Ontario’s Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative (the Initiative) provides funding opportunities to primary producers and processors to support market diversification and resiliency within domestic and international markets, with emphasis on new and growing markets. The Initiative helps attract and encourage the business investment needed to create jobs in Ontario’s agriculture sector.
Who can apply?
Applicants must have fewer than 500 employees at the project location and be one of the following:
- a primary producer
- a processor (brand owner is ineligible for Project Category: Implementation of Equipment and Technology)
- doing aquaculture, but only to the extent you are undertaking international marketing activities (ineligible for Project Category: Implementation of Equipment and Technology)
- a fish or seafood processor, but only to the extent you are undertaking international marketing activities (ineligible for Project Category: Implementation of Equipment and Technology)
How much is the fund worth?
Project Category – Market Development and Diversification Implementation Planning
For not exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 35% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $50,000.
For exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 25% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $50,000.
Project Category – Implement Market Development and Diversification
For not exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 35% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $70,000.
For exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 25% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $50,000.
Project Category – Implementation of Equipment and Technology
You are eligible to receive 25% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $499,999.
