# Ontario Community Environment Fund

From Government of Ontario. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found has closed; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: From $5,000 CAD (Minimum request in the last round)
- Who can apply: Indigenous organisations, Government bodies, NGOs, Community groups and Research institutions
- Where: Ontario, in regions where environmental penalties were collected: Canada
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Urban nature, Community conservation, Reforestation and Wetlands
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Ontario government grants, funded by environmental penalties, for local projects such as habitat restoration, native planting, stream bank stabilisation and fish habitat, with regional funding pools. The latest round is closed and no next date is stated.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “How to apply The application period for the latest round of funding is closed.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#access

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, amount:** From $5,000 CAD (Minimum request in the last round). Minimum request in the last round.

> “The minimum funding request was $5,000.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#amount

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, where:** Ontario, in regions where environmental penalties were collected: Canada

> “For the latest funding round, projects had to be based in a region where environmental penalties were collected between 2022-2024.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#geography

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, who can apply:** Indigenous organisations, Government bodies, NGOs, Community groups and Research institutions

> “Indigenous communities and organizations schools, colleges and universities municipalities incorporated not-for-profit organizations incorporated community-based groups”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#applicant_types

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “The application period for the latest round of funding is closed.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#window

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Latest funding round

Call page: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, Latest funding round, status:** Closed

> “The application period for the latest round of funding is closed.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-community-environment-fund, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#call-latest-round-status

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, Latest funding round, deadline:** Not found on the call page
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#call-latest-round-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Ontario Community Environment Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Ontario Community Environment Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-community-environment-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Ontario+Community+Environment+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fontario-community-environment-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Ontario+Community+Environment+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fontario-community-environment-fund%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction