Productive Land Capacity Projects

Protecting the future of the agri-food sector: exploring innovative tools for farmland preservation and agri-environmental stewardship

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: NA

Farmland values and farmland rents data for Ontario

Lead Applicant: Brady Deaton

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing a website to help farmers access information about farmland markets in Ontario.

 

Overcoming Agricultural Barriers in Northern Ontario: Demystifying the North through Education, Promotion and Engagement

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Disseminating toolkits related to enhancing agricultural development in northern Ontario to farmers, municipalities and provincial agencies.

 

Assessing land use planning tools to mitigate odour and lighting nuisances related to cannabis production

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Analyzing land use planning policies related to cannabis production, within Ontario and other jurisdictions.

 

Rural non-farm development: Assessing the impacts of Ontario's provincial policy statement lot creation (severance) policies, 2010-2019

Lead Applicant: Dave Guyadeen

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Assessing the impacts of lot creation policies by providing a province-wide evaluation of the extent and nature of rural non-farm development across Ontario between 2010 and 2019.