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CORDA Now Accepting Applications

Canada Ontario Resource Development Agreement (CORDA)

Up to $35,000 in funding

Background

    • The Canada Ontario Resource Development Agreement (CORDA) was initially intended to assist trappers in Northern Ontario who were suffering due to the crash in furbearer populations and the establishment of the trapline system.
    • Over the years, the Agreement broadened to cover all of Ontario and include a variety of natural resources.
    • Today, the Agreement continues to assist First Nations people of Ontario utilize natural resources to their economic benefit.

Applying for Funding

First Nations, their members and organizations, and Treaty organizations in Ontario are eligible to apply.  (First Nations and First Nations’ Governments have the same meaning as Indian Bands or their successors under federal legislation and any new Canadian Constitutional arrangements).  Applicants must be residents of Ontario.

Eligible applications must promote natural resource development, management, harvesting and conservation in Ontario.  They must also involve one or more of the following:

    • Commercial Fishing, including all aspects of sustained yield production and quality control
    • Fur Trapping, including all aspects of trap line management and pelt quality control
    • Forestry, harvesting, maintenance, renewal and access
    • Non-timber forest products including wild rice, blueberries, wild traditional crops and medicinal plants
    • Deer, bear, barren-ground caribou and moose hide utilization
    • Sports fishing and hunting, including assistance to guides and outfitters
    • Fishing and hunting for domestic use
    • Commercial recreation related to the development of renewable natural resources including ecotourism, hunting camps, guiding, skiing and snowmobile trails
    • Processing and marketing of products derived from natural resource development, management and harvesting
    • Environmental projects relating to resource development
    • Natural resource planning such as those projects related to natural heritage or addressing invasive species

Applications must be submitted annually.  Projects may apply for up to $35,000 per year.  Projects may, at times, be approved for funding at an amount less than requested.

As the request for funding always exceeds the amount of funding available, submission of an application does not guarantee approval.  Incomplete, unsigned or late applications will not be considered.

 

2026-27 CORDA Application Form
[Word Version]

 

2026-27 CORDA Guide Book

Application Deadline

Applications must be submitted to the CORDA Office by 11:59 pm Eastern Time Monday, October 6, 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to start their application early to ensure they can complete the application form and obtain the required supporting documents.  

If you have questions, please contact the CORDA Office by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at 705-295-3153.