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.

Community Wildland Fire Protection Planning Grant

Status: OPEN

Note: This is an invitational funding opportunity. Please read the eligibility requirements carefully.

Ministry of Natural Resources

Deadline

Applications must be received no later than September 29, 2026, at 16:30 p.m. EDT.

Description

The Community Wildland Fire Protection Planning Grant, formerly known as the Ontario FireSmart Communities Grant, is a limited funding opportunity offered by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).

The grant provides support for community wildland fire protection planning and hazard mapping to organized municipalities within Ontario’s legislated fire region.

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 hazard 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, risk reduction (prevention or mitigation) and FireSmart Canada 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
Chelsea.osesky@ontario.ca, 705-255-8096

Sarah Allen
Provincial Coordinator, Mitigation and Partnerships Unit
Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Branch
Sarah.Allen@ontario.ca, 705-690-0756

Emissions Performance Program

Status: RESTRICTED

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.

Fire Protection Services Reimbursement: Unincorporated Ontario

Status: Open

Ministry of Solicitor General

Deadline

You must submit your application by March 23, 2027, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

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 16, 2026 to March 14, 2027. 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:

  • on roads that are not considered provincial highways by the Ministry of Transportation:
    • motor vehicle collisions
    • hazmat
    • vehicle fires
  • false alarms
  • public hazard assistance calls:
    • carbon monoxide incidents
    • public utility incidents
    • electrical utility incidents
    • natural, Propane or other gas utility incidents
  • structure fires
  • rescue (defined as an emergency incident that primarily involves 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)

the provisions of any emergency services listed above, within a provincial park in unincorporated Ontario

Program guidelines

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.

Contacts

For any program queries, contact:

Laura Elchyshyn
Email : PDA@Ontario.ca   
Phone: 705 241-9237

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 more information, contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Business Development Branch by:

  • Tel: phone: 1-844-573-9017 (74663: 1-844-573-9017)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  • email: FSIIP@ontario.ca

Heritage Organization Development Grant 2026-27 

Status: Open

Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism

Deadline

You must submit your application by Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

Description

The Heritage Organization Development Grant (HODG) is an annual, statutory-based operating grant designed to promote public awareness of Ontario's rich and diverse heritage. The program provides historical societies, museums and other heritage associations located throughout the province with a portion of their annual operating support.

The Heritage Organization Development Grant is distributed to recipients operating a year-round or seasonal facility in accordance with Regulation 879, Grants to Incorporated Historical Societies and Associations under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Eligibility

Eligible recipients are non-profit corporations, with their head office in the Province of Ontario, that are actively involved in local outreach activities such as the production of displays and promotional materials, public programs, lecture series, walking tours and special activities designed to inform and educate the general public about their community heritage.

To be considered an eligible applicant to the program, your organization will need to meet the following requirements:

  • be a registered non-profit corporation or an affiliate of the Ontario Historical Society
  • have been in operation and incorporated for at least a year
  • have as its primary objective the support, encouragement and facilitation of the conservation, protection and promotion of your community's heritage
  • be governed by a Board of Directors
  • have spent in the preceding fiscal year at least $250 on outreach activities (education or extension programs that support activities designed to increase knowledge, awareness and promotion of your community's heritage)

New applicants: If you are a first-time applicant and your organization meets the above requirements, you must submit with your application a copy of your organization Constitution and By-laws.

  • Funding is not guaranteed and is dependent upon funds available.
  • The HODG program does not provide funding for projects or capital grants.

Program guidelines

Heritage Organization Development Grant 2026-27 – program guidelines

Contacts

Shannon Khan
Culture Programs Advisor
Email: HODG-SSAHC@ontario.ca

Indigenous Participation Fund

The Indigenous Participation Fund (IPF) provides funding to improve the capacity of Indigenous communities to participate in consultation related to mineral exploration and mine development, and economic opportunities associated with the minerals sector.

There are 3 streams available:

Contact

For questions about the Indigenous Participation Fund, email:
IndigenousParticipationFund@ontario.ca

Consultation supports

Status: Open

Ministry of Energy and Mines

Deadline

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Description

The consultation supports stream provides funding for salary costs for key staff positions and eligible activity costs, such as staff training and development, staff travel, facilities, equipment and meeting expenses and professional fees.

This funding helps Indigenous communities build capacity to participate and respond to consultations about mineral exploration and mine development. Examples include:

  • taking part in consultation led by a single ministry acting as the representative of the Crown in Right of Ontario
  • taking part in a coordinated multi-ministry consultation process to discuss matters related to Aboriginal and/or treaty rights

This stream also helps increase community knowledge and understanding of the mineral development sequence — including mineral exploration, development and mining activities — and the related economic benefits.

Greater awareness and knowledge will better equip communities to:

  • participate in economic development activities that may arise
  • provide informed recommendations to leadership on decisions related to mineral sector activities

Eligibility

Both single applicants and joint applicants (a group of communities) can apply.

  • Single applicants – Indigenous communities in areas of mineral exploration or development activity.
  • Joint applicants – 2 or more Indigenous communities, or a representative organization with member communities in areas of mineral exploration or development. Letters of support are required for joint applications.

Mineral Development Advisor

  • Any Indigenous community in Ontario whose credibly asserted or established Aboriginal and/or treaty rights have the potential to be adversely impacted by mineral activity, can apply for funding to support a Mineral Development Advisor.

Mineral Sector Specialist

Representative organizations may apply for funding to support a Mineral Sector Specialist.

Examples of representative organizations include:

  • Tribal councils
  • Political-Territorial Organization
  • Indigenous Organization with Ontario-wide scope

Program guidelines

Indigenous Participation Fund Program Guidelines: Consultation Supports

Engagement and relationship building

Status: Open

Ministry of Energy and Mines

Deadline

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Description

The engagement and relationship building 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 – 2 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

Indigenous Participation Fund Program Guidelines: Engagement and Relationship Building

Mining conferences funding Sub-Stream

Status: Open

Ministry of Energy and Mines

Deadline

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Description

The mining conferences 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 or 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 – 2 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 and data management

Status: Open

Ministry of Energy and Mines

Deadline

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Description

The values mapping and data management 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 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 – 2 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

Indigenous Participation Fund Program Guidelines: Values Mapping and Data Management

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:

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:

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 Sport Hosting Program 2026-27

Status: Open

Ministry of Sport

Deadline

You must submit your application by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday July 13, 2026.

Description

The Sport Hosting Program provides project-based funding to help applicants deliver major national and international amateur sport events in Ontario.

The objectives of the program are to:

  • create legacies that support sport at the provincial, regional and local level
  • provide economic benefits through increased levels of tourism, expenditures and improved public infrastructure
  • foster a culture of sport and physical activity in communities by creating role models and enhancing community spirit and involvement in sports
  • increase opportunities for Ontario athletes to compete and participate in events in Ontario
  • seek new avenues to build and develop the sport capacity of the province by providing additional ways to develop and train coaches, officials and volunteers
  • create a culture of sport that engages all Ontarians

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

To apply for this program, you must:

  • be a legal entity and have been in existence for one year or longer as of the application date
  • not in default of the terms and conditions of any grant or loan agreement with any ministry or agency of the Government of Ontario
  • not self-endorse your own application for the program
  • be an eligible applicant under one of the three application streams for the program
Stream 1: Provincial or National Sport Organizations
  • Provincial Sport/Multi-Sport Organizations recognized under Ontario’s Provincial Sport Recognition Policy.
  • National Sport Organizations funded by Sport Canada.
Stream 2: event host organizations
  • Not-for-profit organizations (including universities and colleges).
  • Ontario municipalities.
  • Indigenous organizations, First Nation, Metis or Inuit communities.
Stream 3: emerging sports
  • Not-for-profit organizations (including universities and colleges).
  • Ontario municipalities.
  • Indigenous organizations, First Nation, Metis or Inuit communities.

Eligible events

  • National events must:
    • be sanctioned by the National Sport Organization (or the International Federation in Appendix 2 from the guidelines)
    • include representation from no less than six provinces/territories including Ontario (a country may replace a province) or the National Championship for a specific sport, in a specific age group as confirmed by the National Sport Organization (or the International Federation in Appendix 2 from the guidelines). Ontario must be represented in these Championships
  • International events must:
    • be sanctioned by the International Federation, as per the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee and/or Panamerican Sport Association
    • include representation from no less than two countries, including Canada and one country from outside of North America. We will provide an exemption to events for Canadian National Teams as confirmed by the National Sport Organization funded by Sport Canada

Program guidelines

2026–2027 Sport Hosting Program Guidelines and Reference Documents

Contacts

If you have any questions regarding the guidelines for the Sports Event Hosting Program, please contact:

Aimee Maggiacomo
Ministry of Sport
Telephone: 647-299-8584
Email: Aimee.Maggiacomo@ontario.ca

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

OTIF Program Guidelines

Contacts

Please contact MTO-SIO@ontario.ca for all program inquiries including on how to apply for OTIF.

Pothole Prevention and Repair Program

Status: RESTRICTED

Ministry of Transportation

Deadline

Applications are due by Friday, December 19, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Description

The Pothole Prevention and Repair Program helps make Ontario’s roads safer by reducing accidents and damage caused by potholes.

The program supports smaller municipalities with:

  • road maintenance
  • set standards to help improve road conditions
  • promote high-quality roadwork across the province

Municipalities that receive funding must meet the requirements set out in the Guidelines.

Eligibility

The Pothole Prevention and Repair Program is open to municipalities with a population of 10,000 or less based on the 2021 Statistics Canada survey. To qualify, municipalities must be interested in carrying out eligible pothole prevention and repair projects.

Program guidelines

Pothole Prevention and Repair Program - Program Guidelines

Contacts

For general questions, contact PPRP@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

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)

Eastern Region

 Western Region

Northern Region

Contact a northern development advisor

Tel: 1-866-711-8304

Road Safety Initiatives Fund (RSIF)

Status: RESTRICTED

Ministry of Transportation

Deadline

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. You must submit your application by December 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EST..

Description

The legislative authority for municipalities to use Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) systems in Ontario has been repealed. As of November 14, 2025, municipalities are no longer allowed to issue any Provincial Offences Act (POA) tickets or administrative penalty orders for speeding infractions captured by ASE cameras.

To support continued road safety, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) created the Road Safety Initiatives Fund (RSIF). The fund provides financial support for eligible municipalities as they transition from ASE to other safety measures in School Zones (SZs) and Community Safety Zones (CSZs).

The RSIF supports initiatives in the following key areas:

  • traffic calming and control measures, including infrastructure-based safety improvements that create safer and more predictable driving conditions
  • signage enhancements, including regulatory, warning and informational signage that promotes slower, safer driving behaviour
  • targeted roadside enforcement and operational safety measures that reinforce speed compliance and enhance pedestrian and local safety

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding under the RSIF, a municipality must have:

  • entered into a signed ASE agreement with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) before ASE was repealed on November 14, 2025
  • installed, deployed or held a contract or arrangement for ASE systems at any time between December 1, 2019 and November 13, 2025

Program guidelines

The program guidelines are available by logging in to the Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON) system.

Contacts

For general questions, contact:

Email: RSIF@ontario.ca

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.

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 email our office: investmentready@ontario.ca

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

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

Read the Winter Roads Program – Bridges and Culverts Program Guidelines for full details on the program stream.

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. 

For all other questions, please contact Transfer Payment Ontario Client Care from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except for government and statutory holidays, at:

Please include the following details for quicker service via email:

  • the name of the program you are interested in
  • your case or file number
  • the name of your organization

For 24/7 assistance: