Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Societe de gestion du Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l'Ontario
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Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
Other form(s) of name
NOHFC
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Dates of existence
History
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) was established by the Crown in June 1988 with the passing of Bill 116. The corporation and its board advise and make recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in Council regarding the growth and diversification of northern Ontario economy. The Minister is a director and he or she chairs the board of directors.
The board consists of at least twelve directors. Everyone except the Minister is appointed by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council and lives in Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Rainy River, Sudbury, Thunder Bay or Timiskaming.
Initially the NOHFC served as an agency that reported to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM). Since 1996, NOHFC has operated under the Northern Development Division of MNDM.
In 2004, MNDM created the Northern Prosperity Plan, which consists of initiatives aimed at stimulating economic growth, job creation and better quality of life for those living in northern Ontario; NOHFC is considered a vital component of this plan.
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) was established as a $360 million government inititative to promote and stimulate economic growth and diversification in Northern Ontario, as well as to commission studies and enter into contracts to encourage this growth and diversification. The corporation maintains the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund.
Originally, the corporation's mandate was to benefit single-industry communities experiencing economic disruptions; to assist with developing new technology focused on Northern Ontario's resource sector; to help small businesses get started, expand or modernize (NORFUND); and to support projects that would encourage long-term growth and diversification in Northern Ontario.
Beginning in 1996, the NOHFC's mandate was redirected to improve Northern Ontario's telecommunications and community infrastructure, to enhance tourism, and to support strategic partnerships.
In December 2004 the NOHFC's focus returned to creating private sector jobs in addition to supporting infrastructure and community development projects through the following programs: Enterprises North Job Creation Program, Northern Ontario Young Entrepreneour Program, Northern Ontario Youth Internship and Co-op Program, Infrastructure and Community Development Program, Small Business Energy Conservation Program, and Emerging Technology Program.
Address
Bill 116: An Act respecting the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, Statutes of Ontario, 1988, chap 25. ; Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Act, RSO 1990, C. N.5, S. 2
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories
KWIC Index to Services
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. N.5
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation Annual Reports
"Office of the Premier of Ontario : prosperity for northerners." 3 Dec. 2004. Government of Ontario, Canada - News. http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2004/12/03/c1043.html? match=&lang=_e.html. Accessed 25 Feb. 2005
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Hopp