Ontario Export Programs
Export and trade-diversification funding available to companies in Ontario: 13 programs spanning federal regional support and provincial/territorial programs.
Federal programs serving Ontario
FedDev Ontario - Funding for businesses in southern Ontario (Business Scale-up and Productivity)
Southern Ontario - repayable contribution (interest-free) - up to $10,000,000 - 50% cost share
FedNor Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP) - Business Growth and Competitiveness
Northern Ontario - repayable contribution
Ontario programs
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF)
grant or performance-based loan - up to $5,000,000 - 15% cost share
GoEU
service - up to $5,000,000
Grow Ontario Market Initiative (GOMI)
grant - up to $125,000 - 50% cost share
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) - Invest North Grow
conditional contribution and/or term loan - up to $1,000,000 - 20% cost share
Northern Ontario Exports Program - Trade Mission Support
grant - up to $10,000 - 50% cost share
Ontario Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative
grant - up to $499,999 - 35% cost share
Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF)
grant or loan - up to $5,000,000 - 20% cost share
Ontario Trade-Impacted Communities Program (TICP)
grant - up to $10,000,000 - 100% cost share
Protect Ontario Account Investment Fund
investment - up to $4,000,000,000
Protect Ontario Financing Program (POFP)
loan - up to $40,000,000
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF)
grant or performance-based loan - up to $5,000,000 - 15% cost share
Relevant services
The services below are grant-eligible: CanExport and EDC reimburse up to 50% for incorporated Canadian exporters.
CanExport Application Pack
Provincial Grant Alignment
Grant Activity Documentation
EDC Financing Pack
Funding Aligner
GAC Trade Mission Enrolment
Team Canada Mission Preparation
Sector and Commodity Deep-Dive Missions
Delegation Logistics and Protocol
Shared Buyer Discovery Trips
Tariff-Response and Diversification
