SCAP – Food Safety and Growth Initiative

Receive up to $75K in Agri-Food Funding.

Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) is investing up $5M in small agri-food processing businesses to modernize their food safety systems, adopt new food safety and traceability equipment, technologies and standards, and stimulate growth in the agriculture and food sector. Below is a high-level overview, with more program details coming in late August 2024.

Funding Amount

Access up to 50% of eligible expenses to a maximum $75,000 per project.

Eligible Applicants

An agri-food processor or primary producer with project activities in Ontario is required.

Eligible Activities

Projects must modernize food safety systems.

Deadline to Apply

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SCAP – Food Safety and Growth Initiative

Amount of Funding

Up to 50% of eligible costs to a max of $75,000 per project.
A maximum of 2 projects can be funded under this initiative.

SCAP – Food Safety and Growth Initiative

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for this program, applicants must be:

Ontario-based primary producers, processors or service providers in the agriculture or food sector;
The applicant must produce, process or service foods of plant origin, meat or dairy, and/or other ready to eat foods; and
Have fewer than 100 employees at the project location.

Eligible Applicants for Canadian Government Funding

SCAP – Food Safety and Growth Initiative

Eligible Activities

Projects must support small agri-food businesses and stimulate growth in the agriculture and food sector through the following activities

Modernize food safety systems; and
Adopt new food safety and traceability equipment, technologies and standards.

Eligible Expenses/Costs:

3^rd party assessments to improve food safety systems;
3^rd party assessments to develop or improve food safety or traceability programs;
Equipment and technology upgrades; and
First time certification audits.