{"id":13176,"date":"2023-05-24T13:02:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/?page_id=13176"},"modified":"2023-06-19T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:48:53","slug":"northern-food-security-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/northern-food-security-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Food Security Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13176\" class=\"elementor elementor-13176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72a93c00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72a93c00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11464e7c\" data-id=\"11464e7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eed183c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eed183c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In partnership with FedNor, Bioenterprise Canada is pleased to announce a <strong>$15,000<\/strong> agri-food innovation challenge where eligible <strong>Northern Ontario<\/strong> businesses are invited to attend a virtual pitch competition focused on innovative solutions, processes or methods used to improve <strong>food security in Northern communities.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500782b1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"500782b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a0cb55 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35a0cb55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-1024x535.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13214\" alt=\"Northern Agri FoodFINAL 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-1536x802.png 1536w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-2048x1070.png 2048w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-1500x784.png 1500w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-576x301.png 576w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Agri-FoodFINAL-2-100x52.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601dabc4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"601dabc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-780ce9b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780ce9b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67ba55da\" data-id=\"67ba55da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a67c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18a67c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Northern Food Security Challenge?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78deeb7e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78deeb7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Northern Food Security Challenge is an\u00a0agri-food innovation challenge where eligible\u00a0<strong>Northern Ontario<\/strong>\u00a0businesses are invited to submit an application focused on their innovative solutions, processes or methods used to improve\u00a0food security in <strong>Northern communities<\/strong>.\u00a0The 6 highest scoring applications will be selected to participate in a virtual pitch competition hosted in partnership with the Ingenuity, Lakehead University\u2019s business incubator space.<\/p><p>A cash prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the winner and a $5,000 cash prize will be provided to the runner up.\u00a0 Applications to the challenge will be judged on the problem or opportunity they are addressing, their solution\u2019s ability to address the problem\/opportunity, team experience and readiness to grow the business and the overall impact to agri-food security in the North.<\/p><p>Eligible applicants are headquartered in Northern Ontario, are a sole proprietorship or corporation, for-profit Canadian company with a minimum <a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/innovation-canada\/en\/technology-readiness-levels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology Readiness Level of 4+<\/a> who operate in the agriculture or food &amp; beverage sectors. This competition is designed for early-stage companies who are pre-revenue or have trailing 12 month revenues of less than $250,000 and have 5 or fewer FTE employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-846c196\" data-id=\"846c196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9448ddf\" data-id=\"9448ddf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c3656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6c3656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f804337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f804337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba2f67f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba2f67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re looking for innovative sustainability solutions for the agriculture and food &amp; beverage sectors in Canada!\u00a0<\/p><p><em>To stay in touch about this program launch and upcoming events, please <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/m002uTz\/bioenterprise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>subscribe to our newsletter<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #17426b;\"><strong>Questions?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Please Contact: <a href=\"mailto:emily.nanne@bioenterprise.ca\"><em>emily.nanne@bioenterprise.ca<\/em><\/a> <em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9835597 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9835597\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33783d6d\" data-id=\"33783d6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0a766 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ed0a766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-289ee894 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"289ee894\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf4c21\" data-id=\"7cf4c21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4c3564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e4c3564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168aaf9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168aaf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: #1e2536; font-size: var(--font-size-tablet);\">Applicant <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: var(--font-size-tablet); font-weight: normal;\">must be<\/span><strong style=\"color: #1e2536; font-size: var(--font-size-tablet);\">:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Operating in the agriculture or food &amp; beverage sectors;<\/li><li>A sole proprietorship or corporation, for-profit private company headquartered in Northern Ontario, Canada;<\/li><li>Pre-revenue or generating a maximum of $250,000 in revenues;<\/li><li>Having 5 or fewer full time equivalent employees;<\/li><li>Achieve a minimum 4+ Technology Readiness Level (Component and\/or validation in a laboratory environment \u2013 basic technological components are integrated to establish they will work together)<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ff1993\" data-id=\"17ff1993\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3357908d\" data-id=\"3357908d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c39b298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c39b298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timeline<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b941462 timeline elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3b941462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 6.5C1 9.53757 3.46243 12 6.5 12C9.53757 12 12 9.53757 12 6.5C12 3.46243 9.53757 1 6.5 1C3.46243 1 1 3.46243 1 6.5Z\" fill=\"#92B33D\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>May 25, 2023 <\/strong>- <i>Program Launch - <\/i>Applications open<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 6.5C1 9.53757 3.46243 12 6.5 12C9.53757 12 12 9.53757 12 6.5C12 3.46243 9.53757 1 6.5 1C3.46243 1 1 3.46243 1 6.5Z\" fill=\"#92B33D\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>June 18, 2023 <\/strong>- Applications Close<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 6.5C1 9.53757 3.46243 12 6.5 12C9.53757 12 12 9.53757 12 6.5C12 3.46243 9.53757 1 6.5 1C3.46243 1 1 3.46243 1 6.5Z\" fill=\"#92B33D\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>June 19 - June 20, 2023<\/strong> - Application Review &amp; Scoring<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 6.5C1 9.53757 3.46243 12 6.5 12C9.53757 12 12 9.53757 12 6.5C12 3.46243 9.53757 1 6.5 1C3.46243 1 1 3.46243 1 6.5Z\" fill=\"#92B33D\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>June 21, 2023<\/strong> - Selected finalists are notified<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 6.5C1 9.53757 3.46243 12 6.5 12C9.53757 12 12 9.53757 12 6.5C12 3.46243 9.53757 1 6.5 1C3.46243 1 1 3.46243 1 6.5Z\" fill=\"#92B33D\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>June 27, 2023 <\/strong> - Finalists participate in virtual challenge \/ competition event<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 6.5C1 9.53757 3.46243 12 6.5 12C9.53757 12 12 9.53757 12 6.5C12 3.46243 9.53757 1 6.5 1C3.46243 1 1 3.46243 1 6.5Z\" fill=\"#92B33D\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>June 27, 2023<\/strong> - Winners are selected<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 6.5C1 9.53757 3.46243 12 6.5 12C9.53757 12 12 9.53757 12 6.5C12 3.46243 9.53757 1 6.5 1C3.46243 1 1 3.46243 1 6.5Z\" fill=\"#92B33D\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>July, 2023<\/strong> - Cash prizes are distributed <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb26855 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb26855\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Applications will be accepted beginning May 25, 2023,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in one-phase process consisting of an online application form.<\/p><p>The deadline to submit applications will be <strong>June 18<sup>th <\/sup><\/strong>at<strong> 11:59PM.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Applications will be scored against a standardized scoring rubric and the finalists will be notified by <strong>June 21st, 2023<\/strong> at the latest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-209cbb\" data-id=\"209cbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b830d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b830d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Application Toolkit<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b8d853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b8d853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Program Documents:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><a class=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Food-Security-Challenge-Rules_Regulations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rules &amp; Regulations<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Northern-Food-Security-Challenge_Scoring-Rubric-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Challenge Scoring Rubric<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7358ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #17426b;\"><em>Click the button below to get started!\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264921af elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"264921af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/agritechcentre.wufoo.com\/forms\/zc00hj001g08rw\/\" 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-565c14e1\" data-id=\"565c14e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33064723 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33064723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #17426b;\">About Bioenterprise Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bioenterprise<\/a>\u00a0is Canada\u2019s Food &amp; Agri-Tech Engine, a national agri-technology focused commercialization accelerator. Bioenterprise uses its 20 years of industry experience and a global network of experts, mentors, funders, researchers, and industry partners to help small and medium-sized agri-food businesses connect, innovate and grow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e93a80a\" data-id=\"2e93a80a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368a7b3 elementor-widget__width-initial logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"368a7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bio20th400x200.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12558\" alt=\"bio20th400x200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bio20th400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bio20th400x200-100x50.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f67487\" data-id=\"79f67487\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbfb0e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dbfb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #17426b;\">About Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/fednor\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)<\/a> is the Government of Canada&#8217;s economic development organization for Northern Ontario. Through its programs and services, and through its financial support of projects that lead to job creation and economic growth, FedNor works with businesses and community partners to build a stronger Northern Ontario.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d27bbd\" data-id=\"12d27bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f334a elementor-widget__width-initial logo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9f334a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/fednor\/en\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/canada_col.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13192\" alt=\"canada col\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/canada_col.png 540w, https:\/\/bioenterprise.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/canada_col-100x24.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In partnership with FedNor, Bioenterprise Canada is pleased to announce a $15,000 agri-food innovation challenge where eligible Northern Ontario businesses are invited to attend a virtual pitch competition focused on innovative solutions, processes or methods used to improve food security in Northern communities. 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