Community Futures Program

FedNor's Community Futures (CF) Program, supports 61 Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) – 24 located in the North, and the remaining 37 serving rural Eastern and Southern Ontario. CFDCs offer a wide variety of programs and services supporting community economic development and small business growth.

In particular, they provide:

• Strategic community planning and socio-economic development;
• Support for community-based projects;
• Business information and planning services; and
• Access to capital for small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises.

These community-based, not-for-profit organizations are staffed by professionals and are each governed by local volunteer boards of directors familiar with their communities' needs, concerns and future development priorities.

For more information on FedNor's Community Futures Program, contact your local FedNor/Industry Canada officer.

To find your local CFDC or for more information on the services it offers, visit the Community Futures Development Corporations in Ontario website at ontcfdc.com

For more information on the Community Futures Program's Terms and Conditions, click here. (PDF - 70kb)