Food safety and traceability grants

The Food Safety Programs branch helps deliver the following funding programs:

The Food Safety and Traceability Initiative (FSTI)

This funding, part of Growing Forward, will help facilities adopt food safety and traceability practices. These practices help producers and processors respond to market demands for safe food and improve product tracking.

FSTI provides 75% reimbursement of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $20,000 to:

• implement written food safety programs
• implement a working traceability system
• assist in the purchase and installation of equipment that improves food safety or traceability
• train staff to increase the adoption of food safety and traceability

Meat Plant Assistance Program (MPAP)

This Program provides assistance to:

• non-federally registered Slaughter Plants (abattoirs)
• Free-standing meat plants

that must comply with O.Reg. 31/05 under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001. To receive funding under this program, your plant must be licensed by the Food Inspection Brach of OMAFRA.

For more information:
Toll Free: 1-866-641-3663
E-mail: advantage@ontario.ca