Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program
Receive up to $125,000 in Agri-Food Funding Support.
The Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program supports the economic recovery and resiliency of Ontario’s Agri-food sector with $10 million in funding available via two streams:
The Agri-Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Investment Stream (SCII) helps acquire equipment and assets necessary to grow capacity to meet the increased demand for Ontario-grown and produced food products; and The Agri-Food Supply Chain Resiliency Analysis Stream (SCRA) is aimed at identifying and addressing market and supply chain challenges driven or worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program
Amount of Funding
Agri-Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Investment Stream (SCII):
- Receive up to 25% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $150,000 per project.
Agri-Food Supply Chain Resiliency Analysis Stream:
- Receive up to 50% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $50,000 per project.

Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program
Eligible Applicants
Agri-Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Investment Stream (SCII)
Applicants must be:
- Located in Ontario
- Agri-Food Businesses, including:
- Farms that supply Ontario food processing businesses with their products;
- Farms with production and on-site agri-food processing activities; and,
- Food Processing Businesses that source a significant portion of agricultural inputs from Ontario farms.
- Be involved in the production of processed food for human consumption
- Applicants cannot submit applications for both streams.
Agri-Food Supply Chain Resiliency Analysis Stream
Applicants must be:
- Located in Ontario
- Not-for-profit Agri-Food organizations representing agri-food businesses
- Agri-Food Businesses, including:
- Farms that supply Ontario food processing businesses with their products;
- Farms with production and on-site agri-food processing activities; and,
- Food Processing Businesses that source a significant portion of agricultural inputs from Ontario farms.
- Be involved in the production of processed food for human consumption
- Applicants cannot submit applications for both streams.

Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program
Eligible Activities
Agri-Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Investment Stream (SCII)
Eligible activities may include:
- Capital improvements, including modifications to existing buildings and/or mobile facilities and construction of new buildings and/or mobile facilities;
- Upgrades to utilities;
- Growing, processing, and manufacturing equipment and construction;
- Packaging and handling equipment;
- Technology that allows increased capacity or business resilience (including software and hardware related to business functions, robotics, logistics, inventory management, plant production, and monitoring controls, to enable extended or year-round production); and
- Technical assistance, including engineering and construction planning, land use planning, facility design, and configuration planning, and other services that directly support future implementation of infrastructure-related capacity-building projects.
Agri-Food Supply Chain Resiliency Analysis Stream
Eligible activities may include:
- Supply chain stability audit to identify, analyze and mitigate the risks inherent in working with other businesses as part of a supply chain;
- Development of supply chain risk management or mitigation plans that identify potential supply chain-related risks, with action plans developed for priority areas;
- Supplier risk management plans to rapidly pivot to substitutes when needed;
- Analysis or feasibility studies to support addressing vulnerabilities for critical products or inputs; and
- Business continuity and resilience plans.

Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program
Program Deadline
The Agri-Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Investment Stream (SCII) is currently closed.
The Agri-Food Supply Chain Resiliency Analysis Stream is currently closed.
