Using a number of OMAFRA's Community Economic Development (CED) tools, the town of Minto has successfully identified and improved opportunities for local business in the community, creating approximately 72 new jobs.

 

A growing partnership between the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the City of Orillia created the opportunity for them to work together in 2010 on an initiative that saw the city and its partners raise $35,000 to put towards the facilitation of a BR+E project.

 

OMAFRA Regional Staff mentored and facilitated the municipality of Pelham through the application process for Infrastructure Stimulus Funding (ISF) which they received and used to replace fire station #2.

 

Infrastructure Stimulus Funding (ISF) and the guidance of OMAFRA staff made possible the restoration and development work conducted on the Sharon Temple.

 

With the help of Infrastructure Stimulus Funding (ISF), the city of London's new Goodwill facility will provide as many as 100 new jobs, specifically for people facing "employment barriers."

 

 

Hastings County takes a grass roots approach to strengthening its economy by assembling a resource board that offers advice to local business owners and helps people to network.

 

OMAFRA's Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) program in 2009 allowed for the town of Ingersoll and Conestoga College to partner in creating a skills training centre for the trades industry that would provide a number of new job opportunities to the community.

 

The Municipality of North Grenville received Rural Economic Development (RED) funding which allowed them to work with OMAFRA staff to conduct a Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) project in their community.

 

 

The strong partnership between Huron County and OMAFRA staff and their support and dedication to economic development is what led to a massive 2,949 jobs being created and maintained within the community.

 

The restoration of the Arts & Cookery Bank was made possible through the unique partnership between four municipalities and OMAFRA's Rural Economic Development (RED) funding.

 

Collaboration with OMAFRA has allowed the owners of Nature's Finest Produce to expand their facility allowing room for updated equipment and creating twice as many job opportunities for full time staff.

 

The town of Simcoe partnered with OMAFRA staff to initiate a new community economic development strategy designed to create new business, tourism and cultural opportunities in the area.

 

An enormous number of new jobs were created in Perth County by Erie Meats who received $3 million over three-years in OMAFRA's Rural Economic Development (RED) funding.

 

The financial support from OMAFRA's RED funding has contributed to the restoration of Petrolia's Olde Post Office and generated over 50 new jobs for people of all abilities.

 

With support from OMAFRA, Brockville received the resources and funding necessary to hire an internationally trained intern to be a Community Immigration Retention in Rural Ontario (CIRRO) Coordinator.

 

The revitalization of the small farming community of Warkworth has led to a significant increase in economic activity and the creation of a number of jobs for local residents.

 

 

Rural Economic Development (RED) funding has helped to fuel a new strategy in Peterborough and Kawartha area that saw the development and implementation of a more competitive manufacturing sector.

 

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs partnered with the town of Port Hope to administer a BR+E project in which to support the growth and development of the town's local businesses.

 

With combined approved funds of $3.68 million from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' Rural Economic Development (RED) program and the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) through FedDev Ontario, the restoration of the Canadian Southern Railway Station (CASO) will anchor the revitalization of downtown St. Thomas.