Author: ON Regional Economic Development
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Register Today for 2023 Municipal Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Forum
Connect, Collaborate, Cultivate Agriculture Across Ontario Join us on October 17 to 19 for the 15th annual Municipal Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Forum in the City of Temiskaming Shores. The event will kick off on the Tuesday with a networking evening, an informal drop-in with local food samplings. You will have the opportunity to…
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Join Us for the First Session of the 2023-2024 Teeny Tiny Summit on September 26th!
The 2023-2024 Teeny Tiny Summit series, themed Creating Community Wealth and Well-Being, is kicking off on September 26th at 9:30 am. This event will feature the renowned community enthusiast and social capitalist, Peter Kenyon, who will speak on the topic of Building from Within: Mobilizing and Connecting a Community’s Assets. Peter is motivated by the…
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Save On Energy – Strategic Energy Manager Program
Beginning in 2023, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (the IESO) has offered a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Program to industry. This program was designed to help businesses improve their energy performance by implementing an integrated system of organizational practices, policies, and processes to achieve persistent energy savings. The SEM program provides its participants with knowledge,…
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Excellence in Agriculture Program
Calling all Ontario agri-food producers, processors, Indigenous, northern, organizations, women and youth innovators! The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs wants to recognize your achievements to Ontario’s economic success. The 2023 Excellence in Agriculture program is open for applications until September 14, 2023. Click here for the program guidelines. This year, the province…
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What’s Your Highest Ranked Industry?
In 2022 in Ontario the largest industry by employment was full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places. Since then this industry grew by five percent making it the fastest growing industry in Ontario in 2023. Although being the largest and fastest growing industry, average wages per job ranked near the bottom. Full-service restaurants and limited-service eating…
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Transportation Logistics Learning Available!
Our food industry depends on transportation and logistics. Manufacturing is only one step in a supply chain that requires transportation in, out and through from suppliers to customers. Whether you own a truck fleet or use a third-party, there are costs and best practices that will affect your bottom line and your competitiveness. Leveraging a…
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How to pitch your food and beverage product to buyers
Date: Sept 20, 2023 Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EST Join the Government of Ontario in collaboration with Innovate by Day for a free webinar to learn more about how to pitch your food and beverage company to international buyers. This free webinar will provide insights on how to prepare a capabilities statement, preparing…
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Become a Foodland Ontario Partner!
The Foodland Ontario program, created by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has been encouraging consumers to buy locally grown, harvested and processed foods for over 45 years, all while supporting Ontario growers, processors and food businesses. In order to increase your reach to Ontario consumers who want to buy local, we encourage…
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Multimodal Connections to Mexico for food and beverage products
There are two new ways to get food products to Mexico using intermodal. Both require truck-based access to US intermodal hubs using multimodal carriers operating in Ontario. MMX debuted May 11, with trains linking key logistics markets in Chicago, Kansas City, Missouri, and Laredo, Texas, along with the Mexican cities of Monterrey and San Luis…
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New York and California propose bans on 5 common food additives
Food ingredient awareness is driving the clean label trend in the food industry. Typically, national food safety agencies such as the Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lead the regulation of food ingredients in their respective national jurisdictions. However, sub-national (state and/or provincial) legislators occasionally get involved. Should New York or California…