Value
Maximum of $100,000Description
Producer – Technology and Equipment to Improve Labour Productivity supports projects that focus on the execution of a comprehensive plan to implement new and novel technologies and equipment to enhance labour productivity.
Eligible Applicants
Producers who wish to significantly enhance labour productivity and efficiencies by putting in place:
- New or novel technological or equipment upgrades. New or novel upgrades are defined as those that have been adopted by less than 20 per cent of the sector in Ontario to date; or
- Technological or equipment upgrades at Northern Ontario and Indigenous Partner businesses, that may or may not be new or novel
- Completed a GYFP Workshop and Action Plan Review within the last five years (or equivalent)
- A labour productivity plan
Eligible Expenses
- Retrofit, upgrade or acquire new equipment or technology (including integrated software systems) to increase automation
- Modification of existing equipment or technology (including integrated software systems) for optimization or to enable the installation of automation and labour-saving equipment or technology
- Third-party advisory costs for first-time training of key personnel on project-related new equipment, technology, software and processes
- Third-party advisory costs for development and translation of existing labour productivity-focused policies, feedback systems, preventative maintenance procedures, and standard operational procedures to improve personnel performance, reduce downtime, reduce waste, and optimize labour availability
- In-kind contributions
Deadline Date
Please click the link indicated below for update.Contact
Contact Name: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Phone Number: 1-877-424-1300
E-mail Address: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca