🎓 50% of your AI training, up to $10,000, refundable by grant. Apply by August 1.

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AI training for agri-food businesses, crops on a Canadian farm at golden hour
Industries / Agri-Food

AI for the whole food chain.

From the people who grow it to the people who move it, agri-food is the broadest sector we serve. Wherever you sit in the chain, there's usually a practical AI win waiting.

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Who this is for

Producers, processors, distributors

If you grow, make, pack, or distribute food, AI can take real weight off your team, without a science department or a six-figure platform. We start with what you already do and find the honest wins.

  • Farms and producers, including fair-trade and organic operations
  • Food and beverage processors and manufacturers
  • Packers, wholesalers, and distributors
Agri-food growers reviewing AI data on a tablet in the field

Where AI helps

Practical starting points

A few of the places agri-food teams see quick, real value.

🌱

Quality & grading

Use vision and simple models to sort, grade, and flag quality issues faster and more consistently.

📈

Demand & waste

Forecast demand and shelf life to cut spoilage, plan production, and order smarter.

🗂️

Back office & compliance

Draft certifications, traceability records, and reports in a fraction of the time.

🛒

Sales & customer work

Speed up quotes, order handling, and customer replies without losing your voice.

🚚

Logistics & routing

Tighten delivery planning and inventory using the data you already collect.

🧪

Product development

Explore recipes, inputs, and formulations faster by letting AI do the first pass.

The curriculum

Your agri-food AI curriculum

Same seven-level arc as our core curriculum, tuned for agri-food, from the field to the packhouse to the back office. How far you go, and the examples we teach on, are shaped around your operation.

  1. 1

    Level 1 Usage 4 modules

    The three ways to put AI to work, whether you're in the field, the packhouse, or the office.

    • Chat
    • Cowork
    • Code
    • Choosing the right mode
    💬
  2. 2

    Level 2 Prompting 4 modules

    How to ask so AI gives you useful answers about your crops, orders, and customers, not generic filler.

    • Clear instructions
    • Showing examples
    • Tone and format
    • Chaining tasks
    ✍️
  3. 3

    Level 3 Tools 4 modules

    Connect AI to what you already run the operation on, from email and spreadsheets to ordering and inventory.

    • Email and spreadsheets
    • Ordering and inventory
    • Live market data
    • Secure connections
    🔌
  4. 4

    Level 4 Subagents 3 modules

    Put several AI assistants on a job at once: research a buyer, draft outreach, and check a spec sheet in parallel.

    • Split the work
    • Research, draft, check
    • When it pays off
    🤖
  5. 5

    Level 5 Skills 3 modules

    Package how your operation works, your grades, certifications, and SOPs, so AI follows them every time.

    • Your grades and SOPs
    • Build a reusable skill
    • Share with your team
    🧠
  6. 6

    Level 6 Safety 3 modules

    Handle supplier, buyer, and certification data responsibly, with the right access and oversight.

    • Access and permissions
    • Protecting data
    • Guardrails and oversight
    🛡️
  7. 7

    Level 7 Autonomy 3 modules

    Let AI run routine work on its own, like a weekly orders summary or a low-inventory alert.

    • Scheduled reports
    • Low-stock alerts
    • Hands-off guardrails
    ✨
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Important

This is not a course

Nothing here is self-study, and there's no video library to binge. Every session is delivered live, one-to-one, by an AI trainer from our team, built entirely around your business.

  • One-to-one with a real A&O trainer, not a chatbot or a recording.
  • Fully customized to your team, your tools, and your goals.
  • Live and hands-on, in person or over video, using your own work.

Pricing

Priced by team size

Every curriculum is custom, so pricing is based on how many people we're training. For eligible Ontario businesses, grant funding covers 50%, up to $10,000.

Solo
$2,500–$5,000
Training for 1–2 people
Up to $2,500 back
with grant funding, from $1,250 net
  • One-on-one or paired sessions
  • Custom to your role and tools
  • Built on your real tasks
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Team
$7,500–$15,000
Training for 3–5 people
Up to $7,500 back
with grant funding, from $3,750 net
  • Everything in Solo
  • Role-specific tracks across the group
  • Deeper, sector-tailored examples
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Organization
$20,000+
Training for 6 or more people
Up to $10,000 back
with grant funding, from $10,000 net
  • Everything in Team
  • Multiple teams and locations
  • Scoped and quoted to fit your org
Talk to us

Prices are a guide for planning. Because every curriculum is custom, we'll confirm exact scope and cost on a short call. The grant reimburses 50% of the training cost to a maximum of $10,000, and depends on eligibility, which we'll help you check.

Where most teams start

Start with the art of the possible

Most teams have heard endlessly about AI, but have no idea what it actually means for their business, or where to begin. The most common, and most valuable, place to start is a plain-language "art of the possible" session.

We come in, virtually or in person, and show your team what today's AI can realistically do for a business like yours, using your own work as the examples. No jargon, no hype, no doom. People leave knowing exactly where to start.

A typical session covers…

  • What AI genuinely can and can't do for a business like yours
  • The highest-value, lowest-risk places to start
  • Hands-on time with practical tools, on your real tasks
  • Getting value from AI features already built into software you own
  • A clear, confident first step to take the Monday after
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Good news on cost

Up to $10,000 back through grant funding

For eligible Ontario businesses, a provincial grant program reimburses 50% of your training cost, up to a $10,000 maximum. Cost is rarely the real barrier for the teams we work with, clarity and confidence are.

1

Scope

A short call to confirm the training fits your business and that you're eligible. No guessing, no wasted time.

2

Get approved

You submit a short application, and we help you draft and tighten it. Approval comes through before any training begins, so your funding is locked in first.

3

Train

Once approved, we deliver the custom training, live and hands-on, in person or online.

4

Get reimbursed

You pay for the training, then file for reimbursement of 50%, up to the $10,000 grant.

Your funding is secured before training begins. Because the grant is approved up front, you're guaranteed to receive it, as long as you follow the scoped curriculum, your team attends the sessions, and our invoices are paid on time. You still cover the cost and file for reimbursement of 50% once training is delivered, but the approval itself is not a gamble.

This funding is the Future Ready program from CIT Innovation.

Eligibility

Is my business eligible?

The grant is built for established Ontario SMEs investing in their teams. As a rough guide, you're likely a fit if you're:

Not sure whether you qualify? That's the very first thing we check on the call, so you never sink time into an application that was never going to land.

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  • An Ontario-based, for-profit business
  • Under 500 employees
  • Tied to a qualifying sector, agri-food and construction both qualify; ask us about yours
  • Looking for live training (in person or online), not a self-guided course
  • Investing enough for the grant to be worth the paperwork (typically $5,000+ of training)

Questions, answered

How the funding really works

Do I pay upfront?

Yes. You cover the training cost, then file for reimbursement once it's delivered. But your application is approved before training begins, so the reimbursement is secured, not a gamble, as long as you follow the plan.

Is the grant guaranteed?

Once your application is approved, which happens before any training starts, yes. You'll receive the grant as long as you follow the scoped curriculum, your team attends the sessions, and you pay our invoices on time.

How much can I get back?

50% of the training cost, up to a $10,000 grant. So on a $20,000 engagement you'd recover $10,000; on a $15,000 engagement, $7,500.

Can you help with the application?

Absolutely. We help you draft and refine the proposal question by question, and put together the statement of work. Most businesses aren't used to writing funding applications, so we make it painless.

What kind of training qualifies?

Live, hands-on AI training built around your business, and the "art of the possible" is the most common. Self-guided online courses don't qualify; it has to be delivered in person or virtually.

When does the training happen?

Over a few full days, or a couple of hours a week for six to eight weeks, depending on the format you choose. For the current grant, it needs to be delivered in August or September, so we recommend starting early.

Is this really free money?

No, and that's a good thing. It's a well-run program with real oversight and review. That's exactly why we vet fit up front and help you build a strong application, so your odds are as high as possible. It's the Future Ready program from CIT Innovation, and anyone eligible can apply directly.

Let's talk food

Curious what AI could do across your chain?

A short, honest call. We'll tell you where the real wins are, and where they aren't.

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