SCAP Ontario– Growing Future Opportunities Initiative

Receive up to $50,000 in Funding.

The Ontario Government has announced $8M in new funding over 3 years to support Ontario apple, tender fruit, table grape, and grape wine growers through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) Growing Future Opportunities Initiative. The funding is intended to help growers plant varieties of produce that will improve quality, production, and marketability.

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Amount of Funding

Amount of Funding

Successful applicants may receive up to 75% of cost coverage or a maximum of $50,000.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants must be an Ontario grower of apple, tender fruit, or table grapes.

Accessible Technology Program (ATP)

Eligible Activities

Eligible Projects for this program may include:

  • Replacement of existing varieties with different varieties of tender fruit trees, apple trees, or table grapes.
  • The trees and vines being replaced must have been in commercial production within the last 3 years.
  • Growers need to replant in the same location they removed the trees and vines from.

Improvements must help achieve:

  • Better alignment with changing consumer preferences;
  • Increased yields;
  • Improved cold hardiness;
  • Improved resistance to pests and diseases; and
  • Improved labor efficiency.
Eligible Activities

Program Deadline

Speak with a member of our team to find the latest intake period for this program or subscribe to our newsletter to be notified.

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Throughout the application process

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Successfully applying for the right funding program at the right time, focusing on the right topics is no easy challenge. We provide an average 95% time savings to our clients, compared to businesses that apply for funding in-house.

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