Organization eligibility

Organizations applying to the Community Building Fund – Capital stream need to operate or manage sport and recreation facilities in Ontario that serve the public at-large, and must be one of the following:

  • A charitable organization* or public foundation registered as a charity by the Canada Revenue Agency 
  • An organization incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation without share capital in a Canadian jurisdiction
  • A First Nation / Métis / Inuit or other Indigenous community
  • A Municipality 

*conservation authorities are eligible to apply as charitable organizations for the Capital stream

Ineligible organizations include:

  • An agency of the provincial or Federal government 
  • Organizations that are receiving funding from other sources for the same component of a capital project
  • Colleges and universities operating sport and recreation facilities
  • Primary and secondary schools operating sport and recreation facilities
  • For-profit organizations