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2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy
Funding for long-term care home development in Ontario
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- Funding available
- $ 637,500
- Up to 85% of project cost
- Deadline
- Open continuously
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Overview
2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy supports the development and redevelopment of long-term care beds in Ontario. Funding may cover planning, construction progress, and capital per diem support, along with eligible project costs tied to approved long-term care home projects.
At a glance
Funding available
- Maximum funding
- $637,500
- Maximum share of project costs
- 85%
- Increase production or service capacity
- Strengthen organizational capacity
- Renovate or expand facilities
- Ensure financial sustainability
- Renovate or adapt facilities
Eligible candidates
- Location
- Ontario
- Eligible Industries
- All industries
- Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
- Organisation size
- All organization sizes
- Audience
- All groups
- Legal structures
- All legal structures
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Availability timeline
2026
Periods: 1
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Non-profit long-term care home operators
- Municipal long-term care home operators
- For-profit long-term care home operators
- Hospital operators
- Indigenous long-term care home operators
Who is not eligible
- For-profit operators are not eligible for the design and planning grant
- Projects that are not long-term care home projects
Eligible expenses
- Planning and professional consultation services
- Construction costs for eligible LTC beds and related spaces
- Approved furniture, fixtures and equipment
- Permits, development charges, and other eligible indirect construction costs
- Eligible land costs for owned land used in the project
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Delay claims and costs linked to construction delays
- Decommissioning costs and temporary resident relocation during construction
- Maintenance costs and post-construction borrowing or financing costs
- Leased land costs and land appraisals
- Non-approved future growth spaces and self-funded long-term care beds
Eligible geographic areas
- Ontario
- Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA)
- North-Urban Ontario
- North-Remote Ontario
- Southern Ontario
Activities funded
- Development of new long-term care beds
- Redevelopment or replacement of existing long-term care beds
- Construction and redevelopment projects that meet current design standards
How to apply
- Step 1: Download and complete the application form
- Fill in the ministry application form.
- Step 2: Prepare the submission package
- Attach the completed form and only the documents requested in the application.
- Optional support letters may be added.
- Step 3: Email the application
- Send the full application by email to the ministry.
- Use the required subject line format.
- Step 4: Receive confirmation
- Wait for the electronic confirmation of receipt after submission.
Documents Needed
- Completed application form
- Supporting cost estimates
- Design plans
- Development agreement documents
- Optional letters of support
Selection criteria
- Alignment with program objectives
- Project readiness
- Financial viability
- Ability to meet local needs
- Compliance history, where applicable
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed as they are received.
- The ministry assesses alignment, project readiness, financial viability, local need, and compliance history.
- Projects approved for further review must go through the capital approval process and ministry authorization.
- Funding is confirmed in writing and is subject to an executed development agreement.
- Further approvals may be required before construction and occupancy.
Additional information
- Applicants must follow the Long-Term Care Home Design Manual and the Ministry policy.
- Only electronically submitted applications are accepted.
- Additional support letters may be included, but only requested documents will be reviewed.
- A development agreement with the ministry is required for funding to be received and retained.
Contacts
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Frequently Asked Questions about the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy Program
What is the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy?
2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy supports the development and redevelopment of long-term care beds in Ontario. Funding may cover planning, construction progress, and capital per diem support, along with eligible project costs tied to approved long-term care home projects.
How much funding can be received?
2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy Funds up to 85% of admissible expenses, capped at $637,500 per project.
What is the deadline to apply?
The program is accepting continuous intake
Who is eligible for the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy program?
To be eligible for the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy program, you must:
Ministry-approved project
New build or redevelopment
Meets design standards
What expenses are eligible under 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy?
Planning and professional consultation services
Construction costs for eligible LTC beds and related spaces
Approved furniture, fixtures and equipment
Permits, development charges, and other eligible indirect construction costs
Eligible land costs for owned land used in the project
Who can I contact for more information about the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy?
You can contact Ministry of Long-Term Care by email at LTCdevelopment@ontario.ca.
Where is the 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy available?
The 2025 Long-Term Care Home Capital Funding Policy program is available the province of Ontario.