The Ontario government is providing more than $3.6 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation to 13 economic development projects in the Greater Sudbury area.
Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, Greg Rickford says as the largest city in Northern Ontario, Sudbury is a major economic hub and industrial centre.
He says the largest project is $1.6 million to go the city to lead the Northern Ontario Exports Program.
Other projects include an at-home health monitoring system and designing affordable COVID-19 test kits.
Since June 2018, the corporation has invested more than $432 million in 4,025 projects in Northern Ontario, creating or sustaining over 6,200 jobs.
