The Ontario government is flourish eligibilty for agriculture social club to apply for funding to help offset the fiscal losses due to the cancellation of fall fairs , exhibitions and activities during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic . For this twelvemonth only , nearly $ 1 million will be made available to all qualifying agricultural and horticultural societies to assist ensure operations . In previous year , organizations could only specify for provincial support if they manoeuver fall fairs .
The announcement was made by Ernie Hardeman , Minister of Agriculture , Food and Rural Affairs . " Our agricultural and horticultural organizations are part of the backbone of rural Ontario . We know that the conclusion to cancel their carnival and events was a difficult but important one so as to do their part to check the spread of COVID-19 , " say Minister Hardeman . " We are leave this funding to help continue cognitive operation and salve some of the essence they are have during this unmanageable time . "
" Our horticultural and agricultural societies have educated and entertained us on the grandness of Department of Agriculture for more than a century , " said Laurie Scott , MPP for Haliburton - Kawartha Lakes - Brock . " This funding will help support this authoritative sphere of Ontario ’s economy as the province recuperate from the encroachment of COVID-19 . "
The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies ( OASS ) has account that over 175 gloam fair and result have been set off in 2020 due to COVID-19 . " The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies ( OAAS ) is thankful for the Ontario government ’s support , " enjoin Vince Brennan , OAAS Manager . " This investment funds shows the assurance and appreciation that the Ontario government has for our over 200 Ontario Agricultural Societies , their members and volunteers and the significant part they make to their communities and rural life in Ontario . "
" Thanks to the Ontario governance for all of the financial backing and assistance they have shown to all of the Societies / Clubs affiliate with the Ontario Horticultural Association ( OHA ) , " said Charles Freeman , Vice President of the Ontario Horticultural Association . " Ontario ’s go forward documentation of the 27,000 plus rank across the province is appreciated by everyone involve with the OHA . "
The province bring home the bacon some funding to individual agricultural societies through grant payment enabled through the Agricultural and Horticultural Organizations Act . Under the Act , Regulation 16 sets out that in the class an agricultural society is pay a grant they must obligate an agricultural exhibition , such as a declination fair . The COVID-19 restrictions have prevented the consequence that would help to meet this touchstone in 2020 , with some societies at risk of close their organizations without this livelihood .
Source : Government of Ontario .
