Economic Development

• Business Benefits Finder
• Export Development Canada - EDC
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario - FedDev
• Grants and Funding from the Government of Canada
• SOFII - Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation

• Ontario Centre of Innovation
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness and Ontario Ministry of Rural Affairs
• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade
• Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants
• Grants and Funding from the Government of Ontario

The Regional Incentives Program (RIP) is part of a broad, progressive framework that supports regional economic growth. The RIP is incorporated as part of the North Glengarry CIP and offers additional economic development tools to existing businesses. Find all the details and the application form on the SDG Regional Incentives Program funding page. 

The SDG Regional Tourism Grant Program is designed to help existing businesses and organizations increase visitation to Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry's tourism attractions. 

Agricultural Programs and Resources 

On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF)

This fund provides cost-share funding to farmers to support the implementation of best management practices to tackle climate change through reducing emissions of GHGs and supporting increased carbon sequestration. Cost-share support to farmers is available under the project categories of nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing. More information may be found here.

Agricultural Stewardship Initiative

This initiative provides cost-share funding to support farmers to accelerate the adoption of best management practices supporting soil health, water quality and productivity benefits on agricultural land across Ontario. You can read more on the initiative here. The next intake period runs until October 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Food Safety and Growth Initiative

This initiative provides funding to small agri-food businesses to: modernize their food safety systems; adopt new food safety and traceability equipment, technologies and standards and; stimulate growth in the agriculture and food sector. You can read more on the initiative here. The intake period is open until December 1, 2025,or until all funding has been allocated.

Resilient Agriculture Landscape Program

This program provides funding to support Ontario farmers in making their agricultural lands more productive and resilient. The Program provides funding to support projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon. Projects will focus on Natural grassland establishment, perennial biomass crops, perennial warm season pastures, reduced tillage, tree and shrub planting, water retention features, and wetlands. You can read more on the initiative here. The intake period is open until all funding has been allocated.

Agricultural Workforce Equity and Diversity Initiative

This initiative provides funding to organizations to support underrepresented groups starting or growing their own business in the agri-food sector. You can read more on the initiative here. The intake period is open until December 3, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

This initiative provides cost-share funding to support farmers to accelerate the adoption of best management practices supporting soil health, water quality and productivity benefits on agricultural land across Ontario. You can read more on the initiative here. The next intake period runs until October 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

This initiative provides funding to small agri-food businesses to: modernize their food safety systems; adopt new food safety and traceability equipment, technologies and standards and; stimulate growth in the agriculture and food sector. You can read more on the initiative here. The intake period is open until December 1, 2025,or until all funding has been allocated.

This program provides funding to support Ontario farmers in making their agricultural lands more productive and resilient. The Program provides funding to support projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon. Projects will focus on Natural grassland establishment, perennial biomass crops, perennial warm season pastures, reduced tillage, tree and shrub planting, water retention features, and wetlands. You can read more on the initiative here. The intake period is open until all funding has been allocated.

This initiative provides funding to organizations to support underrepresented groups starting or growing their own business in the agri-food sector. You can read more on the initiative here. The intake period is open until December 3, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.