Enhance Your Community Program2024-11-15T12:58:41-05:00

Eligibility

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Before you begin, check if you fall within the eligible region of Northern Ontario.

What is eligible?

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What is not eligible?

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Process

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Program Success Story

How Fromagerie Kapuskoise transformed a residential home into a cheese factory.

While visiting China in 2011, Francois Nadeau was surprised to learn that it was hard to find cheese — something he loved to eat — in the country. That experience spurred him to follow his dream of learning how to make cheese, so he would never be without it.

Help & FAQ

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What type of financial support can a social enterprise receive?2026-03-05T09:24:15-05:00

Funding for social enterprises is provided as a conditional contribution of up to 50% of eligible costs or $1,000,000 of total eligible costs, whichever is less.
A conditional contribution is a grant of funds. These funds could be partially or fully repayable if a recipient does not meet the terms and conditions imposed by NOHFC in a legally binding contract.

Are cooperatives and non-profit organizations operating as social enterprises potentially eligible under the Community Enhancement Program?2026-03-05T09:22:36-05:00

A social enterprise is a corporation that uses commercial strategies to achieve a primary social, environmental, or cultural mission, reinvesting most profits back into that mission rather than maximizing shareholder wealth, blending business with purpose to create sustainable change. They operate like regular businesses, selling goods or services, but their core goal is community well-being, addressing issues like poverty, unemployment, or environmental protection.

Social enterprises such as cooperatives and Indigenous community-owned for-profit entities are considered potentially eligible under the Community Enhancement Program where the following is demonstrated:

  • The cooperative is established without the ability to flow dividends to individual members of the cooperative limiting the benefit of NOHFC support to the benefit of the non-profit.
  • The Indigenous for-profit entity is 100% owned by the Indigenous community or by a number of Indigenous communities with 100% of the profits being reinvested back into the community(ies), excluding revenues reinvested back into the business.
My organization wants to pursue an important project, but it is not within any of our formal plans; can we still apply?2024-09-10T18:14:23-04:00

NOHFC recognizes that some projects develop quickly and will consider those projects on a case-by-case basis.

My non-profit organization requires operational funding support (i.e. money to maintain normal operations and activities such as salary and benefits, rent or leasing expenses, office equipment, travel, marketing, etc.). Can I apply to NOHFC for financial support for these types of costs?2024-11-23T14:49:27-05:00

No, operating expenses are not eligible for funding.

Based on the latest census, my community population was under 30,000 residents. Am I eligible for the Enhance Your Community program?2024-11-23T13:57:14-05:00

Yes. The Enhance Your Community propgram is open to all eligible applicants regardless of municipal, community, or catchment area population.

Can my organization apply for more than one project at a time?2024-09-10T18:15:50-04:00

NOHFC will accept multiple project applications from an applicant.

Our project includes some administrative and/or residential space. Does this mean that the entire project is ineligible?2024-09-10T18:15:21-04:00

No. Depending on the project and the percentage of ineligible space, NOHFC may consider part of the project to be eligible while the administration and/or residential space would be ineligible.

How do I demonstrate that funding from NOHFC is necessary to make the project viable?2024-09-10T18:15:06-04:00

You must show that you have investigated and / or applied to other relevant federal or provincial funding sources.

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