What is Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)?
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is delivered by NOHFC as a grant. Funding is typically up to $1,500,000. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Up to $1,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Cost share | Variable (50%+) |
| Level | Provincial |
| Program type | Grant |
| Delivered by | NOHFC |
| Available in | ON (NORTHERN ONLY) |
| Intake status | Open - rolling |
| Last verified | 2026-08-24 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: All industries in Northern Ontario
- Eligible activities: Business expansion; equipment; job creation; infrastructure; tourism; technology
Watch out for
Southern Ontario; urban Toronto businesses; no Northern Ontario operations
Deadlines & how to apply
Invest North has two relevant streams. GROW is competitive with fixed rounds on a recurring calendar: April 30, July 31, October 31, January 31. The live round as of today is Round 3, deadline Oct 31, 2026. Grow funding: 20% to a max $400K conditional contribution; or that plus a loan up to 30% and $600K; or a loan alone up to 50% and $1,000,000. LAUNCH is rolling with no competitive rounds, conditional contribution up to 50% to a max $200,000, applicant must contribute 15% of eligible costs from own resources, and the business must have been operating six months or less at initial application. Apply through the NOHFC portal at myportal.nohfc.ca.
How NorthGrants helps with Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Most business owners read about Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building an application that actually wins.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.