Historical data from the Agri-Food Open for E-Business program, which received over $3.2 million in funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The dataset lists Ontario agri-food businesses that received funding to expand online during the COVID-19 outbreak. It is provided by the Government of Ontario and is no longer collected or maintained.
Use Cases
- Mapping local food producers based on the interactive map mentioned in the description
- Analyzing government funding distribution to the agri-food sector based on the program's stated purpose
- Studying the impact of COVID-19 on business adaptation strategies based on the program's context
Strengths
- Specific funding amount of over $3.2 million is provided
- Geographic focus on Ontario is explicitly stated
- Includes an interactive map and table for data exploration
Limitations
- Dataset is historical and no longer collected or maintained
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Ontario
- Collection Method
- Likely collected as part of the Agri-Food Open for E-Business program administration.
- Geography
- Ontario, Canada