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Grants you can apply for · Ontario

Grants you can apply for in Ontario

Ontario’s own programs and the federal programs open across Canada. Where the federal records show who got a program, the list says how many agreements it signed in the last year, and how many in Ontario.

Programs
563
Taking applications now
111
as of 15 Oct 2026
Closing in 30 days
6
as of 15 Oct 2026
Provincial or regional
137
not open across Canada

Programs from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) and 18 department and provincial funding lists. Status, dates and amounts are what each program’s official page said when we last checked it, October 14, 2026; a deadline that has passed since shows as passed. Confirm on the official page before you apply. How we check

What’s open now in Ontario

On October 15, 2026, 111 of the 563 programs here are taking applications, and 6 close within 30 days.

Next deadlines: OMIF — Live Music (22 Oct 2026); Team Canada Strong Youth Placements (23 Oct 2026); Museums Assistance Program — Indigenous Heritage (2 Nov 2026). Grant deadlines this month

What applicants got: 3,251 federal agreements in Ontario starting Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, under the 206 federal programs here we matched to the records; the median award was $26K. Most used: Athlete Assistance Program (772); NRC IRAP Financial Assistance (598); Celebrate Canada (423).

Open and closing are worked out for the date shown, in your browser, from the dates on each program’s official page (last read October 14, 2026). Agreements: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value; medians over agreements with a value above $0.

By industry

Programs limited to an industry, or that have funded it before.

Programs

362 programs shown. Industry and applicant filters keep programs whose page doesn’t limit them.

Closing in the next 30 days (6)

Open now (58)

Open any time (35)

Tax credits, claimed when you file (some need a certificate first) (12)

Apply through the funder’s page (no deadline stated) (77)

Takes applications in intake periods (33)

By invitation or referral (1)

Official page gives no intake dates: check with the funder (140)