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Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream

Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

SEED Pathway: up to 70% of total eligible costs, to a maximum of $200,000. GROW Pathway: up to 49% of total eligible costs; recipient must source at least 30% itself

Funds capital technical planning and construction or upgrading of skills training centres through two pathways: SEED (planning project taking a design to 40% design status) and GROW (capital construction or upgrade funding that expands training capacity).

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Who qualifies

Primary applicants include Ontario employers, non-college apprenticeship training delivery agents, non-profits (including Indigenous band offices), professional/industry associations, trade unions, municipalities, hospitals, DSSABs and CMSMs. Colleges, universities, school boards and career colleges are partners only. Projects must align with program policy objective, target sectors/occupations, intended participant groups and KPIs.

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Good to know

  • Funding: SEED maximum is $200,000. The GROW guideline caps the SDF share at 49% of total eligible costs and requires a minimum 30% recipient contribution (equity, debt or capital fundraising; in-kind does not count); the balance can come from other government sources. No GROW dollar cap was found.
  • Cost share: 49% of eligible costs
  • Notes: Amounts from the SEED (Dec 2024) and GROW pathway guideline PDFs on the Ontario Central Forms Repository.

Evidence from the official page

  • amount“Up to 70% of the Total Eligible Costs can be funded through SDF Capital Stream SEED Pathway up to a maximum of $200,000” source ↗
  • amount“Up to 49% of the Total Eligible Costs can be funded through the SDF Capital Stream GROW Pathway” source ↗
  • amount“Minimum of 30% of the Total Eligible Costs must be sourced by the Recipient via” source ↗
  • deadline“there is no set deadline to apply. applications will be received until all program funds are allocated.” source ↗
  • status“sdf capital stream seed and grow application intake opened on november 29, 2024, and operates on a continuous intake basis. there is no set deadline to apply.” source ↗

Verified 2026-10-28 · Low confidence. Always confirm on the official page before applying.