Community Adjustment Fund

The Government of Canada's Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) is a two-year $1-billion economic stimulus measure announced as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan.

The purpose of this initiative is to act quickly to help minimize the impacts of the global economic downturn by creating employment opportunities. It will also assist communities, particularly those with a reliance on resource-based industries and the manufacturing sector, to adjust and restructure their economy.

FedDev Ontario is responsible for delivering CAF in southern Ontario.

In 2010/11, CAF is providing $127.8 million for projects in southern Ontario selected through an intake process.

In 2009/10, funding was allocated as follows:

• $102.2 million for an intake process for projects in southern Ontario;
• $30 million for Community Futures Development Corporations; and
• $17.5 million to be delivered by National Research Council Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).

Should you have questions or inquiries with regard to the Community Adjustment Fund in southern Ontario, please contact us.

FedNor is responsible for delivering CAF in Northern Ontario. For the purposes of the Community Adjustment Fund, Northern Ontario consists of the Electoral Districts of Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Kenora, Nickel Belt, Nipissing-Timiskaming, Parry Sound-Muskoka, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay-Rainy River, Thunder Bay-Superior North, and Timmins-James Bay.

Should you have questions or inquiries with regard to the Community Adjustment Fund in Northern Ontario, please visit www.ic.gc.ca/fednor.