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Intake-basedCloses 2026-12-02OntarioGrants

Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP)

Ministry of Infrastructure

Up to $8M

Non-DC Stream (open): maximum total eligible cost $20 million per project, cost-shared up to 40% provincial (up to $8 million), up to 40% federal (up to $8 million) and a minimum 20% recipient share. Closed streams: Housing-Enabling Core Servicing up to 50% (up to $20 million); Health and Safety Water up to 73% (up to $30 million); HEWSF up to 73% (up to $35 million).

Ontario's Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program funds core municipal infrastructure (roads, bridges, water, wastewater, irrigation) through five streams. Four have closed; the Non-Development Charge Municipalities Stream opens for applications on October 29, 2026 and closes December 2, 2026.

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Who qualifies

Municipalities (and First Nations for the Health and Safety Water stream). Open stream: Non-DC Stream, for Ontario municipalities that do not levy residential development charges and had no active residential DC by-law as of March 30, 2026. Projects must enable or preserve housing, show climate resiliency and adaptation, be new construction, rehabilitation or expansion, not yet started, start by September 30, 2027 and finish by March 31, 2031.

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Good to know

  • Funding: Maximum provincial contribution shown is for the open Non-DC Stream. Agriculture and Irrigation stream details were not read on an official program page.
  • Cost share: 40% of eligible costs
  • Notes: Program-level record: details differ by stream. Figures for the Non-DC stream come from its stream page and PDF guidelines (2026-08-24). Contact [email protected].

Evidence from the official page

  • status“Applications for funding will open October 29, 2026.” source ↗
  • deadline“Municipal applications and all supporting documentations must be submitted through TPON by 4:59 p.m. EST on December 2, 2026.” source ↗
  • amount“The maximum provincial contribution is 40% of eligible project costs (up to $8 million).” source ↗
  • amount“The total eligible cost will be a maximum of $20 million for all projects (such as single-applicant and joint projects).” source ↗
  • status“Applications closed on October 18, 2024.” source ↗
  • status“Applications for funding are now closed.” source ↗

Verified 2026-10-09 · High confidence. Always confirm on the official page before applying.