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Co-operatives

Program Name	Who Can Apply
Agri-Opportunities	Agri-businesses Not-for profit organizations Co-operatives Academic institutions Producers This program is offered in all provinces.
Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI)	Individual co-operatives Co-operative associations and federations Community economic development groups Aboriginal communities Social development groups Research and learning institutes engaged in co-operative research This program is offered in all provinces.
Future Farmer Program	Prince Edward Island residents Individuals/members of a corporation, partnership or co-operative This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Slaughter Improvement Program	Federally inspected meat packing and processing plants Provincially inspected plants implementing a project to become federally inspected to market their products beyond provincial boundaries, or planning to establish a federally-inspected plant in a region where a deficit in slaughter capacity is constraining sector growth

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Expanding your business options

Program Name	Who Can Apply
Agriculture Education Program	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Agriculture Innovation Program	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Agriculture Innovation Program	Producers Agriculture Industry Organizations Agri-Businesses This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Agriculture Internship and Mentorship Program	An intern is an individual who is a new entrant a mentor is someone who has an active agribusiness in the Yukon. This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Agriculture Land Development Program	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Agriculture Opportunities Program	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Agriculture Training Program	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Agri-Food Industry Development Fund 2009-2010	Agri-businesses Agricultural industry associations This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Agri-Food Trade Service	Exporters Potential exporters This program is offered in all provinces.
Agri-Opportunities	Agri-businesses Not-for profit organizations Co-operatives Academic institutions Producers This program is offered in all provinces.
Benchmarking for Success	Public Producers This program is offered in all provinces.
Business Development	Producers Industry Rural communities Agricultural associations Organizations This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.
Business Development	Farmers Producers This program is offered in the province of Ontario.
Business Development	Producers Agi-Businesses This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Business Development for Farm Businesses	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Ontario.
Business Opportunity Grant	Individuals Small business organizations This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Business Planning & Advisory Initiative	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP)	Eligible recipients must be legal entities, and may include: individuals not-for-profit organizations and associations cooperatives marketing boards aboriginal groups for-profit companies This program is offered in all provinces.
Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) Program	Existing farmers Beginning/start-up farmers (i.e. less than six years of farming Farmers taking over the family farm Agricultural co-operatives with a majority (50% + 1) farmer membership This program is offered in all provinces.
Drought Watch	All Canadians The General Public This program is offered in all provinces.
Farm Business Development Support Program	Farm businesses Beginning farmers This program is offered in the province of Quebec.
Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS)	Insolvent producers The creditors of insolvent producers This program is offered in all provinces.
Farm Investment Fund 2009-2010	Farmers Producers who have completed or initiated the Environmental Farm Plan. This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Industry Innovation Fund	Producers Industry Rural communities Agricultural associations Organizations This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.
Innovation & Commercialization of New Opportunities for Agri-based Products	Farmers Agri-Food Sector This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Leadership Development Grant	Agriculture leaders or managers New agriculture entrants Producers Third party groups This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Livestock Welfare (not-for-profit organization)	Red meat & poultry facilities Mobile slaughter facilities This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Livestock Welfare (processor)	Red meat & poultry facilities Mobile slaughter facilities This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
National Traceability System	Businesses Industry This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
New Farm Investment Program	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Organic Industry Development Program	Owners of five acres of land in agricultural/wild crafting Certified with a recognized certification body This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Quebec Roundtable Initiatives Support Program	Sectoral roundtables Sectoral coordination structures Regional agri-food coordination organizations This program is offered in the province of Quebec.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Assistance	Feedlots Other supply chain participants This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Saskatchewan Agri-Value Initiative (SAVI)	Farmers Agriculture-related businesses This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.
Slaughter Improvement Program	Federally inspected meat packing and processing plants Provincially inspected plants implementing a project to become federally inspected to market their products beyond provincial boundaries, or planning to establish a federally-inspected plant in a region where a deficit in slaughter capacity is constraining sector growth
Sector Development	Individuals Farm groups Co-operatives Non-profit organizations Governments This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.
Strategic Infrastructure Investment Fund	Farmers Agri-Food Sector This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Strategic Innovation Fund	Individuals Farm groups Co-operatives Non-profit organizations Governments This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.

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Making foods that satisfy consumers and markets

Program Name	Who Can Apply
Agricultural Flexibility Fund	Individuals Partnerships Universities, colleges Cooperatives Marketing boards Organizations relating to the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector Provincial / territorial / municipal governments, including their institutions, agencies and corporations Non-profit organizations For profit companies This program is offered in all provinces.
Agriculture Sustainability Program	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Biosecurity	Farmers Producers This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.
Biosecurity Implementation	Farmers Agri-Food Sector Food processing firms This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Biosecurity Risk Prevention and Mitigation Initiative	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative (CIFSI)	Food Safety Systems Development: Canadian national non-profit, or regional non-profit organizations not represented at the national level Canadian Industry Traceability Infrastructure: Canadian national industry organizations Other Canadian entities that can develop or enhance traceability capacity This program is offered in all provinces.
Food Safety	Producers Non-federally registered food processing firms This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Food Safety - On-Farm Food Safety (delivery agent)	Industry boards, commissions, agencies Non-profit industry organizations This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Food Safety - On-Farm Food Safety (producer)	Producer Farmers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Food Safety-Processing (delivery agent)	Food industry associations in non-profit work with the processing industry Food processing plants Primary packaging manufacturers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Food Safety - Processing (processor)	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the territory of Alberta.
Food Safety and Traceability Initiative	Food Producers: crops or animals for human consumption Food Processors: food products for human consumption Traceability only - Operations involved in commingling, movement, storage and/or warehousing of food products, livestock or crops Federally registered food processing facilities This program is offered in the territory of Ontario.
Food Safety Strategies Initiative	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Food Safety Systems Implementation	Farmers National producer organizations This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Manitoba Food Safety Risk Management Suite: Implementing Food Safety Systems	Producers Industry Rural communities Agricultural associations Organizations This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.
Saskatchewan On-Farm Food Safety (OFFS) Program	Provincial commodity groups This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Post-Farm Food Safety Program	Non-federally registered processing plants that process ingredients/food for human consumption (exempting fish and seafood). This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.
Slaughter Improvement Program	Federally inspected meat packing and processing plants Provincially inspected plants implementing a project to become federally inspected to market their products beyond provincial boundaries, or planning to establish a federally-inspected plant in a region where a deficit in slaughter capacity is constraining sector growth. This program is offered in all provinces.
Traceability Implementation Support Program	Members of sectors in which regulations regarding traceability (i.e., agricultural and agri-food businesses, agricultural and agri-food business associations, slaughterhouses etc) Stakeholders relating to traceability This program is offered in the province of Quebec.
Traceability Pilot Project	A program to evaluate & understand the benefits and costs of traceability technologies for key sectors in the food supply chain This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Traceability Training	Industry boards, commissions & agencies Educational institutions Non-profit organizations This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Voluntary Traceability	Farmers Producers This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.

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Managing the risk of your business

Program Name	Who Can Apply
Advance Payments Program (APP)	Canadian farmers and Producers of eligible agricultural products through producer organizations designated as program administrators This program is offered in all provinces.
AgriInvest	Individuals, partners in a partnership (except in Quebec), co-operatives, corporations, estates, trusts, limited partnerships (except in Quebec), and landlords in a joint venture are eligible to participate. To be eligible, you must have been engaged in the business of farming and reported sales of eligible commodities for tax purposes. Status Indians farming on reserves in Canada who do not file a tax return are also eligible to participate in AgriInvest This program is offered in all provinces.
AgriStability	Individuals Co-operatives Corporations This program is offered in all provinces.
Bio-Security (Farm Service Provider)	Transport industry Veterinary associations Feed industry associations. Trade associations Equipment & farm supply associations. Producers Animal health professionals This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Bio-Security (Not-for-Profit Organization)	Non-profit commodity organization This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Bio-Security (Producer)	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Business Development Initiative	Agri-Food Sector Entrepreneurs This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Circovirus Inoculation Program (CIP)	Hog owners Herd managers This program is offered in all provinces.
Drought Watch	All Canadians The General Public This program is offered in all provinces.
Environmental Farm Planning (EFP) / Group Planning and Beneficial Management Practices (BMP)	Farmers Ranchers This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.
Farm Business Development Programming	Farmers Producers This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.
Golden Nematode Disaster Program	Producers with the cost of potato disposal extraordinary costs not covered by existing programs participation costs in renewal programs
Hog Industry Loan Loss Reserve Program (HILLRP)	Individuals, partnerships, corporations and cooperatives currently operating a hog operation in Canada that can demonstrate by providing a business plan to the financial institutions that: the farming business can be viable; and has a reasonable prospect of repaying loan
Livestock Tax Deferral Plan	Producers residing in prescribed drought regions, which are evaluated annually. Farmers residing in prescribed drought regions, which are evaluated annually This program is offered in all provinces.
Minor Use Pesticide Program	The Minor Use Pesticide Program was launched in June 2002 as a joint initiative between AAFC and Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), with a Government of Canada funding commitment of $54.5 million over six years. Internal This program is offered in all provinces.
Mitigating Agriculture Risks Program	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Pesticide Risk Reduction	The PRR program provides financial support for the implementation of commodity-specific risk reduction strategies. The research community and grower organizations are invited to respond to requests for proposals (RFPs) addressing particular pest management issues. This program is offered in all provinces.
Price Pooling Program (PPP)	Canadian marketing agencies operating under a cooperative plan. This program is offered in all provinces.
Private Sector Risk Management Partnerships Program (PSRMP)	Canadian national producer groups and associations Canadian regional producer groups and associations This program is offered in all provinces.
Production Insurance (PI)	Producers Farmers This program is offered in all provinces.
Yukon Wildlife Damage Compensation Program	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.

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Positioning you for international markets

Program Name	Who Can Apply
Agri-Business Automation & Lean Manufacturing	Existing or prospective Alberta companies Producers, producer groups or value chains Existing & prospective processors This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
AgriMarketing	Organizations and entities promoting export of Canadian agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood products including: National industry associations Alliances Technical marketing support organizations This program is offered in all provinces.
Agri-Food Trade Service	Exporters potential exporters This program is offered in all provinces.
Canada Brand Program	Canadian companies currently exporting foods or agriculture products Exporters This program is offered in all provinces.
Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI)	Organizations and associations in the Canadian agriculture, agri-food, beverage and seafood sectors Companies working through their associations This program is offered in all provinces.
Diversification & Value-Added Initiative	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Market Development Initiative	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Slaughter Improvement Program	Federally inspected meat packing and processing plants Provincially inspected plants implementing a project to become federally inspected to market their products beyond provincial boundaries, or planning to establish a federally-inspected plant in a region where a deficit in slaughter capacity is constraining sector growth. This program is offered in all provinces.

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Protecting the environment

Program Name	Who Can Apply
Agricultural Flexibility Fund	Individuals Partnerships Universities, colleges Cooperatives Marketing boards Organizations relating to the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector Provincial / territorial / municipal governments, including their institutions, agencies and corporations Non-profit organizations For profit companies This program is offered in all provinces.
Agri-Environmental Baseline Indicators (Data Collection)	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments entering into a government permitting process for an agricultural. This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Agri-Opportunities	Agri-businesses Not-for profit organizations Co-operatives Academic institutions Producers This program is offered in all provinces.
Alternative Land Use	Landowners Farmers This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs)	Producers Farmers program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Canada - Prince Edward Island Stewardship	Canada - PEI Agricultural Stewardship Program has been renewed under the Growing Forward Program. The information sheets will be updated shortly. This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP)	Eligible recipients must be legal entities, and may include: individuals not-for-profit organizations and associations cooperatives marketing boards aboriginal groups for-profit companies This program is offered in all provinces.
Community Pasture Program	Producers Farmers This program is offered in all provinces.
Cover Crop Protection Program (CCPP)	Agricultural producers Farm based entities
ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative (ecoABC)	The ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative (ecoABC) is a four year, $200 million federal program that provides repayable contributions of up to $25 million per project for the construction or expansion of transportation biofuel production facilities. Funding is provided for projects that use agricultural feedstocks to produce biofuels and that have new agricultural producer equity investments in the projects equal to, at minimum, five percent (5%) of the total eligible project costs. Corporations (including co-operatives) Individuals Partnerships Eligible applicants cannot be subject to controlling interest by a federal, provincial or municipal government. This program is offered in all provinces.
Energy Conservation Program	Farmers Agri-Food Sector This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Environmental Action	Producers Industry Rural communities Agricultural associations Organizations This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.
Environmental Assessment	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Environmental Farm Plan	Farmers Producers This program is offered in the province of Ontario.
Environmental Farm Plan Program (EFP)	Farmers Producers This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Environmental Farm Planning (EFP)	Producers Land managers This program is offered in all provinces.
Environmental and Food Safe Farm Plan	Farmers Individuals who have a completed and approved plan This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Environmental Information	Producers Industry Rural communities Agricultural associations Organizations This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.
Farm & Ranch Water Infrastructure	Farmers Ranchers Rural Municipalities Indian Bands This program is offered in the province of Saskatchewan.
Grazing & Winter Feeding Management Plan	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Integrated Crop Management Plan	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Manure Management Plan	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Mesures cofinancées du programme Prime-Vert [jointly financed measures under the Prime-Vert program]	Farm businesses Farm business associations This program is offered in the province of Quebec.
Minor Use Pesticide Program	The Minor Use Pesticide Program was launched in June 2002 as a joint initiative between AAFC and Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), with a Government of Canada funding commitment of $54.5 million over six years. Internal This program is offered in all provinces.
National Agri-Environmental Health Analysis and Reporting Program	Internal to AAFC AAFC employees This program is offered in all provinces.
National Land and Water Information Service (NLWIS)	Producers Industry Other federal departments Provincial ministries Land use managers
Nova Scotia Orchard and Vineyard Transition Program Guidelines 2009-2011	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
On-Farm Energy Assessment	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Pesticide Risk Reduction	The PRR program provides financial support for the implementation of commodity-specific risk reduction strategies. The research community and grower organizations are invited to respond to requests for proposals (RFPs) addressing particular pest management issues. This program is offered in all provinces.
Prairie Shelterbelt Program	Western Canadian producers Governments Conservation groups First Nations This program is offered in all provinces.
Promote Environmentally responsible Agriculture	Owners and operators of farms Organizations Institutions This program is offered in the province of Manitoba.
Reclamation of Yukon Land	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Slaughter Improvement Program	Federally inspected meat packing and processing plants Provincially inspected plants implementing a project to become federally inspected to market their products beyond provincial boundaries, or planning to establish a federally-inspected plant in a region where a deficit in slaughter capacity is constraining sector growth. This program is offered in all provinces.
Supporting On-Farm Sustainable Agricultural Practices	Producers Farmers This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Underutilized Land Initiative	Individuals who hold title to agricultural land in Yukon, that was cleared for agriculture prior to April 1, 2003, but is now in forest regrowth. This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Water Management	Farmers Producers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Wildlife Damage Prevention Program	Farmers Producers who reside in a documented high-risk area or have suffered wildlife damage, to cultivated land. This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.

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Science and Innovation

Program Name	Who Can Apply
Agri-Business & Product Development	Agri-food processing companies Producers This program is offered in the province of Alberta.
Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program Login to the Grants and Contributions Delivery System (GCDS)	Eligible network participants include universities the private sector federal government departments and agencies other public sector research organizations. This program is offered in all provinces.
Agricultural Flexibility Fund	Individuals Partnerships Universities, colleges Cooperatives Marketing boards Organizations relating to the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector Provincial / territorial / municipal governments, including their institutions, agencies and corporations Non-profit organizations For profit companies This program is offered in all provinces.
Agriculture Research Fund	Producers Agriculture Industry Organizations Agri-Businesses This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Agri-Opportunities	Agri-businesses Not-for profit organizations Co-operatives Academic institutions Producers This program is offered in all provinces.
Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP)	Eligible recipients must be legal entities, and may include: individuals not-for-profit organizations and associations cooperatives marketing boards aboriginal groups for-profit companies This program is offered in all provinces.
Circumpolar Education & Exchange Initiative	Individuals, Youth and Students, Service providers, Non-profit organizations, Governments. This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Enabling Agricultural Research and Innovation Program	Non-government organizations Institutions Academic institutions Agri-businesses and Individuals or groups involved in: research and/or innovation new agri-product practice or process development adaptation and evaluation of new on-farm technologies This program is offered in the province of New Brunswick.
Graduate Research Training Initiative	Students at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Minor Use Pesticide Program	The Minor Use Pesticide Program was launched in June 2002 as a joint initiative between AAFC and Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), with a Government of Canada funding commitment of $54.5 million over six years. Internal This program is offered in all provinces.
Pesticide Risk Reduction	The PRR program provides financial support for the implementation of commodity-specific risk reduction strategies. The research community and grower organizations are invited to respond to requests for proposals (RFPs) addressing particular pest management issues. This program is offered in all provinces.
Supporting the Innovative Capacity of Farmers	Farmers Farming Groups This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Technology Development 2000	Farmers Agri-Food Sector This program is offered in the province of Nova Scotia.
Yukon Research & Demonstration	Individuals, Farm groups, Co-operatives, Non-profit organizations, Governments, Educational institutions, Research groups. This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.

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Services for Rural Canadians

Program Name	Who Can Apply
4-H Program	Rural Canadian youth between 8 and 21 This program is offered in the province of Prince Edward Island.
Agriculture Development Initiative	Individuals Farm Groups Co-operatives Non-Profit Organizations Governments This program is offered in the territory of Yukon.
Agri-Opportunities	Agri-businesses Not-for profit organizations Co-operatives Academic institutions Producers This program is offered in all provinces.
Canada's Rural Partnership	Rural residents Local, municipal, provincial or national rural stakeholder organizations and/or associations Community development associations Rural not-for-profit organizations This program is offered in all provinces.
Livestock Tax Deferral Plan	Producers residing in prescribed drought regions, which are evaluated annually Farmers residing in prescribed drought regions, which are evaluated annually This program is offered in all provinces.
Northern Agriculture Development	Producers Processors Agricultural organizations This program is offered in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.