Grants in Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division)
District seat: Sudbury
Program eligibility here
City hubs
Local offices
Free counselling and local lending from the delivery network serving this district.
- Destination Northern Ontario
RTO
RTO13 coordinating and investing in tourism product development, marketing, workforce development, investment attraction and partnership programs for Northern Ontario tourism operators.Regional Tourism Organization 13, all of Northern Ontario, managed through sub-regions (13a/13b/13c).
- City of Greater Sudbury Economic Development (Invest Sudbury)
EDO
Municipal economic development office for Greater Sudbury, investment attraction, site selection, business expansion support and funding navigation.City of Greater Sudbury.
- Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF)
IFI
Indigenous Financial Institution providing business loans, micro-loans, blended grant/loan financing and business advisory support to Indigenous entrepreneurs and communities across Northern Ontario.First Nation communities and Indigenous entrepreneurs across all of Northern Ontario, with roots in Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Treaty 9 and Ontario Treaty 5) territory.
- Nickel Basin Federal Development Corporation
CFDC
CFDC-type federal development corporation administering community loan funds and financing guidance for businesses in and around Greater Sudbury.City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding communities, per its site.
- PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise
IFI
Not-for-profit social enterprise providing women entrepreneurs with financing (PARO Funding, WEOC Loan Fund), peer lending circles, business counselling, training and networking.Home service area is Northern Ontario (HQ Thunder Bay); many programs are now delivered Canada-wide per its site.
- Regional Business Centre (Greater Sudbury)
SBEC
Small Business Enterprise Centre providing free one-on-one consultations, registration/licensing guidance and provincial programs (Starter Company Plus, Summer Company) for the Sudbury region.Site describes coverage as 'Greater Sudbury, Manitoulin and region'; the Sudbury District inclusion is the 'and region' reading (unconfirmed boundary).
- Waubetek Business Development Corporation
IFI
Indigenous Financial Institution providing business loans, micro-loans, e-commerce and community economic grants, and business planning support to Indigenous entrepreneurs in Northeast Ontario.First Nations and Indigenous entrepreneurs of Northeast Ontario; its site does not enumerate member First Nations online, exact district boundary (e.g. Timiskaming/Cochrane edges) unconfirmed.