The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) delivers a wide range of educational workshops, funding programs, demonstrations, and applied research projects. To learn more about the cost-share funding programs it delivers to help Ontario’s farmers implement best management and sustainability practices, please see here. Additional information can also be found through the Project Category Search.
Food Processing Skills Canada is a workforce development organization for the food and beverage industry in Canada. It offers funded programs and resources designed to support the sector’s workforce, with initiatives tailored to address industry-specific skills gaps, labour challenges, and HR priorities.
BioEnterprise Canada offers various funding programs, primarily provincial in scope. Ontario-focused initiatives delivered by BioEnterprise include the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI) Commercialization Stream and the Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program (SGAP). In addition to direct funding, BioEnterprise provides coaching, mentorship, and networking opportunities to support agri-food innovators.
Grain Farmers of Ontario is a commodity organization representing barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers across Ontario. Grain Farmers of Ontario operates the Grains Innovation Fund designed to support projects that accelerate growth and innovation in the province’s grain end-use markets.
Protein Industries Canada is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization and one of Canada’s five Global Innovation Clusters. Its funding programs are designed to accelerate growth in the plant protein sector and to strengthen Canada’s position as a global leader in producing plant-based products and co-products.
The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) offers funding programs that help Canadian food innovators bring innovative ideas to market and accelerate commercialization and scaling.
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