Tile Loan Program — Ontario Agricultural Drainage
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Low-interest provincial loan program for Ontario agricultural landowners to install underground tile drainage systems. Administered jointly by local municipalities and OMAFA, the program lends up to 75% of tile drainage installation costs (capped at $50,000 per farmer per year) at a provincially-set fixed interest rate, repaid over 10 years. The program is uniquely executed: most loans are processed through the local municipality, which inspects the work, collects annual repayments, and forwards funds to the province. Tile drainage is one of the most significant yield-improving investments available to Ontario crop farmers.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be the registered owner of agricultural property in Ontario
- Agricultural land must have a drainage problem requiring tile drainage
- Soil must be responsive to drainage (clay or loam soils — not sand or gravel)
- Property must have a legal discharge outlet for drainage water
- Only property owners may apply — tenants/renters are not eligible (even on rented farmland)
- Loan covers installation of new tile drainage systems on agricultural land
- Only the agricultural property owner may apply — tenants farming rented land must arrange with the property owner. Property must be in Ontario's Farm Tax Class. Soil must be responsive to tile drainage and have sufficient legal outlet for discharge. Ineligible costs: HST, indirect costs (stump removal, fence clearing, land levelling), off-property work, volume rebates, work by unlicensed contractors. Contractors must be licensed by OMAFA under the Agricultural Tile Drainage Installation Act, 1990. Annual loan limit: $50,000 per individual across all roles (individual, partnership, or corporation).
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to 75% of tile drainage installation costs, maximum $50,000 per farmer per year
- Type
- Loan
- Level
- Provincial
- Financing share
- Up to 75% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Applications typically accepted May through March annually
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How to qualify
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Insider TipThis is one of the most cost-effective ways to finance tile drainage — the interest rate is set provincially and fixed for the 10-year term, historically lower than commercial lending rates.
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Evaluation Criteria
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 7
Eligible Expenses 5
Ineligible Expenses 5
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
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