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  Friday, December 08, 2006

Ontario’s Northern Prosperity Plan includes targeted initiatives aimed at stimulating economic growth, job creation and a better quality of life for northerners. The plan is founded on four pillars: Strengthening the North and its Communities; Listening to and Serving Northerners Better; Competing Globally; and Providing Opportunities for All.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is proud to be a vital component of the Northern Prosperity Plan. The aim of the NOHFC is to work with northern entrepreneurs and businesses to foster private sector job creation while supporting critical infrastructure and community development projects that build a foundation for future economic growth and enhanced quality of life.

The NOHFC is pleased to offer six programs to help create sustainable jobs for northerners and foster hope and opportunity across Northern Ontario.

Program information and application forms are available below.

• Download NOHFC Brochure:
  Full Colour PDF | Printer Friendly PDF (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

• Enterprises North Job Creation Program:
  capital assistance to enterprises that commit to creating jobs in Northern Ontario
  Brochure | Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF) | Application Form (Microsoft Word)

• Northern Ontario Young Entrepreneur Program:
  providing young entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop business skills while assisting them with starting their own enterprises in the North
  Brochure | Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF) | Application Form (Microsoft Word)

• Northern Ontario Youth Internship and Co-op Program:
  providing youth with the opportunity to develop skills to make the transition from school to the workplace and encourage youth to remain in, or return to the North
  Brochure | Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF) | Application Form (Microsoft Word)

• Infrastructure and Community Development Program:
   encouraging businesses, economic sectors and communities to form partnerships to find effective ways to create jobs and improve economic prospects in Northern Ontario ( New Enhanced Guidelines)
  Brochure | Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF) | Application Form (Microsoft Word)

• Small Business Energy Conservation Program:
   offering assistance to small businesses to conserve energy
  Brochure

  Internal Energy Generation Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
  Internal Energy Generation Application Form (Microsoft Word)

  Energy Retrofit Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
  Energy Retrofit Application Application Form (Microsoft Word)
  

  * This program component supplements any assistance received from the federal Energy Retrofit Assistance for Planning Activities (ERA-P) and Energy Retrofit Assistance for Project Implementation (ERA-I). When applying to the NOHFC, applicants must attach a copy of their federal application and the approval letter from Natural Resources Canada. Information regarding the federal program is available at: http://www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/commercial/financial-assistance/existing/retrofits/index.cfm?attr=20 or by telephone at 1-877-360-5500

•  Emerging Technology Program:
   supporting innovative initiatives and demonstration projects that will create jobs and enhance economic growth in the North
  Brochure | Application Form: Private Sector / Public Sector (Adobe Acrobat PDF) | Application Form: Private Sector / Public Sector (Microsoft Word)

•  Drinking Water Protection Program:
   providing capital assistance to enhance drinking water protection in Northern Ontario
  Application Form (Adobe Acrobat PDF) | Application Form (Microsoft Word)
   

These documents are available as Adobe Acrobat files. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.x or higher to view this Portable Document Format (or PDF) publication.

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Roberta Bondar Place 70 Foster Drive, Suite 200 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V8 1-800-461-8329 tel: (705) 945-6700 fax: (705) 945-6701