# Ontario Junior Exploration Program

**Type:** Grant
**Category:** Other Programs
**Funding Amount:** Up to CAD 200,000 CAD
**Eligible Regions:** Ontario
**Official Source:** https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-junior-exploration-program

## About This Program

Funding for junior mining in Ontario

## Details

The Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) supports early-stage mineral exploration by providing targeted funding. OJEPis designed to:    encourage investment in mineral exploration  boost economic growth and create jobs across the province;  prioritize opportunities in northern and Indigenous communities.    Eligible junior mining companies can receive:    up to $200,000 per project to cover 50% of eligible costs;  up to an additional $15,000 to cover 100% of eligible costs per project supporting Indigenous employment and business opportunities.    Eligible prospectors applying under the new prospectors stream can receive up to $50,000 per project to cover 50% of eligible costs.    An additional up to $15,000 to cover 100% of eligible costs per project supporting Indigenous employment and business opportunities

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