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Meat Plant Assistance Program (MPAP)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 4 April 2005
Last Reviewed: 16 March 2009
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.

What grants can I receive?

Grants are to help cover expenses you incur to comply with Ontario Regulation 31/05. The province shares these costs with you, up to set maximums. Here's how it works.

  • For eligible capital costs: Ontario pays up to 50% of these costs, to a maximum of $25,000 per plant. Examples of items you could claim for are: knife sanitizers and hands free sinks, floors and walls, refrigeration, drains and additions.

  • For eligible non-capital costs: Ontario pays up to 75% of these costs, to a maximum of $10,000 per plant. Examples of items you could claim for are: food handler training course, engineering costs and consultant costs.

You are encouraged to apply for these grants as soon as possible. Applications will be accepted up October 1, 2009 for the following category:

Plant Category:
FSMPs carrying out only Category 1 activities and producing less than 500,000 kg annually (based on 2004 production volumes).

Category 1 activities include:

  • aging or breaking a carcass or part of a carcass
  • aging, boning, comminution, cutting, fabrication, marinating, slicing or tenderizing of a meat product
  • packaging a meat product for wholesale, other sale, or distribution
  • prepackaging a meat product
  • cooking a ready-to-serve meat product
  • conducting any other "low risk" meat processing activity.

Deadlines

The application deadlines have passed for the following categories:

  • Abattoirs and Large Free Standing Meat Plants (producing more than 1 million kg annually)
  • Medium Free Standing Meat Plants (processing between 500,000 and 1 million kg annually)
  • Small Free Standing Meat Plants - Category Two (processing less than 500,000 kg annually)

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