If your firm is a small to medium-sized business operating in the food and beverage processing sector, chances are you are already aware that funding resources are available for small businesses in the agricultural and agri-food sector from both the provincial and federal levels of government. However, most firms that we encounter are faced with…
The Growing Forward 2 Ontario government funding program for Producers in the Capacity Building Stream provides funding to investigate projects that improve farms in the areas of: Environment and Climate Change, Assurance Systems, Market Development, Plant and Animal Health, Labour Productivity Enhancement, Business and Leadership Development. Growing Forward 2 Ontario Government Funding for Producers, Capacity…
Mentor Works Ltd and International Food Marketing (IFM) Alliance of Canada are offering a free Canadian government funding workshop to owners and leaders of small to mid-sized businesses in the Markham, Ontario area. The purpose of the workshop is to educate the small business community about government grants and loans available through provincial and federal…
If you are a food or beverage processor based in Ontario, your business should not merely consider accessing Ontario government funding, you must claim your share of incentives. Over 40% of Ontario Food and Beverage Processors Access Ontario Business Grants The food and beverage processing sector has been recognized as a growth engine for Ontario,…
With the help of $100,000 in Ontario government funding a local pork processor has undertaken a labour-focused process improvement initiative in their cut and pack area.
This project will yield a total savings of $775,000 annually due to increased labour efficiency, inventory management and operational improvements.
The Growing Forward 2 (GF2) program supported by the Ontario Government, as well as the federal government, has announced the availability of funding for food producers for the Project Implementation Stream of the Ontario provincial funding variant. The funding from the Project Implementation Stream will awarded to projects based on merit. Projects must be from…
The Growing Forward 2 program is a 5 year (2013-2018) Ontario government funding program from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to help producers, processors, and organizations become more efficient by taking advantage of innovative opportunities and improving competitiveness. This article focuses specifically on the Capacity Building Stream of the Producers funding grant module. What is…
Growing Forward 2 Ontario (GF2) is a five-year combined federal/provincial program that offers funding to support the major players of the agricultural and agri-food sector. The Ontario provincial funding variant of the programs supports producers, processors and collaborations become more efficient and more effective. There are two streams of Ontario grant funding available for each…
The upcoming release of the Ontario Liberal’s proposed budget renews interest in overwhelming evidence that Canada’s leading provincial economy needs to contribute more to raise Canada’s standing as a cradle of innovation. According to the Conference Board of Canada research and development spending by businesses (BERD) in Canada has been out-paced by nearly every OECD…