Agri-Opportunities Program

The $134 million, Agri-Opportunities Program, launched in January 2007, is five-year program that aims to accelerate the commercialization of new agricultural products, processes or services that are currently not produced or commercially available in Canada, and are ready to be introduced to the marketplace. Agri-Opportunities is delivered nationally by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

Funding is provided to projects that focus on new agri-food, agriculture or bioproducts, that can be expected to increase market opportunities for the Canadian agricultural industry across the value chain and generate demand for primary agricultural products.

The Agri-Opportunities Program provides a maximum repayable contribution of $10 million per project and per recipient regardless of the number of projects, over the life of the program, ending in March 2011.

More information on the Agri-Opportunities program can be obtained by downloading the program's application guide.

There are no deadlines to apply. Applications are welcome on an on-going basis.

To contact a program officer please e-mail Agri-Opportunities Program (agri-opps@agr.gc.ca) or call 1-877-BIO-4682 (1-877-246-4682).