Business funding in Ontario
714 programs are open to Ontario businesses right now, representing over $371M in total funding — every one checked against its official funder source.
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Ontario businesses draw on two layers of funding at once: the federal programs open across Canada, and a provincial layer delivered through bodies like the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) and FedDev Ontario. The two stack — a manufacturer can hold a federal R&D grant and a provincial capital grant on the same project, as long as the combined support stays inside each program’s limits.
The provincial layer has its own character. Ontario leans on cost-shared capital and commercialization programs — regional development funds like the Eastern Ontario Development Fund, OCI’s commercialization streams, and sector funds for advanced manufacturing — more than on the refundable tax credits Quebec favours. Media and technology firms are the exception: the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit is one of the country’s more generous refundable credits.
Every program on this page is available to businesses operating in Ontario. The rows marked Canada-wide are the federal layer; the rest are Ontario’s own. Deadlines and amounts are checked against each funder’s official page.
