OCISO operates as a non-profit organization in Canada and relies on funding from Canadian funding sources at the federal, provincial, and municipal level. Some of OCISO’s funders include:
- City of Ottawa
- Community Foundation of Ottawa
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
- Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
- Ontario Trillium Foundation
- Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)
- Status of Women Canada
- United Way/Centraide Ottawa