# Ontario announces food safety fund intake starting October 19

> A joint $2 million investment will support eligible small agri-food businesses, with applications opening October 19.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T17:58:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-07T05:58:33+03:00
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Canada and Ontario announced $2 million for a second intake of the province’s Food Safety and Growth Initiative. Eligible small businesses that produce, process or service certain food products can seek support for food-safety equipment, traceability systems and process improvements.

Grants can reach $75,000 per project, and the project location must have fewer than 100 employees. Applications are scheduled to open October 19 and close March 1, 2027, or earlier if funding is committed. The first intake, launched in 2024, supported 90 projects and helped create more than 70 full- and part-time jobs, according to the governments.

## Data

### Ontario food safety and growth funding

Joint funding and per-project ceiling announced for the second intake.

Methodology: The announced fund and maximum per-project amount are transcribed; the latter is a program ceiling.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint funding for second intake | 2 | million CAD | 2026-10-05 | target |  |
| Maximum support per project | 75000 | CAD | 2026-10-05 | target | upper-bound |

Sources: <https://www.canada.ca/en/agriculture-agri-food/news/2026/10/canada-and-ontario-investing-2-million-to-protect-the-provinces-agri-food-industry.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ontario-food-safety-growth-initiative-announces-second-intake-2026/data/ontario-food-safety-growth-funding?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ontario-food-safety-growth-initiative-announces-second-intake-2026/data/ontario-food-safety-growth-funding?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada](<https://www.canada.ca/en/agriculture-agri-food/news/2026/10/canada-and-ontario-investing-2-million-to-protect-the-provinces-agri-food-industry.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-05)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:51:34+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:33+03:00: Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. No figure, unit or date changed.

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