NOHFC Community Enhancement, Enhance Your Community Stream
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.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to $2,000,000 Up to $2M for community infrastructure (reported)
Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $500,000,000, logarithmic.
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- Instrument
- Conditional contribution
- Status
- Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
- Who qualifies
- Municipalities and local boards Nonprofits and charities Indigenous organizations and communities
- municipality
- nonprofit
- indigenous-org
- population under 30,000 for some streams (reported)
- fire halls ineligible effective 2026-02-03
myportal.nohfc.ca · Last verified Oct 1, 2026 · Reported, verification pending
Other streams of Community Enhancement Program
Funders publish these as one program with several streams. The terms differ by stream.
- Broadband and Cellular Expansion Projects, Up to $1,000,000
- Rural Enhancement Funding Stream, Up to $500,000
Where else could this money come from?
Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.
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Cultural Supports, Community Events Stream
Open, continuous intake same funder (NOHFC); both for municipalities & local services boards and nonprofits & charities; community — Up to $15,000
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INVEST North, Innovation: Industrial Research Chair Program
Open, continuous intake same funder (NOHFC); both for nonprofits & charities — Up to $1,000,000
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NOHFC People & Talent, Workforce Development Stream (internships)
Open, continuous intake same funder (NOHFC); both for nonprofits & charities — Up to $35,000
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FedNor, Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP)
Open, continuous intake both for municipalities & local services boards and nonprofits & charities; community — Up to 33% of costs
Guides that cover this program
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: