Available funding opportunities from the Ontario Government
Available Funding Overview
Find out what funding is currently available from the Government of Ontario, if you’re eligible and what you need to apply.
You can apply for funding from the Government of Ontario through Transfer Payment Ontario. Read about the funding opportunities that are currently available and what you’ll need to know to apply.
Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant (AHSP) 2025 –2026
STATUS:
OPEN
DEADLINE: December 11, 2025 before 5:00 p.m. EST
MINISTRY: Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Description
The Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant supports and protects communities impacted by hate incidents in Ontario.
The following organizations and communities may now be eligible for a one-time grant of $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000 for the 2025 – 2026 year:
- Faith-based
- Cultural
- 2SLGBTQQIA+
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis and urban Indigenous
Eligibility
To be eligible for the grant, your organization must:
- be a registered charity or not-for-profit corporation without share capital
- be operational in Ontario on November 13, 2025
- hold gatherings of religious, spiritual or cultural significance at least once a month as part of regular activities
- Exception: 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations that primarily hold 2SLGBTQQIA+ annual cultural gatherings and hold a valid event permit are also eligible.
- own, lease, license or rent a non-residential indoor facility in Ontario or have an event permit for hosting gatherings of religious, spiritual or cultural significance
- Exception: 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations that own, lease, license or rent a non-residential indoor facility in Ontario are also eligible.
- be in compliance with filing, reporting and other requirements under the federal Income Tax Act or as established by the Canada Revenue Agency
- attest that it is in compliance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and hate-related laws under the Criminal Code
- are required to use the entirety of the funds on eligible expenses related to safety, security and capacity building measures against hate-related incidents for the organization, including additional non-registered chapters, if applicable
Protection Measures
Recipients can use the funding to enhance or implement protection measures, such as:
- making building upgrades
- enhancing locks
- installing cameras
- training staff
- completing security assessments
- introducing safer cybersecurity measures
- hiring professional security
- making repairs
You can find detailed information on eligible and ineligible expenses when you apply for the grant.
Contact Info
For additional questions about the grant program, please e-mail ahsp2025@ontario.ca.
For technical issues with the online application portal, please contact Transfer Payment Ontario Client Care Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, except for government and statutory holidays.
- Toll-free: 1-855-216-3090
- TTY: 416-325-3408
- Toll-free TTY: 1-800-268-7095
- Email: TPONCC@ontario.ca
Emissions Performance Program
STATUS:
RESTRICTED
DEADLINE: There are no funding deadlines for this program.
MINISTRY: Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Description
The Emissions Performance Program (EPP) is a non-competitive program funded by compliance payments collected through the Emissions Performance Standards (EPS) regulation. The program supports projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at eligible industrial facilities.
The EPP will fund 2 types of projects:
- capital projects
- study-based projects
Eligibility
Eligible facilities for the program:
- are registered in the Emissions Performance Standards Program
- have purchased Excess Emissions Units
- do not generate electricity as their primary industrial activity
Examples of project activities that are eligible for funding include (but are not limited to):
- stationary equipment retrofits for energy efficiency and fuel switching
- mobile equipment retrofits for energy efficiency and fuel switching
- building envelope upgrades (insulation, windows, doors)
- heat recovery
- industrial process changes
- carbon capture and storage
- clean electricity and low-carbon fuel production for own use
Contact Info
For general questions, contact EPPInfo@ontario.ca
Fire Protection Services Reimbursement: Unincorporated Ontario
STATUS:
OPEN
DEADLINE: You must submit your application by March 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
MINISTRY: Ministry of Solicitor General
Description
This program is designed to provide municipalities with reimbursement opportunities related to the provision of emergency services in unincorporated areas of Ontario that occurred between March 17, 2025 – March 15, 2026. Reimbursement rates will be based on service rates utilized by the Ministry of Transportation for fire departments responses on provincial highways.
Eligibility
The following emergency response call types may be eligible for reimbursement:
- on roads that are not considered provincial highways by the Ministry of Transportation:
- motor vehicle collisions
- hazmat
- vehicle fires
- false alarms
- public hazard assistance calls:
- carbon monoxide incidents
- public utility incidents
- electrical utility incidents
- natural, propane or other gas utility incidents
- structure fires
- rescue (defined as an emergency incident that primarily involves activities directed at locating and rescuing endangered persons and removing those persons to a safe location, this could also include, but is not limited to, the provisions of emergency medical care)
- the provisions of any emergency services listed above, within a provincial park in unincorporated Ontario
Contact Info
For all municipalities submitting applications for reimbursement, please contact your local fire protection adviser to obtain the associated operational guideline with the eligible reimbursement rates and required Transfer Payment Agreement.
For any program queries:
Email: PDA@Ontario.ca
Contact Laura Elchyshyn 705-241-9237
Mineral development advisor stream
STATUS:
OPEN
DEADLINE: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
MINISTRY: Ministry of Energy and Mines
Description
The mineral development advisor (MDA) stream provides funding for a MDA for eligible Indigenous communities and organizations to participate effectively in the regulatory consultation processes, including the review of:
- exploration plan and permit applications
- closure plans and closure plan amendments
- environmental assessments
This funding helps to increase a community’s knowledge and understanding of the mineral development sequence, mineral exploration, mineral development and mining activities, and the range of economic benefits.
Funding Amount
Funding up to a maximum of $130,000 per year, for up to a three-year term.
Applicants are encouraged, wherever possible, to work together to maximize the benefits of available funding.
The ministry may consider funding additional positions, in part or in full, based on the mineral development activity and the community’s or tribal council’s need.
Eligibility
Funding is available to Ontario Indigenous communities or organizations experiencing high mineral exploration or development activity, having received 10 or more exploration plans or permit applications in the previous fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
Communities that receive fewer than 10 exploration plans or permit applications may be eligible for this stream if they are engaged in reviewing two or more closure plans, closure plan amendments, or mineral development-related environmental assessments.
Eligible applicants may be either:
- single applicants – Indigenous communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity, or
- joint applicants – Indigenous communities and organizations (for example, tribal councils) in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity. Joint applicants must have the support of the communities they represent and a substantiated record of representing member communities on local lands and resources issues. Eligible joint applicants include either:
- Two or more eligible communities, applying jointly with combined exploration activities, or
- In specific circumstances, and at the discretion of the ministry, other Indigenous organizations, such as a Provincial-Territorial Organization (PTO), if they have the support of the communities they represent.
Contact Info
For questions about program guidelines, contact:
Transfer Payment Coordinator
Strategic Services Branch
Mines and Minerals Division
Ministry of Energy and Mines
Level 2B2, 933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, ON, P3E 6B5
Mining conferences funding Sub-Stream
STATUS:
OPEN
DEADLINE: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
MINISTRY: Ministry of Energy and Mines
Description
The mining conferences funding sub-stream provides financial assistance for communities and member communities to attend mining conferences in Ontario.
Indigenous communities and organizations attend these conferences to improve their relationships between Indigenous communities/organizations, with government and industry proponents, and to increase their knowledge and understanding of the regulatory and economic activities associated with Ontario’s mineral sector.
Eligibility
Project funding is open to Indigenous communities or organizations in Ontario.
Eligible applicants may be:
- single applicants – Indigenous communities in areas of mineral exploration or development activity
- joint applicants – two or more Indigenous communities in areas of mineral exploration or development activity, or Indigenous organizations (for example, Tribal Councils, economic development organizations) representing communities in areas of high mineral exploration or development activity
Program Guidelines
Guidelines are available by logging in to the Transfer Payment Ontario (TPON) system.
Contact Us
For additional questions about the grant program, please e-mail ahsp2025@ontario.ca.
For technical issues with the online application portal, please contact Transfer Payment Ontario Client Care Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, except for government and statutory holidays.
- Toll-free: 1-855-216-3090
- TTY: 416-325-3408
- Toll-free TTY: 1-800-268-7095
- Email: TPONCC@ontario.ca
Pothole Prevention and Repair Program
STATUS:
RESTRICTED
DEADLINE: Applications are due by Friday, December 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
MINISTRY: Ministry of Transportation
Description
The Pothole Prevention and Repair Program helps make Ontario’s roads safer by reducing accidents and damage caused by potholes.
The program supports smaller municipalities with:
- road maintenance
- set standards to help improve road conditions
- promote high-quality roadwork across the province
Municipalities that receive funding must meet the requirements set out in the Guidelines.
Eligibility
The Pothole Prevention and Repair Program is open to municipalities with a population of 10,000 or less based on the 2021 Statistics Canada survey. To qualify, municipalities must be interested in carrying out eligible pothole prevention and repair projects.
Contact Us
For general questions, contact PPRP@ontario.ca.