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What's New

Our New Website:

We are pleased to introduce our new website for the Rural Economic Development Program.  The Government of Ontario places a high value on rural Ontario and its contribution to our quality of life.

The Rural Economic Development Program is a key part of the Ontario's Rural Plan, a vision for building stronger rural communities. The Rural Plan provides a co-ordinated framework across government for delivering the policies and programs that rural communities need most.  Through the Rural Economic Development Program, we are delivering real, positive change that will make rural Ontario strong, healthy and prosperous.

We know that strong economies attract and retain investment, bring in new residents and retain their youth, provide stable employment as well as social, cultural, tourism and recreational facilities and services.  This new website illustrates how the Rural Economic Development Program supports rural economic development and to stimulate new innovations and future development throughout rural Ontario.

Features of the website include:

Application Guide and Forms

Here you can download the new Program Guidelines and Grant Application Form for the Rural Economic Development Program as well as the customized form for Business Retention and Expansion projects.

Program Status

Here you can obtain an update on a few program statistics including the distribution of approved projects over the three priorities and regions of Ontario.

News Archive

Need to find a reference to a specific project announcement?  Here you can search for all approved project announcements by date, region of the province or by priority.

Photo Gallery

A picture is worth a thousand words.  Here you will find a photo gallery and description of recent announcements and selected RED projects (Projects at a Glance).

Inspiring Rural Communities

Interested in reading about successful economic development projects?  Here you can find stories about successful projects.  Video clips of selected stories will soon be available.

Agreement

All recipients of grants for approved projects must sign an Agreement with the Province of Ontario to receive funding.  A copy of the Agreement for the program is available for your review and can be downloaded.

Links

Want to search for information about other economic development programs?  Links to other programs and initiatives are provided to get you started.

We hope that you will find our new website interesting and useful.  Suggestions to improve the site are welcome.  You can contact us at red.omafra@ontario.ca.

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