Eligibility
Private-sector businesses alone or in partnership with a public sector academic or research institution.
For public-private partnership projects, the private-sector business is the lead applicant and the funding recipient.
For public-private partnership projects, the partnering academic or research institution must have the relevant expertise and resources required by the private-sector partner to complete the proposed project.
Before you begin, check if you fall within the eligible region of Northern Ontario.
What is eligible?
- Direct internal technical labour costs
- Prototyping costs (engineering and design services and component purchase, fabrication and installation costs)
- Product testing
- Intellectual property protection costs
- Research and development services provided by public sector partners
- Direct internal technical labour costs
- Building or renovation costs specifically related to the commercialization of the new technology
- Prototype demonstration costs (engineering and design services and equipment purchases, fabrication and installation costs)
- Material costs
- Product certification costs
- Research and development services provided by public sector partners
- Marketing costs (in-person or virtual trade show assistance and marketing material design costs) – limited to 20% of total eligible project costs
What is not eligible?
- Projects intended for internal efficiency purposes only are ineligible. Ineligible activities and associated costs include, but are not limited to:
- Land
- Working capital
- Administrative or other indirect operating costs
- Labour costs for any person that owns 10% or more of the applicant business
- In-kind contributions
- Business plans
- Travel, accommodation and meeting costs
- Office equipment and furnishings
- Vehicles
Process
Applications to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation take the following path:
Apply
Submit your application and we’ll review it and make sure your project meets our program guidelines.
Evaluation
We’ll get some additional information on your project and review it in greater detail.
Decision
We’ll share our review with our board of directors, who will make the final decision on your application.
