Funding pillars

Powering impact through focused funding

Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Power for Change Project was designed to serve our communities across the province. Learn more about each of our four funding pillars, our funding lenses, and see how your organization may align and qualify for one of our grant programs.

Our four funding pillars

Protecting the planet

Protecting the planet

Our areas of focus:

  • Carbon reduction/removal initiatives (includes but not limited to tree/wetland/grassland planting and restoration) and public education programs
  • Supporting initiatives focused on protecting, restoring, and enhancing Ontario’s biodiversity
  • Enhancing energy literacy through public engagement, education, and events to support the energy sector’s role in decarbonization
Advancing Reconciliation

Advancing Reconciliation

Our areas of focus:

  • Enhance social well-being (includes language and cultural initiatives and celebrations) and promotes intergenerational knowledge transfer
  • Advance education to employment pathways
  • Collaborate and support Indigenous-led programs that protect the environment and support Indigenous environmental priorities
The Power for Change Project volunteers

Supporting strong communities

Our areas of focus:

  • Providing the basics to support stronger and resilient communities (focus on food, shelter, and mental wellness)
  • Fostering inclusion and sense of community through community events and celebrations
  • Supporting community safety (focus on water safety programs and initiatives)
Empowering the next generation

Empowering the next generation

Our areas of focus:

  • Support education programs, initiatives, and events that address OPG skill and resource gaps (STEM, skilled trades, technology, cyber security, project management)
  • Includes education/skills programs with wrap-around supports such as mental health support, work clothes, and transportation
  • Mentorship, internship, tutoring, after-school programs
  • Re-skilling and training
  • Scholarships and awards

Our funding lenses

Beyond our funding pillars, we prioritize applications that support one or more of the below lenses. 

The funding lens of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ensures that our charitable giving prioritizes applications that foster fair representation, embrace varied perspectives, and actively promotes opportunities for all individuals, regardless of background or identity.

The Indigenous Reconciliation funding lens prioritizes the inclusion of Indigenous voices, culturally relevant approaches, and traditional knowledge in program and event development where appropriate.

The Public Safety lens emphasizes the allocation of funding and support for initiatives aimed at preventing water-related accidents and promoting water safety education and awareness. 

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