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Farming Grants & Loans in Southern Ontario

32 Farm Funding Opportunities in Southern Ontario

Access agricultural grants and funding for Southern Ontario. Southern Ontario is home to some of Canada’s most productive and diverse farmland, and this directory highlights opportunities specifically for this high-output region. Regional funding often focuses on innovation, urban-fringe farming challenges, and export development.

By utilizing these targeted resources, producers can find support that aligns with the specific climate and economic conditions of Southern Ontario. Whether you are scaling a greenhouse operation or managing a traditional field crop farm, regional support is available.

Browse the Southern Ontario-specific funding and resource listings below.

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Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF): Innovative BMPs

Deadline: February 17, 2026
Funding Amount: $100,000
Cost-share funding to support the adoption and monitoring of biological inoculants and biochar as a soil amendment.
Closed

FCC Sustainability Incentive Program

Deadline: January 31, 2026
Funding Amount: $4,000
Incentive program for Farm Credit Canada customers who meet FCC partners’ sustainability program requirements.
Open

Starter Company Plus Program

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: $5,000
Training, mentorship and grant for starting, expanding or buying a small business in Ontario.
Open

WEOC Women’s Entrepreneurs Loan Fund

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: $49,998
Loans supporting women entrepreneurs as they start, scale, grow, and maintain their businesses.
Closed

Agricultural Stewardship Initiative

Deadline: September 3, 2025
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Cost-share funding to support farmers to accelerate the adoption of best management practices (BMPs) supporting soil health, water quality and productivity benefits on agricultural land across Ontario.
Open

First Nations Farm and Business Financing

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Loans for First Nations farms, agricultural related businesses as well as value added enterprises.
Open

Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Grant that provides access to capital and business opportunities to Indigenous entrepreneurs and business owners in Canada.
Open

GoodSpark Fund

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Grant to support socio-economic development and community spirit.
Open

Farm Credit Canada Loan

Deadline: Ongoing
Funding Amount: No Maximum
Various financing opportunities and funding amounts.