The WSCC’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Funding Program offers funding opportunities for providers of OHS services that improve workplace safety and support employers in complying with OHS legislation in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
The OHS Funding Program will advance the WSCC’s vision of reducing work-related accidents, injuries, and illnesses. The goals of the OHS Funding Program are to:
- increase the availability of OHS initiatives in communities outside of the capitals, and
- increase access to OHS initiatives to more communities in the Northwest Territories (NWT) and Nunavut (NU).
Who can apply?
The WSCC welcomes applications from both for-profit or non-profit organizations that provide occupational health and safety services, education or training to communities in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Interested organizations should review the eligibility criteria in the Program Information Guide below.
How much funding is available?
Applicants can request between $5,000 - $250,000 per initiative. Applicants can apply for more than one initiative in the year. This could be a single-year initiative, or a multi-year initiative. Multi-year funding requests will only be available to applicants that have a track record of partnership with the WSCC or have received funding from the WSCC in the past.
2025 Application Period
The Funding Program is open for applications from July 15, 2025.
The application deadline is September 8, 2025.
Step 1: Apply
- Read the Program Information Guide
- Confirm eligibility
- Fill in the required Form
- Gather supporting documents
- Review the Application Checklist
- Sign and submit Application and supporting documents
Step 2: Evaluation & Review
- The WSCC Funding Evaluation Committee will review all applications and make funding recommendations to the WSCC Governance Council.
- The WSCC Governance Council will select from the recommended initiatives.
Step 3: Awarding Funding
- Applicants will hear back from the WSCC if their initiatives are being funded or not by November 1, or the following weekday if November 1 falls on a weekend or holiday.
- Successful applicants will work with the Funding Program Administrator to finalize a contribution agreement and payment plan by December 15, 2025.
