Explore provincial and federal programs that support business investment, expansion and international trade.
Government of Ontario
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund
The Southwestern Ontario Development Fund promotes economic development in Southwestern Ontario, which includes Port Colborne. The fund provides financial assistance to support business expansion and investment through capital spending, skills development, productivity enhancements, infrastructure needs and other economic development initiatives. Funding is targeted to key sectors.
Government of Canada
Foreign Trade Zone Programs
The Government of Canada has three foreign trade zone-style programs that can be used anywhere in Canada. Businesses do not need to be located in a designated foreign trade zone.
- Duty Deferral Program: Allows duty payments to be deferred or refunded on goods imported into Canada, stored or minimally processed, and then exported.
- Export Distribution Centre Program: Provides relief from paying Harmonized Sales Tax on imported and domestically purchased goods where limited value-added production occurs before export.
- Exporters of Processing Services Program: Provides relief from paying Harmonized Sales Tax on imported goods that do not belong to the applicant and are stored or minimally processed before export.
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FedDev Ontario
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario offers funding programs targeted to specific sectors and economic development priorities. Funding opportunities vary by program.
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