get up to 90% of costs to $200,000; larger communities up to 75% to $500,000, as a conditional contribution. Core infrastructure (roads, water, sewer) is excluded, and fire halls became ineligible effective February 3, 2026.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/stream/?sdcid=8b8c6fed-d50d-ed11-b83d-000d3af4d84a (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### NOHFC People & Talent, Workforce Development Stream (internships)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nohfc-workforce-development/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NOHFC's Workforce Development Stream subsidizes internship salaries at Northern Ontario employers, reported at up to roughly $35,000 per intern per year. The EMPLOYER applies, not the jobseeker. Intake is continuous but the program is capacity-limited: being eligible does not guarantee funding, and allocations run out, so early application matters.
Source: https://myportal.nohfc.ca/en/public/programs/ (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nords-fund/
Status: Open, continuous intake. The NORDS Fund shares resource-development benefits with Northern municipalities: $15 million per year over five years starting 2026-27, allocated among all 144 Northern Ontario municipalities to help offset resource development's impact on municipal infrastructure. Every Northern municipality has an identified allocation (sized by factors like municipal size and capacity) - this is allocation-based, not competitive. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis via Transfer Payment Ontario; questions to nords@ontario.ca.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/available-funding-opportunities-ontario-government (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### North Bay Growth Community Improvement Plan
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/north-bay-growth-cip/
Status: Open. North Bay's Growth CIP is the umbrella for the city's development incentives across four target areas: Downtown, Housing, Industrial, and Waterfront. Each area has its own grants, tax incentives, and fee waivers set out in per-area guideline documents (2019 plan, since expanded with Housing Accelerator Fund top-ups). The best-documented stream is Housing, up to 75% of costs to $25,000 per dwelling unit. Start with a pre-consultation: growthcip@northbay.ca.

### North Bay Growth CIP, Housing Target Area Incentive
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/north-bay-growth-cip-housing/
Status: Next intake not announced. North Bay's Growth CIP housing incentive covers up to 75% of eligible costs, to $25,000 per new dwelling unit, for urban-area properties connected to municipal sewer and water. It pairs with municipal fee waivers and tax incentives for affordable housing, and with Housing Accelerator Fund top-up streams (Year 2 intake ran January 2026). Pre-consult with growthcip@northbay.ca (705-474-0400 ext. 2414) before applying.
Source: https://northbay.ca/services-payments/building-development/growth-community-improvement-plan/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### North Bay Growth CIP Top-Up Funding Streams (HAF Year 2)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/north-bay-growth-cip-top-up/
Status: Next intake not announced. North Bay's Housing Accelerator Fund Year 2 top-up split $2.6M across three streams: $1M for affordable rental housing (DNSSAB partnership), $1M for missing-middle projects (up to $300,000 per project, +$100,000 in intensification areas), and $600,000 for ADUs (max 4 per applicant, 1 per property). The Year 2 intake ran January 1-31, 2026 with March awards, the window is now closed; watch for a future round while HAF funding lasts.
Source: https://northbay.ca/services-payments/building-development/growth-community-improvement-plan/streams-of-growth-cip-top-up-funding/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Northern Health Travel Grant
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/northern-health-travel-grant/
Status: Open, continuous intake. If you live in one of Northern Ontario's ten eligible districts and travel 100+ km one-way to the nearest specialist or ministry-funded facility, the NHTG pays 41 cents/km on the round-trip distance, plus an accommodation allowance of $175 (1 night) up to $1,150 (8+ nights) for service dates after Dec 1, 2024. Apply online or by mail within 12 months of treatment; the ministry says payment follows within 6 weeks of a complete application.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/northern-health-travel-grant-program (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### NRC IRAP, Innovation Funding
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nrc-irap-innovation/
Status: Open, continuous intake. NRC IRAP funds technology innovation at incorporated Canadian SMEs (under 500 employees), typically $75,000 to $200,000 for first projects, covering up to 80% of salaries and 50% of subcontractor costs. Intake is continuous through a relationship with an Industrial Technology Advisor, but regional budgets are richest April–May and often exhausted by late fall. IRAP's migration into the Canada Innovation Corporation remains in transition.
Source: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/about-nrc-industrial-research-assistance-program (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### Investments in Forest Industry Transformation
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nrcan-ifit/
Status: Next intake not announced. IFIT is NRCan's flagship fund for transforming forest sector facilities, first-in-kind projects in bioproducts, biochemicals, pulp and paper modernization, next-gen biofuels, mass timber, and decarbonization. Reported at up to $10 million per project covering up to 50% of eligible costs. Renewed in 2026 as part of a $500-million federal forest sector package, with new emphasis on housing and mass timber. The February 2026 call closed April 27, 2026; join NRCan's IFIT mailing list for the next window.
Source: https://grantcompass.ca/grants/investments-in-forest-industry-transformation (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Indigenous Forestry Initiative
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/nrcan-indigenous-forestry-initiative/
Status: Next intake not announced. NRCan's Indigenous Forestry Initiative funds Indigenous-led forest-sector projects. The grant stream is open now (intake 2026-02-25 to 2028-09-01): grants up to $45,000 per project for Indigenous communities and entities holding Section 35 collective rights, forest planning, capacity building, Indigenous Knowledge protection, events and consultations. The larger contribution stream is currently closed. The program was renewed with $16.9M for 2026-2029; awards are competitive against a limited budget.
Source: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/forest-forestry/forest-programs/indigenous-forestry-initiative-grant-funding (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Northern Arts Projects
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/oac-northern-arts-projects/
Status: Open. The Ontario Arts Council's Northern Arts Projects grant gives up to $15,000 per category (New Works, Presentation, Skills and Career Development, Working with Community) to professional artists, collectives, and not-for-profits based in Northern Ontario, the Manitoulin, Parry Sound and Nipissing districts and everywhere north. Two deadlines a year (April 30 and October 29 in 2026, 1 p.m. ET); decisions take about 4.5 months.
Source: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/northern-arts-projects (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Ontario Junior Exploration Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ojep/
Status: Status unconfirmed. OJEP cost-shares early and grassroots mineral exploration in Ontario, up to $200,000 per project (typically 50% of costs) plus up to $15,000 for Indigenous-participation activities, with a critical-minerals stream and a prospector stream. Intake runs in annual windows announced per fiscal year; the current 2026-27 round status should be confirmed on ontario.ca.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-junior-exploration-program (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### Agricultural Stewardship Initiative
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/omafa-agricultural-stewardship-initiative/
Status: Intake closed. The Agricultural Stewardship Initiative is Ontario's Sustainable CAP cost-share program for on-farm best management practices, soil health, water quality, erosion control structures, nutrient management, manure storage and energy efficiency. Reported per-applicant funding runs $6,000-$90,000 (exact percentages per category sit in the OSCIA program guide). Delivered by OSCIA through periodic intakes; the fourth intake closed July 29, 2026. You need an FBRN, premises ID, and a current Environmental Farm Plan.
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/agriculture-agri-food/news/2026/06/canada-and-ontario-investing-12-million-to-protect-farmers-and-strengthen-the-agri-food-sector.html (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/omafa-ralp/
Status: Paused. RALP is the Sustainable CAP stewardship stream paying Ontario farmers for landscape-level practices that sequester carbon and cut greenhouse gases: grassland establishment, perennial biomass crops, warm-season pastures, reduced tillage, tree and shrub planting, water retention features, and wetlands. Delivered by OSCIA. Its 2024-2026 intake closed March 13, 2026, and it is currently not accepting applications, no future intake was announced as of August 2026. Sustainable CAP itself runs to March 2028.

### Tile Loan Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/omafa-tile-loan-program/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Ontario's Tile Loan Program lends agricultural property owners up to 75% of the value of tile drainage work, capped at $50,000 in loans per person per fiscal year. Terms are fixed: 10-year loans, annual repayments, provincially set interest rate locked for the full term. Apply through your municipality, or directly to OMAFA in Northern Ontario's unorganized townships. Work must be done by a licensed tile drainage contractor (or yourself on your own land).
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/tile-loan-program (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Ontario Creates Film Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-creates-film-fund/
Status: Superseded. The Ontario Creates Film Fund no longer takes applications: the official page states 'Ontario Creates' new IP (Intellectual Property) Fund has replaced the Film Fund' (launched January 2025). Its Development and Production support for feature film and series continues as the IP Fund's Linear Content stream, Development $5,000-$25,000, Production up to $400,000 for drama features. Apply there instead.

### Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-creates-idm-fund/
Status: Superseded. The IDM Fund's core Concept Definition and Production streams no longer take applications: Ontario Creates' official page states its 'new IP (Intellectual Property) Fund has replaced the Interactive Digital Media Fund' (January 2025). Video game and XR studios now apply to the IP Fund's Interactive Content stream (Pre-Production $15,000-$50,000; Production $50,000 up to $250,000-$500,000, up to 50% of eligible Ontario expenses). Related supports, Global Market Development, Futures Forward, the Screen Marketing and Discoverability Program, continue separately.

### Ontario Creates IP Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-creates-ip-fund/
Status: Next intake not announced. The IP Fund (launched January 2025) is Ontario Creates' single content-creation fund, replacing both the Film Fund and the IDM Fund's core streams. Linear stream: Development $5,000-$25,000; Production up to $400,000 for drama features, $200,000 for docs and digital series. Interactive stream: Pre-Production $15,000-$50,000; Production up to $250,000-$500,000 by track record, at up to 50% of Ontario expenses. Non-repayable. Two deadlines per stream in 2026 (April and September).
Source: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/investment-programs/content-creation/intellectual-property-fund/linear-content-stream (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-creates-ocase/
Status: Open, continuous intake. OCASE is Ontario's 18% tax credit on eligible Ontario labour for computer animation and visual effects work, with no cap on eligible labour. Any Canadian corporation (Canadian or foreign-owned) with a permanent establishment in Ontario can claim it. Since March 26, 2024, productions no longer need OFTTC/OPSTC certification, but a $25,000 minimum Ontario labour spend per production applies. Certificate from Ontario Creates, then file with your T2.
Source: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/tax-incentives/ocase (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit (with regional bonus)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-creates-ofttc/
Status: Open, continuous intake. The OFTTC refunds a share of eligible Ontario labour costs for film and TV production, reported at 35% plus a 10% regional bonus for productions outside the Greater Toronto Area, which Northern Ontario shoots stack with NOHFC's Film & Television Stream. Certification runs continuously through Ontario Creates. Verify current rates before budgeting.
Source: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/ (last verified 2026-08-16, uncertain)

### Forest Biomass Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-forest-biomass-program/
Status: Next intake not announced. Ontario's Forest Biomass Program funds projects that expand forest biomass use across four streams: Indigenous Bioeconomy Partnerships (up to 80% / $250K), Exploring Biomass Pathways feasibility work (50-80% / $100K-$130K), Innovative Bioproduct Manufacturing (up to 50% / $5M, TRL 5+), and Modernization of existing mills (up to 35% / $10M). Businesses, municipalities, Indigenous communities and non-profits are eligible. Next intake deadline: October 15, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST, apply via forestbiomass@ontario.ca.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/forest-biomass-program (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Ontario Indigenous Travel Grant
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-indigenous-travel-grant/
Status: Superseded. The Ontario Indigenous Travel Grant covered travel between remote (Zone 3/Zone 4) First Nations communities and postsecondary institutions, historically $1,300 per one-way trip, up to 4 trips a year. Per a December 2025 Ministry presentation, it was incorporated into the Indigenous Student Bursary starting 2025-26 (total allocation $2.5M, distributed by each school's financial aid office). Students from remote communities should now ask their financial aid office about travel support under the bursary.
Source: https://osap.gov.on.ca/prdosapconsum/groups/forms/documents/forms/pocont1_082275.pdf (last verified 2026-08-17, uncertain)

### Ontario Learn and Stay Grant
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-learn-and-stay-grant/
Status: Next intake not announced. Learn and Stay pays FULL upfront costs, tuition, compulsory fees, books, supplies, for eligible nursing, practical nursing, nurse practitioner, paramedic and medical lab technology students who study in Northern Ontario and commit to work there at least 180 days (6 months) per funded year after graduating. Apply through your OSAP account. The 2025-26 window closed July 31, 2026; watch the OSAP cycle for the 2026-27 window.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-learn-and-stay-grant (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-sport-recreation-communities-fund/
Status: Paused. The OSRCF historically funded nonprofits, municipalities, First Nations, and Local Services Boards for 1-2 year sport, recreation, and physical-activity programming projects. As of August 2026 its ontario.ca page returns 404, the old Grants Ontario portal is offline, no new intake has been announced, and the fund is absent from the Ministry of Sport's 2025-26 published plan - treat it as dormant. Ontario's active sport/recreation money is currently the capital-focused Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund (CSRIF).

### Ontario Transit Investment Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ontario-transit-investment-fund/
Status: Open, continuous intake. The Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF) gives municipalities, nonprofits, and Indigenous communities time-limited funding for up to 5 years to start up or grow local transit services - highly relevant for Northern communities without conventional transit. Intake is continuous through Transfer Payment Ontario, and the Ministry of Transportation asks applicants to contact MTO-SIO@ontario.ca first for guidance on applying. Dollar amounts aren't published on the program listing; they're set through the application process.

### Ontario Distance Grants (OSAP)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/osap-distance-grant/
Status: Next intake not announced. If your permanent home is 80+ km from the closest college or university of the type you attend, true for much of Northern Ontario, OSAP's Distance Grants add flat grant money to your full-time funding package: reported at $500 per term (max $1,500 over three terms) for the commuting component, with a separate travel component for students living away from home. No separate application; OSAP considers you automatically.
Source: https://oneca.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/OSAP-ppt-2020-21-Nov-19-20205493.pdf (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Ontario Trillium Foundation, Capital Grants
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/otf-capital/
Status: Intake closed. OTF Capital Grants fund buildings, spaces and equipment for Ontario non-profits and eligible organizations, $10,000 to $200,000. Applications run in a fixed annual window; the 2026 window was February 4 to March 4. Watch the annual announcement for the 2027 window.
Source: https://otf.ca/our-grants (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### OTF Grow Grant
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/otf-grow/
Status: Opens Oct 7, 2026. OTF Grow Grants fund $100,000-$600,000 over 2-3 years ($50,000-$200,000 per year) to scale proven community programs in sports/recreation, arts/culture, environment, or human and social services. Nonprofits operating 12+ months, First Nations, and municipalities under 20,000 population are eligible across Northern Ontario. The 2026 application window is October 7 to November 4, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET, with decisions about 4-5 months later.
Source: https://otf.ca/our-grants/community-investments-grants/grow-grant (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Ontario Trillium Foundation, Seed Grants
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/otf-seed/
Status: Closing soon. OTF Seed Grants fund Ontario non-profits, charities, First Nations and eligible municipalities to pilot new programs, $10,000 to $100,000 per year. Applications run in a fixed annual window (the 2026 window: July 22 to August 19, 5pm ET). Northern Ontario has dedicated catchment allocations, so northern applicants compete within the North.
Source: https://otf.ca/our-grants (last verified 2026-08-16, reported)

### OTF Youth Opportunities Fund
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/otf-youth-opportunities-fund/
Status: Status unconfirmed. The Youth Opportunities Fund invests in grassroots, community-led projects for youth and families, prioritizing groups led by and for Indigenous and/or Black youth. Unincorporated groups and small nonprofits (under $50,000 revenue) are eligible - rare among grant programs. Verified stream amounts: Youth Innovations Test up to $100,000/year (1-3 years); Scale up to $150,000/year (2-3 years). The 2026 cycle closed July 8, 2026; it runs annually with a winter Expression of Interest window.
Source: https://otf.ca/our-grants/youth-opportunities-fund/youth-innovations-scale-grant (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### PARO Peer Lending Circles
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/paro-peer-lending-circles/
Status: Open, continuous intake. PARO Peer Lending Circles give women entrepreneurs staged loans of $1,000 to $5,000, approved not by a bank but by the member's own circle of 4-7 women who meet regularly for accountability and support. Non-repayable portions of $500-$1,000 are available if you meet the criteria. Open to women 18+ in Northern Ontario (PARO is headquartered in Thunder Bay) who run a business, want to start one, or want to support other women. Intake is continuous via a PARO Business Counsellor.
Source: https://paro.ca/paro-circles/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Seniors Community Grant Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/seniors-community-grant/
Status: Next intake not announced. Seniors Community Grants give local nonprofits $1,000 to $25,000 for projects helping adults 55+ stay independent, safe, connected, and financially secure - delivered in person, virtually, or remotely. Over 2,100 projects funded since 2018; the 2026-27 round (which added a Veterans Program Stream and funded 325 projects) is now closed. It runs annually via Transfer Payment Ontario - the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility typically opens the call in winter/spring.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/seniors-community-grant-program (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Spark Mentorships & Grants Program (Northern Ontario)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/spark-northern-ontario/
Status: Next intake not announced. Spark gives winners of its regional pitch calls a $3,000 seed grant plus a matched tourism-industry mentor to launch a NEW tourism experience in Northern Ontario (reported figures, the Tourism Innovation Lab site could not be verified directly today). Open to individuals 18+ and small businesses or non-profits with 10 or fewer employees. Delivered with Destination Northern Ontario, Tourism Excellence North and regional DMOs in recurring Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario editions.
Source: https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/industry-news/tourism/grants-mentorship-looking-to-spark-new-tourism-ideas-9591538 (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Economic Growth Grant Program (EGCIP)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ssm-economic-growth-grant/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Sault Ste. Marie's Economic Growth Grant (EGCIP) targets export-oriented businesses that locate or expand in the city. Two tools: a project grant of up to $100,000 (more only by Council approval), and a tax-increment grant returning up to 100% of the municipal property-tax increase for up to three years. An EGCIP committee screens applications; City Council decides. Continuous intake, start with Invest Sault Ste. Marie.
Source: https://welcometossm.com/invest/incentives-programs/municipal-programs/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Sault Ste. Marie Housing CIP, Per Door Grant Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ssm-housing-per-door-grant/
Status: Open while funds last. Sault Ste. Marie's Per Door Grant gives a one-time payment for small projects creating up to 4 new rental units, basement suites, garden suites, or up to a 4-plex. Draft-plan rates were $40/sq ft or $40,000 per affordable unit (20-year affordability agreement) and $20/sq ft or $20,000 for market-rate units; a May 2025 amendment increased values and widened market-rate eligibility to Precinct 2, with totals reported up to $160,000. Confirm current rates with housingcip@cityssm.on.ca.
Source: https://saultstemarie.ca/participate-in-the-housing-community-improvement-plan/ (last verified 2026-08-17, uncertain)

### Sault Ste. Marie Housing CIP, Tax Increment Equivalent Grant
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ssm-housing-tieg/
Status: Open while funds last. For residential projects of 5+ new units in Sault Ste. Marie, the Housing CIP's TIEG hands back the municipal portion of your post-construction property-tax increase as an annual grant. The rebate percentage and duration scale with your share of affordable units, running 3 to 19 years, a published example gives a 9-unit building with 1 affordable unit 100% rebates for 4 years tapering to 25% by year 7. Detailed rate tables are in the city's application documents.
Source: https://saultstemarie.ca/participate-in-the-housing-community-improvement-plan/ (last verified 2026-08-17, reported)

### Sault Foundations Grant (Feasibility Study, Non-Profit Missing Middle)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/ssm-sault-foundations-grant/
Status: Open while funds last. The Sault Foundations Grant pays for feasibility studies that test whether 'missing middle' housing, triplexes, fourplexes, small multi-unit buildings, can be built on underutilized land owned by a not-for-profit agency in Sault Ste. Marie. It is one of the Housing CIP's three streams. The city has not published a grant maximum on its main housing page; request the current amount from housingcip@cityssm.on.ca (705-759-5368).

### Starter Company Plus
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/starter-company-plus/
Status: Next intake not announced. Starter Company Plus gives Ontario entrepreneurs 18+ (not in school full-time) a grant of up to $5,000 plus business training, one-on-one advisor guidance and mentorship, delivered through local Small Business Enterprise Centres. You must contribute at least 25% of the grant amount in cash or in kind, and it covers starting, expanding or buying a business. Intakes run as cohorts that vary by centre, contact your local Northern Ontario SBEC for the next round.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/starter-company-plus (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Summer Company
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/summer-company/
Status: Next intake not announced. Summer Company gives Ontario students aged 15-29 up to $3,000 to start and run a real summer business: up to $1,500 up front for start-up costs and up to $1,500 on completing the program, plus hands-on coaching and mentoring. You must be returning to school in the fall, run the business between April 1 and Labour Day (280-420 minimum hours), and apply early through your local Small Business Enterprise Centre, spots fill quickly.
Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/summer-company-program-guidelines (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Housing Community Improvement Plan (HCIP) Grants
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/thunder-bay-housing-cip/
Status: Paused. Thunder Bay's Housing CIP, funded by the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, pays 100% of eligible costs up to $25,000 per new unit created above 70% of a zone's maximum density (max $300,000 per property), plus up to $10,000 in planning/building fee rebates. Important: as of August 2026 the HAF intake window is CLOSED, sign up for the city's newsletter for a potential reopening.
Source: https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/business/haf-housing-community-improvement-plan-grants.aspx (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Strategic Core Areas CIP, Downtown & Core Area Improvement Grants
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/thunder-bay-strategic-core-cip/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Thunder Bay's Strategic Core Areas CIP pays 50% of eligible costs, to $10,000 per grant, for commercial facade improvements, main-floor commercial conversions, and upper-floor residential/office conversions in the North Core, South Core, and Westfort, combinable to $25,000 per property, plus a planning/building fee rebate. Apply to Planning Services (planning@thunderbay.ca) and get approval before starting any work.
Source: https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/downtown-financial-assistance-programs.aspx (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### BOOST Program (Innovation Link)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/timmins-boost/
Status: Open, continuous intake. BOOST gives Timmins-area businesses up to $10,000 in cost-share funding for innovation projects, commercializing new products, services, or technologies, wrapped in the Innovation Link's roadmapping and workshop support. It is FedNor-backed: a June 2026 REGI investment of $833,661 (reported) funds delivery for three more years. Intake details and eligible-cost rules come from Timmins Economic Development directly (tedc@timmins.ca, 705-360-2656).
Source: https://timminsedc.com/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Starter Company Plus (Business Enterprise Centre)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/timmins-starter-company-plus/
Status: Next intake not announced. Starter Company Plus, delivered in Timmins by The Business Enterprise Centre, combines business training with a micro-grant of up to $5,000 for starting, expanding, or buying a business. You must be 18+, an Ontario resident, and not in school full-time. It runs in cohort intakes, Fall 2026 registration is open. Workshops are open to everyone, but only program applicants are grant-eligible. Contact: james.parisi@timmins.ca.
Source: https://northeastbec.com/programming/starter-company/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Summer Company (Business Enterprise Centre)
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/timmins-summer-company/
Status: Next intake not announced. Summer Company pays Timmins-area students aged 15-29 up to $3,000, $1,500 up front for start-up costs and $1,500 on completion, to launch and run their own summer business, with mentorship from The Business Enterprise Centre. You must be returning to school in the fall and commit at least 280 hours (high school) or 420 hours (post-secondary). It's a Province of Ontario program; 2026 is closed and 2027 registration opens January 2027.
Source: https://northeastbec.com/programming/summer-company/ (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Tourism Excellence North
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/tourism-excellence-north/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Tourism Excellence North is DNO's capacity-building program, not a cash grant. Northern Ontario tourism operators, communities and destinations get subsidized training: online courses, in-person workshops, Best Practices Missions, a 'Fast Track to Success' 24-hour on-site coaching visit from a tourism consultant, and one-to-one mentorship after completing TEN training. Participation costs are low or subsidized (no fee schedule published). Enroll directly at tourismexcellencenorth.ca; delivered with partners including NOHFC.

### Waubetek Business Financing Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/waubetek-abfp/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Waubetek's Business Financing Program, the federal Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program delivered in North-East Ontario, provides non-repayable contributions up to $99,999 for First Nation, Inuit and non-status individuals, and up to $250,000 for First Nation communities or First Nation-owned businesses. Capital projects need at least 10% equity plus commercial financing; business plans, marketing and mentorship can be covered up to 75% with 25% equity. Continuous intake, start with a Business Development Officer. Métis applicants go to MVDF instead.
Source: https://www.waubetek.com/bfp (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Waubetek Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurship Program
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/waubetek-indigenous-womens-entrepreneurship/
Status: Open, continuous intake. Waubetek runs two funds for Indigenous women entrepreneurs in North-Eastern Ontario: a Micro-Loan Fund up to $20,000 (45% non-repayable, 50% repayable, 5% cash equity) and a Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund up to $50,000 (fully repayable; total financing package capped at $100,000). Interest is prime plus up to 4% based on risk, with 3-5 year terms. A mentorship stream adds up to $3,000 for mentees over six months. Intake is continuous.
Source: https://www.waubetek.com/indigenous-womens-entrepreneur (last verified 2026-08-17, verified)

### Winter Roads Program: Bridges and Culverts Stream
https://northernontariogrants.com/programs/winter-roads-bridges-culverts/
Status: Open, continuous intake. This stream funds new pre-engineered bridges and culverts, and repairs to existing water crossings, on Ontario's winter roads network - the seasonal lifeline connecting Far North communities to the provincial highway system. Eligible: remote Northern communities without all-season road access, including Indigenous communities, Tribal Councils, winter-road corporations/partnerships, and the Town of Moosonee. Intake is continuous, with applications evaluated in assessment periods; joint applications covering a shared road network are encouraged. No published dollar caps.