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 five streams available:
- advanced exploration and development support
- early exploration support
- education and relationship-building
- mineral development advisor 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
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
Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) program
Status: Open
Ministry of Health
Deadline
Deadline dates can vary.
Description
The Ministry of Health (MOH) - Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) program works with discrete service providers to deliver mental health support to children, youth and their families. The budget submissions for this program will be managed within Transfer Payment Ontario through the MOH CYMH Budget Form. This includes all subsequent activities related to the transfer payment contracting cycle along with all reporting.
Eligibility
This program is restricted and only available to existing approved/discrete service providers. Access to the MOH CYMH Budget Form is available through Transfer Payment Ontario to these eligible service providers.
Program guidelines
MOH CYMH Service Description Schedules
Resources
Video: How to submit your budget and interim report for 2021-2022
Contacts
For program specific inquiries, please contact your Program Supervisor.
Connecting Links Program 2024-25
Status: Restricted
Ministry of Transportation
Deadline
Applications are due by Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Description
The Ministry of Transportation’s Connecting Links Program provides dedicated provincial funding for road and bridge projects on designated connecting link highways.
Connecting links are municipal roads that connect two ends of a provincial highway through a community or to an international or interprovincial border crossing. These are critical roadways that serve provincial and municipal interests, as they carry long-distance provincial highway traffic moving through communities, as well as local traffic within the community.
The Connecting Links Program provides funding for eligible capital improvement costs – not maintenance. The responsibility for maintenance of connecting links lies with the municipality.
Note: Only municipalities with connecting links are eligible for this grant.
Eligibility
There are 352 kilometres of Connecting Links, with 70 bridges in 77 Ontario municipalities.
All 77 Ontario municipalities with designated Connecting Links are eligible for funding, a municipality with one designated Connecting Link can submit one project per year, a municipality that has more than one designated Connecting Link may submit a maximum of two projects per year.
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will provide funding for up to 90 percent of total eligible project costs. The maximum amount of funding for eligible costs is $3 million per road project and $5 million per bridge project.
Program guidelines
The program guidelines will be hosted in TPON.
Contacts
Manager
Robert Hazra
Team lead
Jason Kline
Team member
Rafeef Ali
Fire Protection Services Reimbursement: Unincorporated Ontario
Status: Open
Ministry of Solicitor General
Deadline
You must submit your application by March 24th, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Description
This program is designed to provide municipalities with reimbursement opportunities related to the provision of emergency services in unincorporated areas of Ontario that occurred between March 14th, 2023 - March 17th, 2024. Reimbursement rates will be based on service rates utilized by the Ministry of Transportation for fire departments responses on provincial highways.
Eligibility
The following call types may be eligible for payment:
- motor vehicle collisions occurring on roads that are not considered provincial highways by Ministry of Transportation
- hazmat calls occurring on roads that are not considered provincial highways by Ministry of Transportation
- structure fires
- vehicle fires occurring on roads that are not considered provincial highways by the Ministry of Transportation
- false alarms
- rescue (defined as an emergency incident primarily involving activities directed at locating and rescuing endangered persons and removing those persons to a safe location. This could also include but is not limited to the provisions of emergency medical care)
- public hazard assistance calls (Incidents such as carbon monoxide, public utility, electrical and natural gas or propane gas utility incidents)
- provision of any emergency services listed above, within a provincial park in Unincorporated Ontario
Contacts
For all municipalities submitting applications for reimbursement please contact your local fire protection adviser to obtain the associated operational guideline with the eligible reimbursement rates and required Transfer Payment Agreement.
For any program queries:
Josh Colling at:
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
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
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services – Generic Budget 2023-2024
Status: Open
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Deadline
Budget Submissions are due by June 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. EST.
Description
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) Generic Budget submissions for 2023 - 2024 will be managed within Transfer Payment Ontario through the MCCSS Generic Budget 2023 - 2024 category. This also includes all subsequent activities related to the transfer payment contracting cycle along with all reporting.
The MCCSS Generic Budget 2023 - 2024 category is open to all eligible transfer payment recipients.
For information on the following MCCSS programs or divisions that are already on Transfer Payment Ontario, please contact your ministry contact:
- Dedicated Supportive Housing (DSH)
- Partner Facility Renewal (PFR)
- Office of Women’s Issues
Eligibility
All transfer payment recipients eligible to access the MCCSS Generic Budget 2023 - 2024 category were notified by the ministry on their 2023 - 2024 funding allocation as well as when to access the budget submission through Transfer Payment Ontario.
Resources
Program information
Quick reference guides and training videos
- How to submit a budget form
- Quick reference guide (alternative formats: video and descriptive text)
- How to review and approve a contract in Transfer Payment Ontario
- Quick reference guide (alternative formats: video and descriptive text)
- How to access and submit a report back in Transfer Payment Ontario
- Submitting a Report (alternative formats: video and How to submit a report video transcript)
Contacts
You can contact your ministry program lead for program-specific inquiries.
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services - Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy 2023-2024
Status: Open
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Deadline
Budget Submissions are due by June 30, 2023 by 4:00 p.m. EST.
Description
The Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy (IHWS) was established in 1994 between Ontario and Indigenous partners. It supports a continuum of Indigenous designed and delivered programs to:
- reduce family violence
- reduce violence against Indigenous women and children
- improve Indigenous healing, health and wellness
Eligibility
You must have an existing transfer payment agreement with MCCSS to deliver Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy programs and services.
All eligible MCCSS transfer payment recipients were notified by the ministry in their Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy 2023 - 2024 funding allocation letter.
Resources
Program information
Quick reference guides and training videos
- How to submit a budget form
- Quick reference guide (alternative formats: video and descriptive text)
- How to review and approve a contract in Transfer Payment Ontario
- Quick reference guide (alternative formats: video and descriptive text)
- How to access and submit a report back in Transfer Payment Ontario
- Submitting a Report (alternative formats: video and How to submit a report video transcript)
Contacts
You can contact your ministry program lead for program-specific inquiries.
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services – Ontario Works Programs 2023 or 2023-2024
Status: Open
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Deadline
Deadline dates can vary. Please contact your Ontario Works program supervisor for more information.
Description
Transfer Payment Ontario will be used to manage the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) Ontario Works budget submissions for 2023 or 2023-2024.
This is only for:
- Consolidated Municipal Service Managers (CMSMs)/District Social Services Administration Boards (DSSABs)
- First Nations full delivery
- First Nations financial assistance
Recipients must use the applicable Ontario Works Budget Form 2023 or 2023-2024 to complete their submission. Transfer Payment Ontario will also be used to support all subsequent activities related to the contracting cycle along with all reporting.
Eligibility
The Ontario Works Budget Form 2023 or 2023-2024 category is open to all eligible transfer payment recipients.
You would have been notified by the ministry about your 2023 or 2023-2024 funding allocations as well as when to access the budget submission through Transfer Payment Ontario.
Resources
Program information
- Service objectives document can be downloaded from TPON
Quick reference guides and training videos
- How to submit a budget form
- Quick reference guide (alternative formats: video and descriptive text)
- How to review and approve a contract in Transfer Payment Ontario
- Quick reference guide (alternative formats: video and descriptive text)
- How to access and submit a report back in Transfer Payment Ontario
- Submitting a Report (alternative formats: video and How to submit a report video transcript)
Contacts
You can contact your Ontario Works program supervisor for program-specific inquiries.
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 Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant
Status: Open
Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Deadline
We will accept applications until Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Ontario Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant will provide a one-time grant of up to $10,000 for eligible faith-based, cultural, 2SLGBTQQIA+, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Urban Indigenous organizations and communities. Grant funding will help prevent and/or respond to hate-motivated incidents to ensure community spaces remain safe and secure.
Funds can be used towards implementing or enhancing eligible protection measures incurred between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024. Organizations that applied for the former Ontario Grant to Support Anti-Hate Security Measures for Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations in 2021–2022 or 2022–2023 can apply again for 2023–2024.
Eligibility
To be eligible your organization must be at least one of the following:
- a registered charity
- not-for-profit corporation without share capital
- First Nations band council, First Nations tribal council or First Nations education authority
Your organization must also host regular gatherings (at least once per month) of religious, spiritual, or cultural significance (including ceremonies, congregations, classes, and events) as a primary activity.
Program Guidelines
Visit the Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant website for more information about eligibility requirements and guidelines for submitting an application.
Contacts
For additional questions or help, please e-mail ahsp@ontario.ca or call Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, excluding government and statutory holidays:
Toll-free: 1-855-314-3717 - Video Relay Service (VRS) for Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons is available at
437-538-4850
Ontario Autism Program Workforce Capacity Fund
Status: Open
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Deadline
Applications open August 29, 2023, and must be submitted before October 26, 2023, 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Description
The Ontario Autism Program (OAP) Workforce Capacity Fund is a time-limited, application-based grant program that supports capacity building projects led by children's service providers and their partners.
The vision of the fund is to grow and develop the autism workforce delivering OAP services so that families in the OAP can access and/or purchase the services they need, where and when they need them.
The fund has three broad objectives:
- Staff: build, retain and grow the OAP clinical workforce
- Organizations: increase the skills and knowledge of service provider organizations to deliver OAP services, including core clinical services, and/or to operate within a fee-for-service market
- Delivery models: strengthen service delivery models and approaches to improve service access for families
Funding amount
The fund provides 12-month grants through the following streams:
- Expansion Stream: provides up to $200,000 in direct financial support to help children's service providers expand their internal capacity to deliver OAP core clinical services to more children.
- Innovation Stream: provides up to $300,000 for capacity-building projects that can lead to system-wide change at the community, regional or provincial level.
For 2023 applicants, grant funding will be provided from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.
Eligibility
Applications for the Service Provider Expansion Stream will be accepted from children's service providers (public and private) who intend to provide any OAP core clinical service (e.g., applied behaviour analysis, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and/or mental health services) in 2024-25 and beyond. For the Expansion Stream, applications will be accepted from single organizations, as well as joint applications from organizations that wish to partner in order to maximize the impact of the grant funding.
Applications for the Sector Innovation Stream will be accepted from groups of organizations/collaboratives. Individual organizations cannot apply to the Innovation Stream without a broader group of partner organizations.
The following organizations are eligible to apply for funding:
- Children's service providers (public and private)
- Indigenous-led organizations including those who serve off-reserve populations (an Indigenous-led organization is an organization that serves an Indigenous community and whose governance reflects the composition of that community)
- Higher education and training institutions, in partnership with children's service providers
- Professional associations and regulatory colleges, in partnership with children's service providers
- Not-for-profit organizations and community groups, in partnership with children's service provider(s)
The ministry will prioritize applications that are focused on:
- building core clinical service capacity in northern, rural, and remote communities
- increasing capacity to serve Indigenous and/or francophone families in the OAP
Program guidelines
Workforce Capacity Fund - Application Guidelines
Workforce Capacity Fund - Applicant checklist
Contacts
If you have questions about the OAP Workforce Capacity Fund, or your organization's eligibility, please contact OAP_CFA@ontario.ca.
Ontario FireSmart Communities Grant
Status: Restricted
Note: This is an invitational funding opportunity. Please read the eligibility requirements carefully.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Deadline
Applications must be received no later than September 29, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Description
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has limited funding available to support municipalities with FireSmart Community initiatives 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 Hazard Risk Assessment
- Wildland Fire Mitigation Strategies
Eligibility
To be eligible, municipalities must:
- be located within the Fire Region of Ontario
- have received a letter from the Director of Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services inviting them to apply for an opportunity to receive the grant
Municipalities are selected based on the following:
- amount of area estimated to have a high to extreme wildland fire risk from the MNRF Hazard Forest Maps
- average number of annual wildfire 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
Sarah Allen
Provincial Coordinator, Communications and Mitigation Unit
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch
Sarah.Allen@ontario.ca
Chelsea Osesky
Mitigation and Partnerships Team Lead
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch
Chelsea.osesky@ontario.ca,
Ontario Junior Exploration Program
Status: Open
Ministry of Mines
Deadline
Applications for the first 3 intake periods are now closed.
Applications for the 4th intake will close at 4 p.m. EST on September 27, 2023.
Description
The Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) is an initiative to help attract investment in early exploration, expand the pipeline of mineral development projects, including critical minerals and lead to more mines and jobs in Ontario.
OJEP is providing $26 million over two years to eligible junior mining companies conducting grassroots mineral exploration in Ontario. This includes $8 million for a new critical minerals funding stream.
Junior mining companies can apply for funding to cover eligible costs of up to $200,000 per mineral exploration or development project. Applications are assessed on a first come, first-served basis.
Eligibility
To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- be a non-producing, junior mining company registered with a market capitalization of up to $100 million or of a comparable value, if a private company, as of February 16, 2023, the opening of the intake period
- be registered on the Ontario Business Registry prior to entering into a Transfer Payment Agreement with the Province of Ontario
- submit an application that proposes to undertake grassroots mineral exploration in Ontario.
- have a market capitalization up to $100 million or of a comparable value, if a private company, as of the opening date of the intake period
- provide proof that the applicant has the funds to cover 100% of total project costs
- provide a copy of a valid certificate of insurance for the project which includes general commercial liability coverage at a limit of not less than $2 million per occurrence
- be enrolled in the Mining Lands Administration System (MLAS) and hold the necessary mining lands tenure required to carry out the project
- have a valid exploration plan and/or permit issued under the Ontario Mining Act prior to work proceeding and for the duration of the project, where required
- have the approval of the plan/permit and/or tenure holder to apply for OJEP funding and carry out the proposed project in the event of an option agreement or some other relationship
Program guidelines
Ontario Junior Exploration Program Guidelines
Contacts
For any program-related questions, you can email OJEP@ontario.ca
Preventing Auto Thefts Grant
Status: Open
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Deadline
Please submit applications by 4:00 p.m. EST on August 21, 2023.
Description
The Preventing Auto Thefts (PAT) Grant program supports police services and boards in combatting and preventing vehicle thefts and associated violent crimes across the province through a holistic and sustainable approach.
This program provides support in implementing prevention, detection and enforcement responses to auto theft crimes at a local level. Police services and boards will be able use this funding to combat auto thefts in their communities by undertaking local policing initiatives unique to their needs.
Funding can also be used to educate the public on how to avoid these and associated violent crimes.
The Preventing Auto Thefts Grant program will operate on a three-year cycle (2023/2024-2025/2026).
Eligibility
The PAT Grant is available to:
- municipal and First Nation police services
- OPP municipal contract and non-contract locations
- OPP non-contract locations can only submit two applications as a whole – not two per individual location. Non-contract locations must submit applications through OPP headquarters to Kirsten Buligan at Kirsten.buligan@opp.ca
Contacts
Please direct all inquiries regarding the PAT Grant or application process to:
Steffie Anastasopoulos
Community Safety Analyst
Email: Steffie.Anastasopoulos@ontario.ca
Natalie Brull
Community Safety Analyst
Email: Natalie.Brull@ontario.ca
Oleisha Burleigh
Community Safety Analyst
Email: Oleisha.Burleigh@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:
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
Business Advisory Services - Central Region Main Office
(Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Niagara Region and Simcoe County)
Regional Development Program: Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream
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
Status: Open
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
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
Eastern Region
Email: easternregionbas@ontario.ca
Western Region
Email: westernregionbas@ontario.ca
Northern Region
Contact a northern development advisor
Skills Development Fund: Capital Stream
Status: Open
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Deadline
The Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream is a competitive program. Applications can be submitted starting June 23, 2023, to October 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. EST.
Description
The new Skills Development Fund Capital Stream offers funding to eligible organizations to build new training centres, upgrade existing training centres or convert an existing building into a training centre. These centres will train people for emerging and in-demand jobs in growth sectors of Ontario’s economy, such as the skilled trades, healthcare, information technology and other sectors experiencing labour market challenges
Recipients can use funding for:
- facility renovations
- retrofits
- expansions
- repairs
- building conversion
- new building construction
Eligibility
Eligible organizations to apply as a primary applicant
The following organizations are eligible to apply to the Skills Development Fund Capital Stream as a primary applicant:
- employers in Ontario (other than the educational organizations listed as being eligible to apply as co-applicants)
- 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
Eligible organizations to apply as a partner
The following educational organizations are eligible to apply to the Skills Development Fund 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
- private career colleges
- private universities with consent from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities to offer degrees
Please read the Skills Development Fund Capital Stream program guidelines for full details of eligibility requirements.
Resources
We are pleased to invite you to an online webinar hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and facilitated by Deloitte.
This webinar will provide a market education session regarding the Skills Development Fund Capital Stream, which was launched on June 30, 2023. There will be two identical webinar sessions held on the following dates:
- 10 August, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Please click link below to register: https://deloitte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MbJ9jueoReiXZdF_4nXMKA
- 17 August, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Please click link below to register: https://deloitte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QynI_LWbRl2tmAYIrsKAGw
Individuals interested in the SDF Capital Stream Program are encouraged to review the program guidelines prior to the webinar. Questions may be provided in advance of the webinar to SDFCapitalProgramEvents@ontario.ca.
Finally, a recorded version of the market education information is available here, for those who are unable to attend a webinar session.
Program guidelines
Skills Development Fund Capital Stream program guidelines
Contacts
For any questions regarding the Skills Development Fund Capital Stream program, please reach out to SDFCapitalProgram@ontario.ca.
Skills Development Fund: Training Stream
Status: Open
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Deadline
The Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream is a competitive program. You can submit applications starting August 25, 2023, to November 17, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Description
The SDF Training Stream offers funding to organizations for innovative projects that address challenges to hiring, training or retaining workers, including apprentices, to drive Ontario's economic growth.
The current SDF Training Stream supports:
- projects that address the labour shortage and stimulate growth in key sectors of Ontario’s economy
- projects that will increase Ontario's long-term economic competitive advantage by creating a sustainable and resilient workforce
- projects helping people with prior involvement in the criminal justice system, at-risk youth, those with disabilities, Ukrainian newcomers, and others facing barriers to employment
Eligibility
Eligible organizations
The following organizations are eligible to apply to the SDF Training Stream:
- employers in Ontario (other than the educational organizations listed as being eligible to apply as co-applicants)
- minister-approved non-college apprenticeship Training Delivery Agents (TDAs)
- non-profit organizations, including Indigenous Band offices and Indigenous Skills and Employment Training agreement holders
- professional/industry/employer associations
- trade unions or union affiliated organizations
- municipalities
- district social services administration boards
- consolidated municipal service managers
- hospitals
Eligible organizations to apply as a co-applicant
The following educational organizations are eligible to apply to the SDF Training Stream as a co-applicant with one or more of the organizations above:
- district school boards
- publicly assisted colleges, universities or Indigenous Institutes in Ontario
- private career colleges registered under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005
How to apply
- Register or sign in to your My Ontario account to access Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON).
- Click on the Service Provider (SP) Connect image/link.
- Select “List Funding Opportunities” under the Applications section on your dashboard.
- Under “Programs Open for Application”, select the link for the Skills Development Fund application.
- Complete the required fields and submit your application.
Program Guidelines
SDF Training Stream program guidelines
Contacts
For any questions regarding the SDF Training Stream program, please reach out to SkillsDevelopmentFund@ontario.ca.
Wetlands Conservation Partner Program 2023
Status: Open
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Deadline
You must submit your application electronically through the Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON) portal by 3:00pm (ET) on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
Description
The Wetlands Conservation Partner Program (WCPP) is a $30 million capital funding program that is providing wetland support in Ontario over 5 years.
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is accepting applications for the 2023 round of the WCPP. More than $9 million is available for this round of funding.
Your organization must complete all project activities including the final project report by December 31, 2024. You may apply for a minimum of $100,000 in funding per eligible capital project, or a collection of capital sub-projects.
WCPP 2023 funding is available for three types of projects: wetland restoration, wetland enhancement and wetland conservation. For the purposes of the WCPP 2023:
- wetland restoration means re-establishing a wetland where one existed previously
- wetland enhancement means improving the features or functionality of an existing wetland where needed or expanding wetland(s)
- wetland conservation means securing land through purchase for the purpose of conserving wetland(s) on that land
Eligibility
The following types of organizations are eligible for WCPP 2023 funding:
- municipal governments
- conservation authorities and their foundations
- conservation organizations (such as non-governmental, not-for-profit, charitable corporations whose work focuses on environmental protection, conservation, and/or restoration)
- Indigenous communities
To be eligible, your organization must have implemented at least two other projects that are similar to your proposal in the last 5 years.
Program Guidelines
Wetlands Conservation Partner Program Guidelines
Contacts
For questions regarding the Wetlands Conservation Partner Program (WCPP), please contact:
The WCPP Team
Email: glo@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
For questions about applying to specific funding opportunities, please contact the funding program directly.
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- the name of the program you are interested in
- your case or file number
- the name of your organization
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