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Northern Ontario Development Program — Community Economic Development
Government of Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Taking applications?
Apply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated
The official page says: “The program currently has limited budget availability due to a high demand.”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Indigenous organizations and businesses; Municipalities; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Ontario
What it is
Funding for Northern Ontario community economic development
Get a contribution to cover the eligible costs of projects that help develop the economy in key sectors such as the mining and forest industries, tourism, agri-food, information and communications technology, renewable energy and manufacturing.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $72K–$300K
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $194K
- 45 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 674
- $249M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011” (Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, 674).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 18 agreements ($2.7M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario674 agreements · $249M
Latest agreements
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | $1M |
| 2017 | 3 | $8.5M |
| 2018 | 17 | $25.3M |
| 2019 | 24 | $11.8M |
| 2020 | 56 | $35.1M |
| 2021 | 234 | $76.1M |
| 2022 | 211 | $50.5M |
| 2023 | 96 | $31.5M |
| 2024 | 30 | $7.6M |
| 2025 | 1 | $1M |
The full record: Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011.
More programs: Ontario.