Grants for Equipment Purchase & Upgrade

Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative: Ontario Grant for Agri-food Sector

Amount: up to $100,000 of total Eligible Costs per Project.

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Dairy Processing Modernization Initiative – Funding for equipment upgrade

Amount: 50% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $200,000 in funding.

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Maple Production Improvement Initiative

Amount: 50% cost-share funding for eligible costs up to $20,000 per project

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WMCO Advanced wood manufacturing digital integration transformation project

Amount: eligible expenses up to $100,000 at 45% funding.

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Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Value Chain Program (EVMP)

Amount: up to $35 million invested in innovative, business-led, collaborative projects that strengthen Canadian capability and content, for integration into Canada’s supply chain for ZEVs.     

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Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program

Amount: non-repayable contributions of up to $1.4 million of a project’s eligible costs.

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The Productivity Designated Program

Deadline: the Program will end on March 31, 2028.

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Food Processing Growth Fund

Amount: up to 75% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $1,000,000.

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BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund

Amount: 20% of the equipment & related cost with the maximum amount of $10M.

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Food Security and Supply Chain Fund

Amount: up to 25% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $150,000 per project.

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Smart Factory Accelerator Program

Amount: $25,000 in hardware, sensors, training and workshops.

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Greenhouse Technology Network Project

Amount: up to $100,000 in project-based matching funding.

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FoodShift Program

Amount: up to $50,000 in project-based matching funding.

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Thrive Forward

Amount: up to 50 percent of eligible costs with up to 100,000 per project.

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Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative – Aerospace sector recovery interest-free loan

Amount: up to 50 percent of eligible costs with up to 10 million per project.

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Jobs and Growth Fund

Amount: up to 50 percent of eligible costs with up to 10 million per project.

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Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Program

Amount: maximum 50% of total project cost up to $10M per project.

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Meat Processors Capacity Improvement Initiative

Amount: 60% cost-share, up to a maximum of $150,000 contribution under this initiative per business.

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Dairy Processing Investment Fund

Amount: Up to $10 million in total per year per applicant.

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Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) Technology Assessments Program

Amount: 100% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $25,000

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Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (OAMP) – Ontario Grant for Automotive Parts Suppliers

Amount: 50% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $150,000

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Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF) (Temporarily Unavailable)

Amount: $250,000 per project ($20,000 minimum)

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Rural Innovation Initiative Eastern Ontario (RIIEO) REGIONAL STREAM (Temporarily Unavailable)

Amount: Selected projects will be eligible for a non-repayable performance-based contribution and require a minimum 50 percent cash contribution by the recipient on eligible expenses net of HST. The minimum project size for an Eastern Ontario Innovation Initiative regional stream project is $200,000 resulting in a minimum contribution of $100,000 by the recipient.

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Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) – Government Grant and Loan for Technology Research and Development and Large-Scale R&D-based Expansion

Amount: up to 50% of eligible costs

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Ontario Jobs and Prosperity Fund (OJPF) – Closed

Amount: up to 20% of eligible project costs

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Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF) – Grant for Business Expansion

Up to 15% of eligible project expenses to a maximum $5 million interest-free loan or up to $500,000 conditional grant.

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Advanced Manufacturing Fund (AMF) – Closed

This program is temporarily unavailable.

Amount: $10,000,000 – $20,000,000, greater or lower amounts are subject to the approval. Repayable

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Investing in Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP) – Closed

Amount: up to $10,000,000, repayable

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Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP)

Amount: $100,000

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Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHFC) – Northern Business Opportunity Program

Amount: $400,000 – $1,000,000.

 

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