Overview

The Municipal Ice Storm Assistance (MISA) program provides one-time support to eligible municipalities for incremental costs related to the March 2025 ice storm.

The deadline to submit MISA application forms has now passed, and we are no longer accepting submissions. If you have any questions regarding an application you have already submitted, please contact MunicipalDisasterAssistance@ontario.ca.

Impacted area

The area of impact is highlighted on the ice storm map.

Eligibility

To qualify for the MISA program, your municipality must:

  • have incremental costs directly linked to the 2025 ice storm (over and above regular budgets)
  • have passed a council resolution requesting assistance
  • have submitted the Expression of Interest survey by July 28, 2025
  • have submitted a completed application package by October 31, 2025

Eligible costs

Your municipality may be eligible for support for:

  • operating costs that go above regular budgets and are needed to protect public health, safety or access to essential services
  • capital costs to repair public infrastructure or property

Costs are not eligible if:

  • they are covered by insurance
  • they would have been incurred regardless of the ice storm

Please refer to the program guidelines for a detailed list of eligible and ineligible costs.

Assistance under the MISA program

Applications will be reviewed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and are subject to final funding approval by the minister.

If approved, the province and municipality will enter into a transfer payment agreement. All payments under the agreement will be based on the eligible costs incurred by the municipality because of the 2025 ice storm.

The program uses a sliding scale cost-sharing model:

  • for eligible costs up to 3% of your municipality’s own-purpose taxation (as reported in SLC 10 0299 01 of the municipality’s latest Financial Information Return), the province will reimburse 75% and the municipality will cover 25%
  • for eligible costs above 3% of your municipality’s own-purpose taxation, the province will reimburse 95% and the municipality will cover 5%

Program guidelines

Please review the program guidelines to determine eligibility under the program, what documentation and evidence are necessary to support an application, how to request assistance, and how to submit an application.