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"Wishing you a happy holiday season!" Image of Niagara Parkway during the Festival of Lights."

On behalf of the City of Niagara Falls Business Development Team, we wish you a wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!

Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Program

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The annual call for applications for the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is open and will remain open until January 12, 2023.

For 2023, CSJ is maintaining its regular parameters and will offer quality jobs over the summer months.

Applicants can seek funding to hire youth between April 24, 2023 and September 2, 2023.

Approved employers from the not-for profit sector will be eligible for a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 100% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage. Approved public and private sector employers will be eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 50% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage.

Click here for full program guidelines and to learn more about the program

Ontario Food Security and Supply Chain Fund

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As part of the government’s Grow Ontario Strategy, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has launched the Food Security and Supply Chain Fund.

The targeted initiatives support economic recovery and resiliency of the agri-food sector in two areas:

Eligible applicants include:

  • Ontario agri-food organizations that are not-for-profit organizations representing Ontario agri-food businesses (for the Agri-Food Supply Chain Resiliency Analysis Stream only)

  • Ontario agri-food businesses

    • farms that supply Ontario food processors with their products

    • farms with production and on-site agri-food processing activities

    • food processing businesses that source a significant portion of agricultural inputs

The Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) is administering the Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program. More information on these programs is available here

Intake is now open for both streams and closes on January 26, 2023 (Agri-Food Supply Chain Resiliency Analysis Stream) and February 9, 2023 (Agri-Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Investment Stream).

Small Business Grand Openings

December featured two new small business openings. Congratulations on your opening and welcome to the Niagara Falls business community. For more information about each business, follow the links below:

Chrispy African Market (4424 Montrose Rd) - Website & Instagram

Smoke Show Cigars (5842 Ferry St.) - Instagram

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