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Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund
Supports northern municipal infrastructure impacted by resource development
Funding available
$ 400,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Canada
Overview
The Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund provides funding to 144 municipalities in Northern Ontario to offset some impacts of resource development on municipal infrastructure. It supports repairs, upgrades, and new infrastructure projects that respond to resource industry use or help enable, mitigate, or attract future use.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Repairs or upgrading of existing infrastructure impacted by resource industry use.
- Construction of new infrastructure that will reduce or mitigate the impact of resource industry use.
- Construction or upgrading of new or existing infrastructure to enable, mitigate, or attract future use by the resource industry.
- Other capital projects that can demonstrate impacts of resource development.
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- All 144 municipalities in Northern Ontario.
Eligible expenses
- Capital costs and expenses required to complete the project.
- Construction, upgrading, or replacement of new or existing infrastructure.
- Project costs directly related to the proposed project and recorded as a capital expense.
- Expenses incurred on or after April 1, 2026.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Operating expenses.
- Rolling stock, such as trucks and graders.
- Stand-alone studies, such as feasibility, engineering, or strategy studies.
- Movable or transitory equipment, legal fees, taxes, and costs of completing applications for other funding programs.
Eligible geographic areas
- Northern Ontario, including the territorial districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Rainy River, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and Timiskaming.
How to apply
- Municipalities must be registered and have access to the TPON system to submit a Project Information Form and participate in the program.
- Submit the Project Information Form for proposed projects through the Transfer Payment Ontario system.
Processing and Agreement
- Project Information Forms are reviewed to ensure they meet NORDS Fund eligibility requirements.
- Funding is disbursed only after all required project information has been received and reviewed, and the recipient has entered into a transfer payment agreement with the Ministry of Northern Economic Development and Growth.
- Recipients must submit annual reports with a status update, work completed, and confirmation of how funding was utilized.
- Recipients must submit a workplan for proposed projects before receiving their allocation for the next Program Year.
- Recipients must seek ministry approval for changes to submitted projects or priorities.
Contacts
Availability timeline
2026
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund Program
What is the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund?
The Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund provides funding to 144 municipalities in Northern Ontario to offset some impacts of resource development on municipal infrastructure. It supports repairs, upgrades, and new infrastructure projects that respond to resource industry use or help enable, mitigate, or attract future use.
How much funding can be received?
Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund Funds up to 100% of admissible expenses, capped at $400,000 per project.
What is the deadline to apply?
The program is accepting continuous intake
Who is eligible for the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund program?
To be eligible for the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund program, you must:
The applicant must be a municipality in Northern Ontario.
The proposed project must be a capital project linked to resource development impacts.
What expenses are eligible under Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund?
Repairs or upgrading of existing infrastructure impacted by resource industry use.
Construction of new infrastructure that will reduce or mitigate the impact of resource industry use.
Construction or upgrading of new or existing infrastructure to enable, mitigate, or attract future use by the resource industry.
Other capital projects that can demonstrate impacts of resource development.
Who can I contact for more information about the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund?
You can contact Ministry of Northern Economic Development and Growth by email at nords@ontario.ca.
Where is the Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund available?
The Northern Ontario Resource Development Support Fund program is available across Canada.