Get Ready for the Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Get Ready for the Canadian Agricultural Partnership

For over 15 years, the Canadian government has used agriculture policy frameworks to enhance the competitiveness of agriculture and agri-food companies. The latest active framework, Growing Forward 2 (GF2), provides cost-sharing support to businesses within the agricultural sector through several support programs. Growing Forward 2 is a five-year (2013-2018) framework that will, as of April…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario’s Farm to City Project Increases Local Beef Sales

Growing Forward 2 Ontario’s Farm to City Project Increases Local Beef Sales

As the December 13, 2016 intake deadline approaches for the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) Ontario Organizations and Collaborations Stream, many agricultural producers and processors may be considering the differing ways in which they can create a viable project. One of the best projects that we’ve seen successfully receive GF2 Organizations and Collaborations funding is the…

$1M in Research Grants Awarded to Cultivate Disease-Resistant Crops

$1M in Research Grants Awarded to Cultivate Disease-Resistant Crops

Among all of the crops produced by Canadian farmers, apples and greenhouse tomatoes generate some of the highest revenues. In 2015 alone, Canadian agriculture farmers earned over $230 million from apple sales and nearly $830 million from greenhouse tomatoes, each boasting strong domestic and international sales. However, pests and bacteria can pose a threat to…

Impact the Future of Government Funding – Growing Forward 2 Feedback

Impact the Future of Government Funding – Growing Forward 2 Feedback

For years, Growing Forward 2 (GF2) has provided agricultural producers and processors a critical source of business investment. The Canadian government funding program, administered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), provides farms and food processors with small business grants to become more competitive and innovative. When Growing Forward 2 launched in 2013, the federal contributed…

Budget 2016 and its Impact on the Future of Government Funding

Budget 2016 and its Impact on the Future of Government Funding

Editor’s Note: Details of the Canada Summer Jobs program are subject to change at any time; details on this page were accurate as of the posting date. To learn about current program details, please contact Mentor Works or visit canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/youth-summer-job. The first budget tabled by a new Canadian federal government always presents a lot of interest;…

BC Government Grant Funding Success: Over $1.5 Million Awarded

BC Government Grant Funding Success: Over $1.5 Million Awarded

It has been a busy month for government funding grants in British Columbia. Between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, over $1.5 Million has been awarded to 17 innovative small business projects. These highly innovative plans which will be implemented by B.C. companies are set to bring a new…

The State of Canada’s Agriculture & Agri-Food Industry in 2015

The State of Canada’s Agriculture & Agri-Food Industry in 2015

In my first year with Mentor Works, I have been given the opportunity to compile and present key information pertaining to important sectors of the Canadian economy, especially those of which the Federal and Provincial Governments have targeted government funding initiatives towards. I have adapted my industry reports into blog posts so that our readers…

Federal Government Invests in New Equipment to Ensure Quality & Safety of Manitoba Milk

Federal Government Invests in New Equipment to Ensure Quality & Safety of Manitoba Milk

On December 15, 2014, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced a $397,000 investment to support the purchase of testing equipment for an accredited laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba called Horizon Lab Ltd. About Growing Forward 2 Funding Recipient, Horizon Lab Ltd. Horizon Lab is a subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of Manitoba (DFM), which provided an additional…

Innovative Healthy Snacks Receive $782,000 in Government Funding

Innovative Healthy Snacks Receive $782,000 in Government Funding

On December 15, 2014, Member of Parliament Peter Kent of Thornhill announced a $782,000 funding contribution to Riverside Natural Foods Ltd., this according to a Federal Government press release. The repayable contribution will help the company commercialize its innovative, organic snack foods. AAFC AgriInnovation Program Supports Purchase of Capital Equipment for Food Processing Support through…

Are you eligible for the AgriInnovation Program’s Industry-Led R&D Stream?

Are you eligible for the AgriInnovation Program’s Industry-Led R&D Stream?

The importance of the agricultural sector is clearly seen in both the impact it has on the Canadian economy and, consequently, the amount of government support provided. The AgriInnovation Program (AIP) is one of these Canadian government funding programs. AIP supports the development of innovative technologies that impact agri-food and agri-based practices, processes, and products….