Recognizing that the EDISO Investment Fund is intended to meet the needs of francophone communities in southern Ontario, eligible recipients include francophone entrepreneurs and businesses.

To be eligible, any entrepreneur or business requesting assistance must be located or considered to be relocated within the boundaries designated in the Southern Ontario EDISO Investment Funds' mandate, having an active offer; meaning the business or entrepreneur serves francophones in the regions designated by the program.  Evidence may be required for the request.

These regions include:

	Brant		Bruce		Chatam-Kent		Dufferin
	Durham		Elgin		Essex		Frontenac
	Grey		Haldimand-Norfolk		Kaliburton		Halton
	Hamilton		Hastings		Huron		Kawartha Lakes
	Lambton		Lanark		Leeds and Grenville		Lennox and Addington
	Middlesex		Niagara		Northumberland		Ottawa
	Oxford		Peel		Perth		Peterborough
	Prescott and Russell		Prince Edward		Renfrew		Simcoe
	Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry		Toronto		Waterloo		Wellington
	York