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Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream
Funding for Northern Ontario community projects
Funding available
$ 2,000,000
Deadline
September 15, 2026
Location
Nord-du-Québec, Ontario, Canada
Who can apply
Municipalities, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations, and Local Services Boards located in Northern Ontario
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Overview
Community Enhancement Program offers conditional contributions of up to 50% of eligible costs, to $2,000,000, for municipalities, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations, and Local Services Boards in Northern Ontario. Eligible activities include incremental improvements, repairs, renovations, and community economic development projects involving business retention, investment opportunities, and capital asset construction or renovation.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Renovate or expand facilities
- Renovate or adapt facilities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Nord-du-Québec
- Ontario
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
- Rural or Northern Residents
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Economic, Social and Community Development
Target groups
- General public
- Rural / Remote communities
- Nonprofits / charities
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Regional
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Incremental improvements, repairs, and renovations to existing capital assets
- Priority economic development initiatives
- Business retention and attraction strategies
- Capital projects supporting community economic development, including airport-related projects
- Community economic development projects aligned with NOHFC strategic priorities
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Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Municipalities, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations, and Local Services Boards located in Northern Ontario
- Social enterprises such as cooperatives and Indigenous community-owned for-profit entities, if the cooperative does not flow dividends to individual members and the Indigenous for-profit entity is 100% owned by the Indigenous community or communities, with 100% of profits reinvested back into the community(ies)
Eligible expenses
- Non-capital costs for community economic development projects
- Technical expertise
- Incremental project-related human resources
- Costs tied to eligible capital asset improvements, repairs, or renovations
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Core infrastructure such as municipal public services including roads, bridges, water, and sewer
- Administrative space or office buildings
- Residential projects
- Operating expenses, including routine and ongoing maintenance
- Rolling stock, stand-alone equipment purchases, stand-alone furniture purchases, stand-alone studies, and fire halls and related fire service activities, including applications for construction, expansion, renovation, or upgrading of fire halls effective February 3, 2026
Selection criteria
- Alignment with a community or organizational plan
- Support for community sustainability and well-being
- Use of existing infrastructure capacity and efficiency
- Strength of technical, managerial, and financial project capacity
- Need for NOHFC investment to make the project viable
How to apply
- Submit your application.
Processing and Agreement
- Submit the application through the NOHFC portal.
- NOHFC reviews the application to confirm it meets program guidelines.
- Additional information may be requested during evaluation.
- The review is presented to the Board of Directors for a final decision.
Additional information
- NOHFC will accept multiple project applications from an applicant.
- Projects may be considered case by case if they are outside formal plans.
Contacts
Other components of this program
Explore related funding streams and grants that belong to the same program.
- Community Enhancement Program — Rural Enhancement Funding StreamMoney to improve community facilities in rural communities
Frequently Asked Questions about the Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream Program
What is the Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream?
Community Enhancement Program offers conditional contributions of up to 50% of eligible costs, to $2,000,000, for municipalities, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations, and Local Services Boards in Northern Ontario. Eligible activities include incremental improvements, repairs, renovations, and community economic development projects involving business retention, investment opportunities, and capital asset construction or renovation.
How much funding can be received?
Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $2,000,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream program?
To be eligible for the Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream program, you must:
Municipalities, Indigenous communities, not-for-profit organizations, and Local Services Boards located in Northern Ontario
Social enterprises such as cooperatives and Indigenous community-owned for-profit entities may also be eligible if the stated ownership and profit conditions are met
Projects must fit the eligible activities, and improved buildings, facilities, or land must be owned or leased by the applicant
What expenses are eligible under Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream?
Incremental improvements, repairs, and renovations to existing capital assets
Priority economic development initiatives
Business retention and attraction strategies
Capital projects supporting community economic development, including airport-related projects
Community economic development projects aligned with NOHFC strategic priorities
Who can I contact for more information about the Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream?
You can contact Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) by email at asknohfc@ontario.ca.
Where is the Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream available?
The Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream program is available Nord-du-Québec, Ontario.
Is the Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream is a Grant and Funding