Open, continuous intake Partly repayable
NOHFC Invest North, Investment: Grow
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.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to $1,000,000
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- Instrument
- Mixed instruments
- Status
- Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
- Who qualifies
- Business
- existing businesses expanding in Northern Ontario
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Stacking
- FedNor, Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP), Almost every significant northern project stacks NOHFC + FedNor; NOHFC funding is sometimes contingent on FedNor approval, which can add months (NOMA-flagged delay trap).
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: