Available funding opportunities from the Ontario Government
Find out what funding is currently available from the Government of Ontario, if you’re eligible and what you need to apply.
Overview
You can apply for funding from the Government of Ontario through Transfer Payment Ontario.
Read about the funding opportunities that are currently available and what you'll need to know to apply.
Learn how to register for Transfer Payment Ontario and start applying.
Aboriginal Participation Fund
The Aboriginal Participation Fund was developed to help support Indigenous communities and organizations participate in:
- regulatory processes under the Mining Act
- economic development activities associated with mineral exploration and development
There are Six streams available:
- advanced exploration and development support
- early exploration support
- education and relationship-building
- mineral development advisor stream
- mining Conferences funding sub-stream
- values mapping and related projects
Contact
For questions about the Aboriginal Participation Fund, please contact:
Transfer Payment Coordinator
Mines and Minerals Division
Ministry of Mines
Email: aboriginalparticipationfund@ontario.ca
Advanced exploration and development support
Status: Open
Ministry of Mines
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Description
The advanced exploration and development support sub-stream assists communities in areas of high mineral development activity to respond to advanced exploration and mine development projects.
Funding through this stream is:
- project-based
- limited to the costs associated with coordinating the review of advanced exploration and development projects
- not intended to replace support received from project proponents
Eligibility
Funding is available to Indigenous communities in Ontario in areas of high mineral development activity.
While priority will be given to communities that do not have an existing Mineral Development Advisor (MDA), communities with MDAs are encouraged to apply if their workload requires additional support to respond to advanced exploration and development project requests.
Indigenous communities should discuss this sub-stream with one of the ministry’s Mineral Exploration and Development Consultants (MEDC) before applying.
Program Guidelines
Early exploration support
Status: Open
Ministry of Mines
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Description
The early exploration support sub-stream assists communities in areas of high mineral development activities to respond to early exploration projects.
Funding through this stream is:
- project-based
- limited to the costs associated with coordinating the review of early exploration projects
Eligibility
Funding is available to Indigenous communities or organizations in Ontario that:
- are experiencing high mineral exploration or development activity
- have received two to 10 exploration permit applications in the previous fiscal year (April 1 to March 31)
Eligible applicants may be:
- single applicants – Indigenous communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
- joint applicants – two or more Indigenous communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity, or Indigenous organizations (for example, Tribal Councils, economic development organizations) representing communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
Joint applicants must provide a Band Council Resolution in support of the application from each community represented on the application.
Applicants are encouraged, wherever possible, to work together to maximize the benefits of available funding.
Program Guidelines
Application guide for the Aboriginal Participation Fund – early exploration support sub-stream
Education and relationship-building
Status: Open
Ministry of Mines
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Description
The education and relationship building sub-stream helps Indigenous communities and organizations:
- enhance their understanding of mineral exploration and development processes
- develop relationships between Indigenous communities, industry and government
Eligibility
Project funding is open to Indigenous communities or organizations in Ontario.
Eligible applicants may be:
- single applicants – Indigenous communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
- joint applicants – two or more Indigenous communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity, or Indigenous organizations (for example, Tribal Councils, economic development organizations) representing communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
Joint applicants must provide a Band Council Resolution in support of the application from each community represented on the application.
Program Guidelines
Mineral development advisor stream
Status: Open
Ministry of Mines
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Description
The mineral development advisor (MDA) stream provides funding for a MDA for eligible Aboriginal communities and organizations to participate effectively in the regulatory consultation processes, including the review of:
- exploration plan and permit applications
- closure plans and closure plan amendments
- environmental assessments
This funding helps to increase a community’s knowledge and understanding of the mineral development sequence, mineral exploration, mineral development and mining activities, and the range of economic benefits.
Funding amount
Funding up to a maximum of $130,000 per year, for up to a three-year term.
Applicants are encouraged, wherever possible, to work together to maximize the benefits of available funding.
The ministry may consider funding additional positions, in part or in full, based on the mineral development activity and the community’s or tribal council’s need.
Eligibility
Funding is available to Ontario Aboriginal communities or organizations experiencing high mineral exploration or development activity, having received 10 or more exploration plans or permit applications in the previous fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
Communities that receive fewer than 10 exploration plans or permit applications may be eligible for this stream if they are engaged in reviewing two or more closure plans, closure plan amendments, or mineral development-related environmental assessments.
Eligible applicants may be either:
- single applicants – Aboriginal communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity, or
- joint applicants – Aboriginal communities and organizations (for example, tribal councils) in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity. Joint applicants must have the support of the communities they represent and a substantiated record of representing member communities on local lands and resources issues. Eligible joint applicants include either:
- Two or more eligible communities, applying jointly with combined exploration activities, or
- In specific circumstances, and at the discretion of the ministry, other Aboriginal organizations, such as a Provincial-Territorial Organization (PTO), if they have the support of the communities they represent.
Program guidelines
2020-2021 Mineral Development Advisor Program Guide
Contacts
For questions about program guidelines, contact:
Transfer Payment Coordinator
Strategic Services Branch
Mines and Minerals Division
Ministry of Mines
Level 2B2, 933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, ON, P3E 6B5
Email: aboriginalparticipationfund@ontario.ca
Mining conferences funding Sub-Stream
Status: Open
Ministry of Mines
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Description
The mining conferences funding sub-stream provides financial assistance for communities and member communities to attend mining conferences in Ontario. Indigenous communities and organizations attend these conferences to improve their relationships between Indigenous communities/organizations, with government and industry proponents, and to increase their knowledge and understanding of the regulatory and economic activities associated with Ontario’s mineral sector.
Eligibility
Project funding is open to Indigenous communities or organizations in Ontario.
Eligible applicants may be:
- single applicants – Indigenous communities in areas of mineral exploration or development activity
- joint applicants – two or more Indigenous communities in areas of mineral exploration or development activity, or Indigenous organizations (for example, Tribal Councils, economic development organizations) representing communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
Program guidelines
Guidelines are available by logging in to the Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON) system.
Values mapping and related projects
Status: Open
Ministry of Mines
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Description
The values mapping and related projects sub-stream supports projects that focus on values identification or related projects between Indigenous communities, which will support communities’ capacity to effectively participate in and respond to information requests in regulatory processes under the Mining Act.
Eligibility
Project funding is open to Aboriginal Indigenous communities or organizations in Ontario.
Eligible applicants may be:
- single applicants – Indigenous communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
- joint applicants – two or more Indigenous communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity, or Indigenous organizations (for example, Tribal Councils, economic development organizations) representing communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
Joint applicants must provide a Band Council Resolution in support of the application from each community represented on the application.
Program guidelines
Critical Minerals Innovation Fund
Status: Open
Ministry of Energy and Mines
Deadline
Applications must be submitted no later than October 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF) is an initiative to strengthen the critical minerals sector by supporting projects that will stimulate investments in Ontario’s critical minerals minerals supply chain and protect the province’s economic interests.
The CMIF supports projects that involve research, development and commercialization of innovative technologies, techniques, processes and solutions for critical minerals and relate to Ontario’s key priority areas. Objectives of the CMIF include:
- increasing critical minerals exploration, mining, development, production and processing
- stimulating investment in Ontario’s critical minerals supply chain
- enhancing collaboration between industry, academia, start-ups, and research and development firms to encourage innovation in the critical minerals sector
Eligible recipients can receive up to $500,000 per project to cover 50% of eligible costs.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- the Applicant is a private-sector business, or a private-sector business collaborating with a public-sector academic or research institution / non-profit organization or association
- for projects involving collaboration between two or more entities, one entity must be the lead Applicant and the funding recipient
- the project will take place in Ontario
- the project involves research, development, and/or commercialization of innovative technologies, techniques, processes or solutions that relate to one or more of the key priorities:
- battery supply chain
- deep exploration and mining
- recovery of minerals
- other innovative projects that support the critical minerals sector
- the project is not receiving funding from any other program of the provincial government of Ontario
Program guidelines
Critical Minerals Innovation Fund Program Guidelines
Contacts
For more information, contact CMIF@ontario.ca.
Emissions Performance Program
Status: Restricted
Ministry
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Deadline
There are no funding deadlines for this program.
Description
The Emissions Performance Program (EPP) is a non-competitive program funded by compliance payments collected through the Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) regulation. The program supports projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at eligible industrial facilities.
The EPP will fund 2 types of projects:
- capital projects
- study-based projects
Eligibility
Eligible facilities for the program:
- are registered in the Emissions Performance Standards Program
- have purchased Excess Emissions Units
- do not generate electricity as their primary industrial activity
Examples of project activities that are eligible for funding include (but are not limited to):
- stationary equipment retrofits for energy efficiency and fuel switching
- mobile equipment retrofits for energy efficiency and fuel switching
- building envelope upgrades (insulation, windows, doors)
- heat recovery
- industrial process changes
- carbon capture and storage
- clean electricity and low-carbon fuel production for own use
Contacts
For general questions, contact EPPInfo@ontario.ca.
Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone (EASE) Grant
Status: Open
Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility
Deadline
Submit your application by Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility is launching a new grant program called the Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone (EASE) Grant.
EASE aims to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and older adults by supporting them to live active, healthy, safe and socially connected lives.
This grant program will provide up to a maximum of $60,000 per successful applicant to support small construction or renovation projects – including retrofits – to improve accessibility. Projects can focus on outdoor spaces or housing in Ontario communities.
Examples of projects that can be funded:
- installing assistive kayak and canoe launches
- adding charging stations for mobility devices
- placing mobility mats at beaches
- building accessible washrooms at parks
Projects that go above and beyond the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) and/or the Ontario Building Code will be prioritized.
Eligibility
Applicants may include:
- municipalities
- incorporated not-for-profit organizations
- Indigenous governing bodies
All projects must:
- take place between November 2025 and September 2026
- focus on improving accessibility in outdoor spaces or buildings – including housing – for people with disabilities and older adults
Program guidelines
Contacts
If you have any questions or would like to discuss your project proposal, contact a Regional Development Advisor as early as possible during the application period.
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program
Status: Open
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Funding will follow an open, competitive rounds-based application process. Learn more about current and upcoming rounds of evaluations.
Description
The Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program provides funding for strategic investments in the forest sector that:
- enhance competitiveness
- support new market access
- provide benefits to Ontario’s broader forest sector
- strengthen regional economies
Support is available under two project categories:
- business projects
- collaboration projects
Learn more about the funding amounts and selection process.
Eligibility
Business projects
Support is available for Ontario-based projects with at least $3 million in eligible costs undertaken by for-profit manufacturers and processors of wood and forest biomass across Ontario, including:
- saw mills
- pulp and paper mills
- secondary wood manufacturers
- bio-economy projects
Harvesting and resource extraction projects are not eligible for funding.
Collaboration projects
Support is available for Ontario-based projects with at least $3 million in eligible costs undertaken through a collaboration of:
- forest sector for-profit businesses
- not-for-profit research organizations
- forest industry associations
- academia
Eligible collaborations should develop, diversify and transform Ontario’s forest sector through innovation in technology, process or products.
A minimum of three partners are required (including at least one Ontario-based for-profit forestry/wood products company).
Program guidelines
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program (FSIIP) – program guidelines
Contacts
For information please contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Business Development Branch by:
Email: FSIIP@ontario.ca
Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF)
Status: Open
Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
Deadline
Submit your application by September 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF) is an application-based funding stream under the Support for Indian Residential School Burials program. This funding is designed to be Indigenous-led, survivor-centred and culturally sensitive and to be as flexible as possible in responding to and supporting survivors’ initiatives.
Eligibility
You may apply to the IRSCEF if you are a:
- Political Territorial Organization (PTO) in Ontario
- Tribal Council in Ontario
- First Nation community in Ontario
- Métis community in Ontario
- a regional or provincial organization representing First Nation, Métis, Inuit or urban Indigenous peoples or an Indigenous service provider
In addition to the above, to be eligible to receive funding, an applicant must meet all the following criteria:
- Be a legal entity (for example, established by or under legislation; federally or provincially incorporated; First Nation in the province of Ontario).
- Hold governance structures and accountability processes to properly administer and manage public funds and to provide the services for which transfer payments are made. The following should be considered as part of the eligibility criteria:
- Expertise and experience necessary to conduct/carry out its responsibilities in compliance with ministry requirements.
- Appropriate governance and control structure in place (for example, Board of Directors, Chief and Council, membership processes, annual reports, etc).
- Reliable and up-to-date financial reporting.
- Have a Canadian bank account.
- Use of funds for activities taking place in Ontario and benefiting Indigenous peoples.
- Not in default of the terms and conditions of any grant or loan agreement (for example, reports due or surplus owed) with any ministry or agency of the Government of Ontario.
Program guidelines
Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund - program guidelines.
Contacts
Inquiries about this funding and the application process can be directed to:
Residential Schools Unit (RSU)
Strategic Policy and Planning Division
Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
160 Bloor Street East, 4th Floor
ON, M7A 2E6
Attention: Lareina Rising, Manager
Lareina.Rising@ontario.ca
Cc: RSU@ontario.ca
Investment Ready: Certified Site designation
Status: Open
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Deadline
Applications can be received at any time.
Description
An Investment Ready: Certified Site designation is issued to properties that have successfully completed a set of program requirements to demonstrate that the property is primed for development and ready for investment.
Learn more about the Investment Ready: Certified Site Program.
Eligibility
The eligibility requirements can be found in the Certification Instructions and Requirements Guide.
You can also request the Certification Instructions and Requirements Guide:
- by email: investmentready@ontario.ca
- by phone:
1-855-585-0475
How to apply
- Contact the Investment Ready team for your pre-application consultation.
- Submit your application package through Transfer Payment Ontario.
- We will notify you if your site has been approved and email you with your notification of acceptance.
- Complete the additional requirements within 2 years (the list is available in the Certification Instructions and Requirements Guide).
- Receive a certification designation after all your assessments and documents have been completed, submitted and approved.
Contacts
For program questions and advice on developing your application, please contact our office:
- by email: investmentready@ontario.ca
- by phone:
1-855-585-0475
Municipal Energy Plan Program
Status: Open
Ministry of Energy
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis
Description
Through the Municipal Energy Plan Program, you can get funding to develop a plan that will help your community:
- improve energy efficiency
- reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
- study the impact of future growth on energy needs
- foster renewable energy production and economic development
Learn more about the Municipal Energy Plan Program
Eligibility
All Ontario municipalities (including regional municipalities) can apply.
Contacts
For any program-related questions, you can email MEP@ontario.ca
Ontario Community Environment Fund
Status: Open
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Deadline
Submit your application by September 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
About the fund
The Ontario Community Environment Fund (OCEF) directs money collected from environmental penalties to support important, community-based activities such as shoreline cleanups, habitat restoration and tree planting. OCEF uses money collected from these penalties to support projects that improve the environment in the region where the violation or environmental impact happened.
Eligibility
Eligible regions and grant amounts
To qualify, your project must be based in a region where environmental penalties were collected.
| Region | 2025 grant amount |
|---|---|
| Southwest | $1,602,577.85 |
| West-Central | $721,425.00 |
| Northern | $585,875.32 |
| Eastern | $0 – no funding available |
| Central | $0 – no funding available |
Who can apply
The fund is open to:
- Indigenous communities and organizations
- schools, colleges and universities
- municipalities
- incorporated not-for-profit organizations
- incorporated community-based groups
Eligible projects
Funding is available for 2 different kinds of environmental improvement projects. These include projects that focus on:
- Increasing environmental restoration and remediation activities which repair environmental harm. For example:
- planting native trees, shrubs or plants to help mitigate and adapt to climate change
- rebuilding fish habitat and creating fish spawning beds
- stabilizing stream banks and creating buffer strips to reduce erosion and nutrient run-off
- controlling invasive species that disrupt local ecosystems
- restoring streams to improve habitat and water quality
- Resilient communities and local solutions to environmental issues. For example:
- improving the resilience of natural ecosystems by restoring areas of significant environmental and ecological importance
- installing rain gardens to reduce the risk of flooding and help communities adapt to climate change
- environmental monitoring that provides data to understand and support the protection and conservation of the natural environment
The minimum funding request is $5,000.
Program guidelines
Ontario Community Environment Fund program guidelines
Contacts
Scotty McCaw
Project Manager
OCEF@Ontario.ca
Ontario FireSmart Communities Grant
Status: Open
Ministry of Natural Resources
Deadline
Applications must be received no later than September 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., EDT
Description
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has limited funding available to support organized municipalities, within Ontario’s legislated fire region, with Community Wildland Fire Protection Planning, and hazard mapping through an Ontario FireSmart Communities Transfer Payment Grant.
Funding will help municipalities:
- complete hazard forest mapping for wildland fire hazards
- develop a Community Wildland Fire Protection Plan (CWPP):
- Wildland Fire Community Risk Assessment
- Wildland Fire Mitigation Strategies
Eligibility
To be eligible, municipalities must:
- be located within the Fire Region of Ontario
Municipalities are selected based on the following:
- amount of area estimated to have a high to extreme wildland fire risk from the MNR Hazard Forest Maps
- average number of annual wildland fire occurrences
- project plan that is submitted through the application process:
- demonstrated need for financial assistance to complete project
- level of financial commitment indicated by community to wildland urban interface program initiatives
- community support of wildland urban interface and FireSmart Community Programs
- commitment to implementation of mitigation strategy
Municipalities that have been chosen to receive the grant will receive support documentation by email from ministry staff.
Contacts
Chelsea Osesky
Mitigation and Partnerships Team Lead
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch
Email: Chelsea.Osesky@ontario.ca
Sarah Allen
Provincial Coordinator
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch
Email: Sarah.Allen@ontario.ca
Ontario Shipbuilding Grant Program
Status: Open
Ministry of Transportation
Deadline
Submit your application by September 30, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Ontario Shipbuilding Grant Program (OSGP) will help strengthen Ontario’s shipbuilding industry by providing funding for projects such as building infrastructure, buying machinery or equipment and training workers.
The OSGP will reimburse up to 50% of the total eligible costs of a successful project for up to 2 years.
Eligibility
To qualify, businesses must:
- be legally authorized to operate a for-profit business in Ontario
- focus mainly on building, refitting, retrofitting, repairing or maintaining marine vessels for commercial, research, passenger transportation or other special purpose uses (for example, search and rescue, national defense)
- have an active shipbuilding facility in Ontario
- have the financial capacity to deliver on the proposed project
- not be in the process of or currently preparing the business for closure, dissolution, bankruptcy or sale
Businesses can also partner with other organizations such as post secondary institutions to deliver their projects.
For more information about who can apply and how the program works, check the OSGP guidelines.
How to apply
Apply through the Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON) system.
To save time, create a user profile in TPON before applying.
Contacts
For questions about the OSGP or the Marine Transportation Strategy, contact the Ontario Marine Partnerships and Development Office at marine@ontario.ca.
For business or application advice, contact a Senior Business Advisor based on your region:
Northern Ontario:
- Contact a northern development advisor
- Toll-free:
1-866-711-8304
Southern Ontario:
- Central (Greater Toronto Area, Simcoe County, and Muskoka Region): centralregionbas@ontario.ca
- Eastern (All counties east of Durham Region): easternregionbas@ontario.ca
- Western (All counties west of Hamilton Region including Niagara Region): westernregionbas@ontario.ca
General inquiries (Southern Ontario):
- Tel:
416-314-8880 - Toll-free:
1-800-361-3223 - TTY:
416-325-3408 - Toll-free TTY:
1-800-268-7095
Ontario Transit Investment Fund
Status: Open
Ministry of Transportation
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Description
The Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF) provides annual funding of $5 million to deliver local and intercommunity transportation projects in unserved and underserved areas in Ontario, particularly in rural areas.
OTIF provides time-limited, application-based funding for up to 5 years to support the start-up and growth of transit services across the province. Through OTIF, the province is providing eligible communities with the support they need to build safe and reliable transit services.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are municipalities, non-profit organizations and Indigenous communities.
Program guidelines
Contacts
Please contact MTO-SIO@ontario.ca for all program inquiries including on how to apply for OTIF.
Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Grant
Status: Open
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Deadline
You must submit your application by August 29, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Government of Ontario established the RIDE Grant to provide funding to police services/boards to enhance local enforcement capabilities and to ensure a year-round provincial program to conduct RIDE spot check activities. The RIDE Grant assists police services/boards in offsetting their staff costs for implementing RIDE programs of sobriety checks in their jurisdictions.
For the current call for applications, we will offer the RIDE Grant as a 4-year program (2025 - 2026 to 2028 - 2029) to:
- support enhanced local enforcement
- enable police services to effectively plan and implement RIDE programs in their communities in subsequent fiscal years
Eligibility
Funding is available to:
- municipal and First Nations police services
- Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments
Eligible applicants may submit one application per police service (municipal and First Nations police services). Similarly, municipalities policed by the OPP may submit one joint application per OPP Detachment.
For all OPP Detachments, applications must be reviewed by the OPP’s Grant Support Team at OPP.Grant.Support.Team@OPP.ca prior to submission in Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON). In addition, these applications must be submitted through the lead municipality’s TPON account.
Contacts
For questions about the RIDE Grant application process, please email Yoko.Iwasaki@ontario.ca and Karina.Garcia@ontario.ca.
Regional Development Program: Eastern Ontario Development Fund and Southwestern Ontario Development Fund
The Regional Development Program provides support for projects and investments to businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations for economic development in Ontario, by region.
The types of support available include:
- funding support
- complementary services and support
The program supports projects that:
- create jobs and build talent
- attract and encourage private sector investment
- lead to business growth and broad positive economic impacts
- encourage innovation, collaboration and cluster development
Funding opportunities are currently available for:
Eastern Ontario Development Fund
Status: Open
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Deadline
Applications are ongoing.
There are four application intake periods each year. Applicants will be notified of decisions within 60 business days of the application deadline.
Learn more about the intake period timelines.
Description
The Eastern Ontario Development Fund provides support for projects and investments to businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations for economic development in eastern Ontario.
Eligibility
The fund supports business and community economic development projects.
Learn about the eligibility requirements for different businesses and projects.
Contacts
For questions and advice on developing and strengthening your application, contact our regional offices at:
- easternregionbas@ontario.ca
- Tel:
416-314-8880 - Toll-free
1-800-361-3223 - TTY
416-325-3408 - Toll-free TTY
1-800-268-7095
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund
Status: Open
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Deadline
Applications are ongoing.
There are four application intake periods per year for full applications. Applicants will be notified of decisions within 60 business days of the application deadline.
Learn more about the intake period timelines here.
Description
The Southwestern Ontario Development Fund provides support for projects and investments to businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations for economic development in southwestern Ontario.
Eligibility
The fund supports business and community economic development projects.
Learn about the eligibility requirements for different businesses and projects.
How to apply
Contacts
For questions or advice on developing and strengthening your application, contact our regional offices at:
Business Advisory Services - Western Region Main Office
- Email: westernregionbas@ontario.ca
- Tel:
416-314-8880 - Toll-free
1-800-361-3223 - TTY
416-325-3408 - Toll-free TTY
1-800-268-7095
Business Advisory Services - Central Region Main Office
(Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Niagara Region and Simcoe County)
- Email: centralregionbas@ontario.ca
- Tel:
416-314-8880 - Toll-free
1-800-361-3223 - TTY
416-325-3408 - Toll-free TTY
1-800-268-7095
Regional Development Program: Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream
Status: Open
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
This Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream of the Regional Development Program will provide financial support to advanced manufacturing companies with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across Ontario by way of investments in capital equipment, technology adoption and skills development that will accelerate recovery in Ontario and place our companies in competitive global positions.
The types of support available include:
- funding support
- complementary services and support
The fund supports projects that:
- create jobs and build talent
- attract and encourage private sector investment
- help companies to adopt technologies to improve their competitiveness
- lead to business growth and broad positive economic impacts
- encourage innovation, collaboration and cluster development
Deadline
There are two application intake periods each year.
Learn more about the intake period timelines.
Description
Provides support for projects and investments to advanced manufacturing businesses.
Eligibility
Learn about the eligibility requirements for AMIC.
Contacts
For advice on developing and strengthening your application, you are encouraged to contact your provincial government advisor or our Business Advisory Services at:
Central Region
(Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Niagara Region and Simcoe County)
- Email: centralregionbas@ontario.ca
- Tel:
416-314-8880 - Toll-free
1-800-361-3223 - TTY
416-325-3408 - Toll-free TTY
1-800-268-7095
Eastern Region
- Email: easternregionbas@ontario.ca
- Tel:
416-314-8880 - Toll-free
1-800-361-3223 - TTY
416-325-3408 - Toll-free TTY
1-800-268-7095
Western Region
- Email: westernregionbas@ontario.ca
- Tel:
416-314-8880 - Toll-free
1-800-361-3223 - TTY
416-325-3408 - Toll-free TTY
1-800-268-7095
Northern Region
Contact a northern development advisor
Site Readiness Program
Status: Open
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Deadline
Applications can be received at any time.
Description
The Site Readiness Program supports investment attraction and business expansion opportunities in Ontario. The program provides funding assistance to successful Applicants to help prepare their eligible industrial properties for potential investment opportunities.
Learn more about the Site Readiness Program.
Eligibility
The eligibility requirements can be found in the Site Readiness Program Guide.
You can also request the Program Guide:
- by email: investmentready@ontario.ca
- by phone:
1-855-585-0475
How to Apply
- contact the Investment Ready Team for your pre-application consultation
- submit your application package through Tranfer Payment Ontario
- we will notify you if your site has been approved and email you with your notification of acceptance
- complete the additional requirements within 1 year
Contacts
For program questions and advice on developing your application, please contact our office:
- by email: investmentready@ontario.ca
- by phone:
1-855-585-0475
Skills Development Fund: Capital Stream
Status: Open
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Deadline
Continuous intake, applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until funding is fully allocated.
Description
The Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream offers funding to eligible organizations to:
- build new training centres
- upgrade existing training centres
- convert an existing building into a training centre
Learn about our SEED and GROW funding pathways under this stream.
Eligibility
The following organizations are eligible to apply to the SDF Capital Stream as a primary applicant:
- employers in Ontario (other than the educational organizations listed as being eligible to apply as partners)
- minister-approved, non-college apprenticeship program training delivery agents
- non-profit organizations including Indigenous band offices and Indigenous Skills and Employment Training agreement holders
- professional, industry or employer associations
- trade unions or union-affiliated organizations
- municipalities
- hospitals
- District Social Services Administration Boards
- Consolidated Municipal Service Managers
The following educational organizations are eligible to apply to the SDF Capital Stream as a partner with one or more of the eligible primary applicant organizations:
- district school boards
- publicly assisted colleges, universities or Indigenous Institutes in Ontario
- career colleges
- private universities with consent from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to offer degrees
Program guidelines
Read SDF Capital Stream program guidelines for the SEED and GROW Pathway.
Contacts
Email sdfcapitalprogram@ontario.ca
Skills Development Fund: Training Stream
Status: Open
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Deadline
Submit your application by October 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream provides funding to organizations for innovative projects that help solve challenges in hiring, training or retaining workers, including apprentices, to drive Ontario's economic growth.
This fund is intended to:
- develop a resilient workforce by supporting access to the labour market, strengthening efforts to attract, train, and retain workers, and building employer capacity to adapt and innovate
- encourage partnerships and drive innovation through collaborative training initiatives that build local capacity and help communities respond to shocks in labour market conditions and pivot to in-demand, emerging and essential sectors
- support skilled trades and construction labour includes enhancing the adaptability, technical skills, and knowledge of participants to support key industries by working with community partners to help participants develop advanced skill sets
- provide a targeted response to U.S. tariffs as support for in-demand skilled trades and industrial sectors such as automotive and manufacturing
Eligibility
Primary applicants
Organizations that are eligible to apply include:
- employers in Ontario (excluding educational organizations that can apply as partners)
- minister-approved, non-college apprenticeship program training delivery agents
- non-profit organizations in Ontario including Indigenous band offices and Indigenous Skills and Employment Training agreement holders
- professional, industry or employer associations
- trade unions or union-affiliated organizations
- municipalities
- hospitals
- district Social Services Administration Boards
- consolidated Municipal Service Managers
Educational partners
Educational organizations can apply only as a partner with one or more of the eligible primary applicants:
- district school boards
- publicly assisted colleges, universities, or Indigenous Institutes in Ontario
- career colleges
- private universities with consent from the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security to offer degrees
Program guidelines
Skills Development Fund Training Stream - program guidelines.
For detailed information on how to apply, refer to the Skills Development Fund Training page.
Contacts
For any questions regarding the SDF Training Stream program, contact SkillsDevelopmentFund@ontario.ca.
Victim Support Grant (VSG)
Status: Open
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Deadline
You must submit your application by Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Victim Support Grant (VSG) program will run as a two-year grant cycle (2025 - 2026 and 2026 - 2027).
This grant will be a competitive application process, operating on a two-year cycle and will provide funding to police services in collaboration with local organizations and/or Indigenous communities to enhance capacity to support and improve services for victims and survivors.
The grant will provide local police services with the flexibility needed to adapt to their own community’s needs and fill gaps in responding to the unique needs of all victims and survivors.
Funding under this grant program is available to police services in Ontario, including municipal and First Nations police services, as well as municipalities policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for projects that focus on supporting victims and survivors of all crimes. This will allow more victims and survivors to be reached and for them to feel safe and supported. Some examples of areas of focus for projects may include intimate partner violence/domestic violence, gender-based violence, human trafficking and child abuse, violent crimes, hate crimes, and elder abuse.
Applicants are required to collaborate with a minimum of one other relevant agency/organization. Some examples include violence against women services, Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario agencies, sexual assault centers, Indigenous victim services, Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy agencies, Indigenous communities and organizations, anti-human trafficking service providers, and community-based agencies, etc.
Eligibility
Funding is available to:
- municipal and First Nations police services
- municipalities policed by the OPP
Eligible applicants may submit one application per police service (municipal and First Nations polices services). Similarly, municipalities policed by the OPP may submit one application per OPP detachment. Municipalities and OPP detachments are encouraged to work together to determine which application to put forward.
For all OPP-policed municipalities, applications must be reviewed by the OPP’s Grant Support Team at OPP.Grant.Support.Team@OPP.ca prior to submission in Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON). In addition, applications must be submitted through the municipality’s TPON account.
Contacts
For questions about the VSG application process, please email Silvana.Burke@Ontario.ca and Ramanan.Thanabalasingam@Ontario.ca.
Winter Roads Program: Bridges and Culverts Stream
Status: Open
Winter Roads Program: Bridges and Culverts Stream
Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Applications will be evaluated during assessment periods outlined in the program guidelines.
Description
The Winter Roads Program – Bridges and Culverts Stream provides funding to Northern Ontario remote communities for new water crossing infrastructure (pre-engineered bridges and culverts) and repairs to existing water crossing structures.
Projects are located on the Ontario winter roads network, which provides vital seasonal connections between the Far North and the provincial highway network.
Eligibility
Project funding is open to remote communities in Northern Ontario that are not connected to a provincial highway network by an all-season road. Eligible applicants include Indigenous communities, Indigenous organizations such as Tribal Councils, corporations or partnerships formed by eligible applicants to build or maintain winter roads, and the Town of Moosonee.
Applications may be submitted by:
Single applicants – one eligible applicant.
Joint applicants – two or more eligible applicants.
Applicants are encouraged, wherever possible, to submit applications with multiple projects that cover the same road network. Applicants are also encouraged to work together to maximize the benefits of available funding through joint applications.
Joint applications must be accompanied by a resolution in support of the application from each applicant represented on the application. The applicant responsible for maintaining the corridor where the project is located should be identified as the project lead and submit the application.
Program guidelines
Contacts
For questions about the Winter Roads Program – Bridges and Culverts Stream, please email winter.roads@ontario.ca.
Closed funding opportunities
Learn about past funding opportunities from the Government of Ontario.
Contact us
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