# Species Conservation Program

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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 2 December 2026, 15:00 (America/Toronto). The funder gives the deadline as “3 p.m. on December 2, 2026”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: Research institutions, Government bodies, Companies, Indigenous organisations, Individuals and NGOs
- Where: Ontario: Canada
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation and Community conservation
- 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-species-conservation-program/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual Ontario grants for habitat preservation and rehabilitation, threat mitigation and related conservation work for species at risk, open to NGOs, Indigenous groups, individuals and others. Land purchase is limited to conservation bodies, Indigenous communities and municipalities.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Species Conservation Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Applications must be submitted electronically through the Transfer Payment Ontario portal by 3 p.m. on December 2, 2026.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#access

**Species Conservation Program, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#amount

**Species Conservation Program, where:** Ontario: Canada

> “The fund is open to individuals and groups across Ontario”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#geography

**Species Conservation Program, who can apply:** Research institutions, Government bodies, Companies, Indigenous organisations, Individuals and NGOs

> “The fund is open to individuals and groups across Ontario, including: academic institutions conservation authorities corporations Indigenous communities and organizations individuals municipal and local governments non-government organizations”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#applicant_types

**Species Conservation Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Each year, Ontario invests in projects through the Species Conservation Program that contribute to the protection and conservation of plants and animals at risk.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#window

**Species Conservation Program, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2027-28 round

Call page: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program

**Species Conservation Program, 2027-28 round, status:** Open

> “Applications must be submitted electronically through the Transfer Payment Ontario portal by 3 p.m. on December 2, 2026.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#call-2027-28-status

**Species Conservation Program, 2027-28 round, deadline:** 2 December 2026, 15:00 (America/Toronto) (the funder writes “3 p.m. on December 2, 2026”)

> “Applications must be submitted electronically through the Transfer Payment Ontario portal by 3 p.m. on December 2, 2026.”

Source: https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-conservation-program, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#call-2027-28-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Species Conservation Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Species Conservation Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/ontario-species-conservation-program/. 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+Species+Conservation+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fontario-species-conservation-program%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+Species+Conservation+Program&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fontario-species-conservation-program%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