Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), along with the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade and Member of Parliament for Oakville, announced an investment of over $12 million to support businesses in southern Ontario's agri-food sector to scale up, drive innovation, and increase production.
| Recipient Name | Project | Funding amount |
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Headquartered in Guelph, CFIN, a national not-for-profit organization, will deliver the Unpuzzle Mentorship Program and the FoodTech NOW Funding Program, both launching this year. This programming will help participants grow their businesses as they commercialize new products and develop advanced technologies for use in the southern Ontario food manufacturing sector. |
$2,765,200 |
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Agrocrop Exports Ltd. |
Based in Bolton, Agrocrop Exports Ltd. will augment its food processing capabilities for private-label ready-to-eat food products. |
$2,500,000 |
The Hamilton company will commercialize its AI-powered dairy management platform that helps farmers manage their staff and operations, help make informed and efficient decisions and reduce their environmental footprint. |
$450,000 |
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Located in L'Orignal, the Eastern Ontario Food Network will equip small local food producers with the knowledge and tools to implement sustainable practices and acquire digital marketing and e-commerce skills. |
$143,687 |
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Original Foods Limited will update its Dunnville facility with advanced automated equipment that will help the company to improve its productivity and enhance its competitiveness. |
$2,662,500 |
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K L Foods Inc. (VEL Bars) |
VEL Bars in Markham will enhance its facility by adopting new processing equipment to help the company meet rising demand for its healthy cereal snack bar products while increasing productivity. |
$1,250,000 |
Vive Crop Protection in Mississauga will enhance and accelerate its lab capabilities by adopting advanced manufacturing and testing equipment, expand capacity for testing and quality control and increase the automation and digitization of current processes to support the rapid launch of new products in the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. |
$2,300,000 |
