About the program

The Regional Development Program consists of the Eastern Ontario Development Fund and Southwestern Ontario Development Fund.

The objective of the program is to provide financial support and services to help growing companies in eastern and southwestern Ontario make investments to:

  • grow their businesses
  • improve productivity
  • invest in innovation and skills development
  • pursue new markets
  • generate broad positive regional economic impact
  • create new good, sustainable jobs

Applications will be assessed based on alignment with program objectives and their relation to other projects under consideration, with a focus on regional economic development benefits.

Eligible geographic areas

Funding is available to companies undertaking projects in the following geographic areas of Ontario.

Eastern Ontario

  • Frontenac
  • Haliburton
  • Hastings
  • Kawartha Lakes
  • Lanark
  • Leeds and Grenville
  • Lennox and Addington
  • Muskoka
  • Northumberland
  • Ottawa
  • Peterborough
  • Prescott and Russell
  • Prince Edward
  • Renfrew
  • Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Southwestern Ontario

  • Brant
  • Bruce
  • Chatham-Kent
  • Dufferin
  • Elgin
  • Essex
  • Grey
  • Haldimand
  • Huron
  • Lambton
  • Middlesex
  • Niagara
  • Norfolk
  • Oxford
  • Perth
  • Simcoe
  • Waterloo
  • Wellington

Contact Us

For advice on developing and strengthening your application, contact our regional offices to work with a regional advisor.

For more information about the program, please contact us by e-mail at rdp@ontario.ca.