NFU-O Survey: Grants, Loans, and Other Financial Tools

There are various grants, loans, and subsidies available to farmers. The National Farmers Union – Ontario is surveying farmers to find out which financial supports they are using, and what their experiences have been in accessing and implementing them.

We hope to share this knowledge with our full membership to help farms of all ages, sizes, and types access funding opportunities that will help them thrive.

This short survey should take about five minutes to complete. If you would prefer to complete the survey by phone, or have any questions, please email kate@nfuontario.ca.

When we share our findings, we will not include any identifying information about you. Thank you for participating!

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* 1. Which of the following labour or training programs have you applied for or used as an employer on your farm? (check all that apply)

Canada Summer Jobs program for hiring youth aged 15-30

Youth Employment and Skills Program for hiring youth in agricultural jobs in 2020

Canada-Ontario Job Grant for accredited training for workers

Eastern Ontario Development Fund (e.g. Job creation loans for rural employers)

Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (e.g. Job creation loans for rural employers)

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation paid internship subsidy

N/A

Other labour or training programs (please specify)

None of the above, but I employ workers

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* 2. Have your labour or training program applications been successful?

Yes

Sometimes

N/A

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* 3. Referring to one or more of the labour or training programs you have applied for, please describe whether you have had a good or bad experience in applying for or using the program(s), and why. (Skip if not applicable.)

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* 4. Which of the following loan, tax, grant, and/or cost-sharing programs has your farm used or applied for? (check all that apply)

Government crop inputs loan program: Advance Payments Program (APP) or Commodity Loan Guarantee Program

Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) program

IAPO First Nations Farm and Business Financing

FedNor or FedDev funding

Community Futures Development Corporation grants or loans

Fair Finance Fund financing

Carrot Cache grant

Ontario property tax incentive: Small-Scale On-Farm Business Subclasses or Farm Forestry Exemption (FFE)

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association-administered (OSCIA) program: Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL), Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program (SARFIP), or other

Save on Energy Small Business Lighting Program

Government COVID-19-related program: (e.g. Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) including Digital Main Street, Enhanced Agri-Food Workplace Protection Program)

Other loan, tax, grant, and/or cost-sharing program(s) (please specify)

None of the above

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* 5. Have your loan, tax, grant, and/or cost-sharing program applications been successful?

Yes

Sometimes

N/A

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* 6. Referring to one or more of the loan, tax, grant, and/or cost-sharing programs you have applied for, please describe whether you had a good or bad experience in applying for or using the program(s), and why. (Skip if not applicable.)