Frequently Asked Questions

Metro is investing $1 million per province (Ontario and Quebec) to support the Company’s new environmental initiatives. Grants worth $1,000 each will be available to eligible applicants.

First submissions that meet eligibility criteria will be reviewed and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served approach.
A committee composed of Metro representatives will analyse the other projects and select the best ones.

Every registered elementary or secondary school, public or private, in Ontario and Quebec is eligible to participate in the program.

Anyone affiliated with the school (principal, teacher, student etc.) can submit an idea with the principal’s approval.

No, ideas must be submitted on behalf of an eligible school, and must be approved by the school principal.

Our goal is to fund projects that will have a positive impact on the environment and your community. Find an area for improvement around your school or neighbourhood, and create a project to solve the problem.

Yes, all projects must be submitted by March 1, 2010.

You can send your questions or comments to us at gaspON@metro.ca.

To enter the date of completion of your project, please use the following format: YYYY/MM/DD (ex 2009/10/28 for October 28, 2009).

Schools can submit as many projects as they wish. However, because this is a province-wide program and we want it to reflect in every community in the province, the maximum number of grants awarded per year to any one school is two. In addition, it should be noted that the two environmental projects must be different from one another for any school to receive two grants.

If you have not received confirmation, it is because we have not received your project.  It is possible that an item in one of the mandatory fields was not entered properly (format of date, telephone number, etc.).  When an application form is filled out completely, you are asked to click on “submit” and then a project number appears in the upper left-hand corner, indicating that the required information has been registered properly. If not,  there appears a list in red of the required fields to correct or complete.