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Northern Ontario Grants
Open, continuous intake Partly repayable

NOHFC Invest North, Investment: Launch

by Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

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.

Amount
Up to $200,000 Up to 50% of eligible costs, max $200K This award range, $200,000, against every tracked amount from $1,000 to $500,000,000, on a logarithmic scale.

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
Businesses
  • business
  • new businesses less than 6 months old
  • Northern Ontario location

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Built for
Startups & new entrepreneurs

How do you apply?

  1. preliminary application (~10 business days response)
  2. assigned officer + full 8-10 page proposal
  3. board approval
  4. contract 6-8 weeks post-approval

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Other streams of Invest North Program

Funders publish these as one program with several streams. The terms differ by stream.

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.

Guides that cover this program

Apply

Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there:

myportal.nohfc.ca