2025 CaféTO Grant Open for Patio and Café Upgrades

The City of Toronto’s CaféTO Grant provides restaurant, bar and café owners with a matching grant of up to a maximum of $7,500 covering 50 per cent of the cost of eligible improvements to patios in the curb lane, on sidewalks and on private property. The deadline for applications to the 2025 CaféTO Grant is Wednesday, June 4 or when all grant funding has been exhausted. 

Applications to apply for CafeTO opened up in January of this year. Applications are closed as of February 19, 2025. Applications are now being processed, with 90 per cent of sites opening by the Victoria Day long weekend on May 19. To learn more about the 2025 program, please visit my website.

Learn more and apply on the City’s CaféTO Grant webpage. 

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