Delivering $224 million in JGF funding in southern Ontario 

The Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) provides assistance to help create jobs and position local economies for long-term growth. Valued at $700 million nationally over three years, JGF is being delivered by Canada’s regional development agencies (RDAs) to help job creators to future-proof, build resiliency and prepare for growth by adopting clean technology, increasing diversity, implementing new digital technologies and strengthening capacity in critical sectors. This includes up to $70 million in funding dedicated to supporting businesses created after January 2020 that meet eligibility criteria.

WHO CAN APPLY?

$500 million over two years, including $50 million specifically dedicated to Indigenous tourism initiatives

The Tourism Relief Fund supports tourism businesses and organizations to adapt their operations to meet public health requirements while investing in products and services to facilitate their future growth. This Fund will position Canada to be a destination of choice when domestic and international travel is once again safe by empowering tourism businesses to create new or enhance existing tourism experiences and products to attract more local and domestic visitors, and helping the sector reposition itself to welcome international visitors by providing the best Canadian tourism experiences we have to offer the world.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Eligible applicants include tourism entities that cater mainly to visitors, such as:

To be considered eligible for this Fund, applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:

National investment of $500 million over two years

The Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) aims to help communities across Canada build and improve community infrastructure projects so they can rebound from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund will support not-for-profit organizations, municipalities and other community groups, as well as Indigenous communities to:

• Build new community infrastructure and revitalize existing assets
• Bring people back to public spaces safely as health measures ease
• Create jobs and stimulate local economies

WHO CAN APPLY?

• Not-for-profit organizations or charities
• Any municipal or regional government, or bodies providing infrastructure services to communities
(e.g., municipalities, rural communities, local service districts, public-sector bodies)
• Indigenous-led not-for-profits and organizations