AAFC Career Focus Canadian Government Grants for Hiring FAQs

AAFC Career Focus Canadian Government Grants for Hiring FAQs

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Career Focus Program is a government funded initiative focused on helping recent graduates of a college or university program attain work experience in a position relevant to their education. Why does Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada offer Career Focus? Several government departments, including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada offer Career Focus Canadian business…

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Agriculture and Agri-Food Eligibility

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Agriculture and Agri-Food Eligibility

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) offers the Career Focus program for recent graduates from an industry applicable college or university program. Career Focus is a grants for hiring recent graduates program that aims to help young workers gain valuable experience that will assist them in attaining full-time employment. AAFC Career Focus Canada Small Business Grants…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Processors: Project Implementation

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Processors: Project Implementation

After much anticipation, Monday, September 9, 2013 marked the much-awaited Project Implementation release of information regarding Ontario business grants for processors available through Growing Forward 2 Ontario. Growing Forward 2 Ontario Small Business Grants –Overview With an allocation of funding exceeding $400 million, The Growing Forward 2 Ontario Program is dedicated to helping improve the…

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Hiring in Agriculture & Agri-Food

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Hiring in Agriculture & Agri-Food

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Career Focus Canadian small business grants for hiring are one of many Career Focus programs offered throughout Canada.  The AAFC Career Focus initiative is a funding for agriculture and agri-food program geared towards helping to provide internships in their related sectors.  Internship opportunities for post-secondary graduates across Canada help young…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Agricultural Businesses & Food Processors

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Agricultural Businesses & Food Processors

In late June 2013, The Ontario government announced the details of their $417 million investment in Growing Forward 2. The 5-year provincial funding programs are complementary to the AgriInnovation and Agri-Marketing programs offered at the Federal level. The Ontario programs aim at improving business and leadership skills, helping small and medium-sized businesses from the agriculture…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario – Organizations and Collaborations – Project Implementation – FAQ

Growing Forward 2 Ontario – Organizations and Collaborations – Project Implementation – FAQ

Growing Forward 2 Ontario government funding is a joint program funded by the Canadian federal and provincial government for Ontario agriculture industries.  The aim of the program is to support the growth and development of agriculture and agriculture industries in Ontario through business grants Ontario programs. What Not-for-profit and Small Business Grants and Loans Programs…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants & Loans – Processors – Capacity Building – FAQ

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants & Loans – Processors – Capacity Building – FAQ

Growing Forward 2 is a program jointly funded by the Canadian federal and Ontario provincial government to support the growth and development of agriculture and agriculture industries in Canada and Ontario.  What Ontario Business Grants and Loans Programs are offered by Growing Forward 2?  Growing Forward 2 offers the following programs through the federal government:…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario for Processors: Capacity Building Project Eligibility

Growing Forward 2 Ontario for Processors: Capacity Building Project Eligibility

Growing Forward 2 Ontario, a joint federal-provincial cost-sharing program to support agriculture and its associated industries, has government of Ontario business grants funding available for Processors in Ontario. The 5-year program offers funding to new and existing Processors. Existing processors are eligible if they are working in the processing, modification, and/or transformation of agricultural commodities, food,…

Growing Forward 2 Organizations & Collaborations – Capacity Building – Eligibility

Growing Forward 2 Organizations & Collaborations – Capacity Building – Eligibility

Ontario small business grants and loans for agricultural business are available on a cost-sharing arrangement from the Growing Forward 2 Program offered through the Province of Ontario. This 5-year Ontario government funding for agricultural program offers a total funding amount of over $400 million for Ontario small business grants and loans, funding for non-profits, and…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Processors

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Processors

Growing Forward 2  Ontario small business grants for Ontario Food and Agri-Product Processors is designed to help Ontario’s farm, food and agri-businesses grow and expand their businesses. As part of this 5-year program, Ontario agri-product and food processors are able to access Ontario government funding support through two streams of funding: Capacity Building Project Implementation Grants…