Administered by Ontario Centre of Innovation — Digital Competence Centre · Funded by Government of Ontario · OCI
Up to $5,000 non-repayable matching funding for Ontario brick-and-mortar retailers adopting modern POS, RFID, inventory, and CRM tools.
RMPG is OCI's Digital Competence Centre stream targeting Ontario retail SMEs (1-50 FTE, $100K+ revenue, physical location, 1+ year incorporated). Funds modernization purchases: POS, RFID scanners, inventory management software, CRM/loyalty tools.
The total program pool, per-organization max, and what your contribution has to be.
Aggregate annual funding across all recipients. Includes federal and provincial allocations where applicable.
Up to $5,000 non-repayable, matching basis. Retailer contributes the remaining project cost. Typical total project size: $5K–$15K.
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Cleanest small grant in the Ontario portfolio for brick-and-mortar retailers. If you meet the eligibility (Ontario, physical storefront, 1+ year, $100K+ revenue, 1-50 staff), the application is a few hours of work for up to $5K. Genuinely worth applying.
The practical sequence, from a firm that files these claims every week.
Ontario retailer with physical commercial location, 1–50 FTE, ≥$100K revenue, ≥1 year incorporated. Home-based, online-only, or newer businesses are not eligible.
Real vendor quote for the POS, RFID/inventory, or CRM/loyalty system you want to modernize with. Website prices are not sufficient.
Submit through oc-innovation.ca/DCC — select RMPG stream. Describe the current operational pain and how the technology solves it. Attach vendor quote.
On approval, complete the purchase and deployment. Submit final invoice/receipt for reimbursement of up to $5K matching.
What you need ready before you apply.
The failure patterns we see most often in the review-desk piles.
Applications, approvals, and dollars funded across recent cycles.
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Enter the total cost of the project you want to fund with OCI RMPG. We'll estimate the grant amount, your matching contribution, and your net cost.
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Anonymized case studies from GovMoney's practice.
Replaced legacy POS with modern cloud POS + inventory. Time-per-week spent on manual inventory reconciliation dropped from ~4 hours to ~30 minutes. Total project cost $9,200 — RMPG covered 54%.
CRM loyalty system integrated with existing POS. Repeat-visit rate improved 18% over 6 months post-deployment via targeted email/SMS.
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Book a free consult →Questions we get from applicants every week.
No. RMPG is explicitly for brick-and-mortar retail modernization — the physical storefront is a hard eligibility gate. Pure e-commerce operators should look at the broader DCC Digital Transformation Grant instead.
You're not eligible — the 1-year threshold is a hard rule with no exceptions. Track the eligibility date and apply once you cross it.
Currently one RMPG award per eligible business. If the program is renewed with expanded funding in future fiscal years, previous recipients may be eligible for a follow-up under new terms.
Changes to the program tracked by our team.
OCI expanded RMPG capacity following DCC $7.5M investment announcement — approximately 351 projects targeted for the coming year.
Combinations our team files together for meaningful uplift, with live deadlines.
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