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Northern Ontario Grants
Open while funds last

OCI Retail Modernization Project Grant (RMPG)

by Ontario Centre of Innovation

Also known as: RMPG · Retail Modernization Project Grant

OCI's Retail Modernization Project Grant gives Ontario retailers and other direct-to-consumer businesses with a physical storefront up to $5,000, non-repayable, toward hardware and software such as point-of-sale systems, inventory tools and CRM. Applicants need 1 to 50 full-time staff, at least a year in operation and $100,000 in annual revenue. It runs first-come, first-served while funds last, and a business can take either this grant or OCI's DMAP, not both.

Amount
Up to $5,000 Up to $5,000 in non-repayable funding for eligible hardware and software such as point-of-sale systems, RFID scanners and inventory software, and CRM tools. This award range, $5,000, against every tracked amount from $1,000 to $10,000,000, on a logarithmic scale.

Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $10,000,000, logarithmic.

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Receive up to $5,000 in non-repayable funding to cover eligible hardware and software such as

Instrument
Grant (non-repayable)
Status
Open while funds last allocations can run out before the window closes; confirm before applying
Who qualifies
Businesses
  • business
  • Ontario-based retailer open to the public, operating from a physical commercial location (not home-based)
  • Sells goods or services directly to consumers, for example a bookstore, cafe, boutique or hair salon
  • 1 to 50 full-time staff
  • Incorporated and in operation for at least 1 year
  • At least $100,000 in annual revenue (before taxes)
  • Apply to either RMPG or OCI's DMAP, not both

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Operate from a physical commercial location (not home-based) | Generate a minimum of $100,000 in annual revenue (before taxes) | Applicants can apply to either DMAP or RMPG, but not both

Where
Algoma District · Cochrane District · Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division) · Kenora District · Manitoulin District · Nipissing District · Parry Sound District · Rainy River District · Sudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury) · Thunder Bay District · Timiskaming District · District Municipality of Muskoka11 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program.Algoma District: eligibleCochrane District: eligibleGreater Sudbury (single-tier census division): eligibleKenora District: eligibleManitoulin District: eligibleNipissing District: eligibleParry Sound District: eligibleRainy River District: eligibleSudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury): eligibleThunder Bay District: eligibleTimiskaming District: eligible

11 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.

Built for
Small business, expansion

How do you apply?

  1. Read the RMPG program guidelines
  2. Complete the RMPG intake form on OCI's Digital Competence Centre page

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First-come-first served model, while funds last

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.

Notes on this record

Listed on the same OCI Digital Competence Centre page as DMAP; added 2026-11-02 while re-verifying DMAP.

Apply

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

www.oc-innovation.ca