Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative
Funding for primary producers and processors to support market diversification and resiliency within domestic and international markets.
Application Window
février 17, 2026 to mars 17, 2026
Amount
No Maximum
Type
Grant
Provider
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Funding Details
Project Streams:
Projects must be within 1 of the 3 project categories & you can only submit 1 application in each project category (see website for details of each project category):
- Schedule 1: Project Category – Market Development and Diversification Implementation Planning
- Schedule 2: Project Category – Implement Market Development and Diversification
- Schedule 3: Project Category – Implementation of Equipment and Technology
Funding:
Varies based on project category:
- Schedule 1: For not exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 35% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $50,000. For exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 25% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $50,000.
- Schedule 2: For not exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 35% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $70,000. For exclusively United States-focused projects, you are eligible to receive 25% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $50,000.
- Schedule 3: You are eligible to receive 25% of eligible costs up to a maximum of $499,999.
Stacking:
- You cannot submit an application for a project if you have already received funding for that project through Sustainable CAP
- If you have received funding for the project through other sources, the total assistance provided from all funding sources cannot be greater than 100% of the total eligible costs
- All funding for a project, including from additional sources, must be listed on the application form
Eligibility:
You must have fewer than 500 employees at the project location and be one of the following:
- A primary producer
- A processor (brand owner is ineligible for Project Category: Implementation of Equipment and Technology)
- Doing aquaculture, but only to the extent you are undertaking international marketing activities (ineligible for Project Category: Implementation of Equipment and Technology)
- A fish or seafood processor, but only to the extent you are undertaking international marketing activities (ineligible for Project Category: Implementation of Equipment and Technology)