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Government of Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Funding to support businesses to respond to global trade pressures
Helps small and medium-sized businesses in southern Ontario manage challenges from tariffs. Provides funding for projects that improve productivity and expand market opportunities.
Financial support (non-repayable and repayable) to help tariff-impacted businesses in Southern Ontario maintain operations, strengthen competitiveness, build long-term resilience, boost productivity, reduce costs, and facilitate market diversification. Non-repayable funding can be up to $3 million (combined liquidity and project support), while total funding including repayable support can reach up to $20 million. Funding covers up to 50% of eligible costs for non-repayable support and up to 75% for repayable transformative projects.
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: all tariff-impacted sectors, steel, automotive, food security
Region: Southern Ontario, Brant, Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Dufferin, Durham, Elgin, Essex, Frontenac, Grey, Haldimand–Norfolk, Haliburton, Halton, Hamilton, Hastings, Huron, Kawartha Lakes, Lambton, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Middlesex, Niagara, Northumberland, Ottawa, Oxford, Peel, Perth, Peterborough, Prescott and Russell, Prince Edward and Lambton, Renfrew, Simcoe, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington, York
Demographics: indigenous
Revenue Range: From $1M
Other Criteria: Must be located and operating in southern Ontario at the time of application, Must be incorporated and registered to do business in Canada or Ontario for at least the past 3 years, Must operate as a for-profit business, Must employ a minimum of 5 full-time equivalent employees in southern Ontario and fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employees overall, Must demonstrate negative impact due to tariffs (e.g., employment effects, other evidence), Cannot have an active project with FedDev Ontario that is not distinct and separate from the RTRI application, Cannot submit more than one application to FedDev Ontario at a time across any open programs, Priority consideration for Canadian ownership, Priority consideration for demonstrated ability to complete activities within set deadlines, Priority consideration for capacity to obtain funding from non-governmental sources, Priority consideration for operation within sectors notably impacted by tariffs, Priority consideration for economic contributions to the local community and region, Priority consideration for preference for purchasing Canadian and domestic capacity
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This program is available to small, medium businesses in all tariff-impacted sectors, steel, automotive industries located in Southern Ontario, Brant, Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Dufferin, Durham, Elgin, Essex, Frontenac, Grey, Haldimand–Norfolk, Haliburton, Halton, Hamilton, Hastings, Huron, Kawartha Lakes, Lambton, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Middlesex, Niagara, Northumberland, Ottawa, Oxford, Peel, Perth, Peterborough, Prescott and Russell, Prince Edward and Lambton, Renfrew, Simcoe, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington, York.
This program offers funding up to $20,000,000 (minimum $100,000).
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