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Destination Northern Ontario will take a complementary role in Investment Attraction across the region to support the activities of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, stakeholder provincial ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry.
Leveraging the organization’s relationship with Economic Developers Council of Ontario and other economic development agencies;
Leveraging partnership Program funds available through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming;
Working with federal and provincial ministries to make the case for a capital investment program for tourism businesses in the region;
Communicating and information sharing with the industry (which includes disseminating research on investment opportunities);
Identifying investment tool requirements for stakeholders;
Assisting in relative funding applications for industry or relative tourism organizations; and
Providing critical training opportunities such as succession planning to operators across the North.
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Northern Ontario offers a wide range of tourism-based investment opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, and local economic developers searching for the opportunity to identify key points of interest to spur new development. Visit Invest in Northern Ontario.
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