The new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) was announced in February 2018 and was launched on April 1 2018. CAP is a five-year, $3 billion, federal-provincial-territorial agreement that will replace Growing Forward 2 (GF2). CAP will focus on three key areas: Growing… Read more »
New $3B Canadian Agriculture Partnership Announced- Applications Now Open
On February 13th, 2018, federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced six federal programs under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), which is set to launch on April 1, 2018. CAP is a five-year, $3 billion, federal-provincial-territorial agreement that will replace Growing… Read more »
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is a three-day agricultural event held at Canada’s Outdoor Park in Woodstock, Ontario. This event is expecting to draw in approximately 42,900 attendees and over 750 exhibitors from September 15-17, 2015. The gates open from 8:30… Read more »
AgriInnovation: Research and Development Stream
The AgriInnovation Program (AIP) was introduced by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2013 as part of the five-year Growing Forward 2 Initiative. The program received $468 million to support companies in the agriculture industry that are participating in research and… Read more »
Canada’s Performance in Innovation
Ottawa based think tank, The Conference Board, released a series of reports called “How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada,” which assesses Canada’s quality of life in comparison to other countries. Canada receives grades of “B” in the majority… Read more »
Canadian Business Funding: A Toolkit For Business Owners
If you are running a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), it can be difficult to obtain the financing required in order to innovate, grow your business, and hire skilled workers. Between all the banks, venture capitalists, and angel investors, one… Read more »