Food Safety NWT

A program to help you adopt systems and processes to reduce food safety risks and improve market access for your agricultural initiative. A maximum of $15,000 over the five-year life of the program will be available. Applicants are required to contribute at least 10% of cost value to the project (i.e. as cash or in-kind contributions). Sweat equity will be recognized when it is a relevant cost.

Grant Deadline

2024-07-04

Funding Amount

$15,000

Type of Grant

Training, Hiring, Funding

Sectors

Agri-Food, Agriculture, Food Processing

Demographics

Incorporation

For Profit

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligible applicants include:

• NWT farmers,
• Food producers,
• Processors, +Agri-businesses,
• Local and Indigenous governments involved in the agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products industry (this includes individuals, businesses, Indigenous organizations, industry associations, and non-for-profits whose mandate is related to agriculture and agri-foods production or processing).

Development of food safety strategies in partnership with government and national producer organizations, including the delivery of Food Safe Level I and Level II courses +Implementation of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) or HACCP-based programs, including nationally developed HACCP or HACCP-based systems in the processing and harvesting sectors:

• Development and implementation of systems that enable compliance with regulations designed to ensure the continued health and viability of the agri-food industry in the NWT
• Provide support for food safety training, workshops, seminars, online learning, and other food safety-related activities undertaken by agricultural producers, agri-food processing personnel, and agri-businesses
• Purchase of food safety equipment, retrofitting facilities to meet food establishment processing and handling standards, personal safety equipment (basic food handling clothing, personal safety devices
• Implementing environmental farm safety and monitoring procedures
• Creation of emergency response and management plans
• Development and implementation of traceability systems.
• Eligible costs may include but are not limited to equipment, facilities, professional, technical, and analytical support, and consultant fees.

Grant Application website

https://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/en/services/food-safety

Contact

Regional Offices

Industry, Tourism and Investment

• Sahtu 867-587-7171
• South Slave 867-872-8046
• North Slave (Yellowknife) 867-767-9212
• North Slave (Behchokǫ̀) 867-392-6119
• Beaufort Delta 867-777-7196
• Dehcho 867-695-7500

Agriculture and Fisheries

Industry, Tourism and Investment

Suite 210, RBC Building, 2nd Floor

77 Woodland Drive

Hay River, NT X0E 1G1

• Phone 867-875-8677