Ontario FireSmart Communities Grant in Canada
Section
Deadline Date
September 30, 2025
Donor Agency
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Grant Size
Not Available
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is offering funding to support organized municipalities, within Ontario’s legislated fire region, with Community Wildland Fire Protection Planning, and hazard mapping through an Ontario FireSmart Communities Transfer Payment Grant.
Description
- Funding will help municipalities:
- complete hazard forest mapping for wildland fire hazards
- develop a Community Wildland Fire Protection Plan (CWPP):
- Wildland Fire Community Risk Assessment
- Wildland Fire Mitigation Strategies
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, municipalities must:
- be located within the Fire Region of Ontario
- Municipalities are selected based on the following:
- amount of area estimated to have a high to extreme wildland fire risk from the MNR Hazard Forest Maps
- average number of annual wildland fire occurrences
- project plan that is submitted through the application process:
- demonstrated need for financial assistance to complete project
- level of financial commitment indicated by community to wildland urban interface program initiatives
- community support of wildland urban interface and FireSmart Community Programs
- commitment to implementation of mitigation strategy
For more information, visit Government of Ontario.
