Advance Payments Program

The Advance Payments Program (APP) is a financial loan guarantee program that gives producers easier access to credit through cash advances.

This means improved cash flow throughout the year and better opportunities for marketing their agricultural products.

A number of producer organizations across the country are delivering cash advances under the APP. These producer organizations are listed along with the list of agricultural products on which they are offering cash advances at the following link: Participating Producer Organizations. As new producer organizations are ready to deliver the program, they will be listed on the APP Web site.

Program Highlights:

• The limit on cash advances is $400,000 with the first $100,000 interest-free.
• Coverage includes livestock and a variety of crops.
• Producers have up to 18 months (generally April to September of the following year) to get and repay their cash advances.
• Cattle and hog producers now have until September 30, 2010, to repay 2008-2009 cash advances under the Advance Payment Program (APP).

Contact information:

For more information, contact a Participating Producer Organization or the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Financial Guarantee Programs Division at 1-888-346-2511.

Mailing address:

Advance Payments Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Financial Guarantee Programs Division
1341 Baseline Road, Tower 7, 7^th Floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0C5