Alphabetical List of Programs and Services

• Canadian farmers and
• Producers of eligible agricultural products through producer organizations designated as program administrators

This program is offered in all provinces.

• 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.

This program is not accepting applications at this time.

• Universities, colleges
• Research institutions
• Cooperatives
• Governments

This program is offered in all provinces.

• Food and beverage industries
• Agri-food processing consultants
• Start-up agri-food enterprises

• Exporters
• Potential exporters

This program is offered in all provinces.

For-profit and not-for-profit organizations that are legal entities.

• Producers
• Farmers

This program is offered in all provinces.

• 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.

• Not-for-profit industry organizations
• Alliances and technical marketing organizations
• Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Assurance Systems Stream

• Not-for-profit industry organizations
• Other non-governmental, not-for-profit entities; and
• Academic institutions.

This program is offered in all provinces and territories.

• are predominantly engaged in the processing (physical or chemical transformation) of raw agricultural commodities or agri-based ingredients;
• have operating processing facilities in Canada; and
• have reported employment expenses for at least one year immediately prior to application.

• industry associations and farming organizations
• agricultural service providers and suppliers

• Individuals
• Co-operatives
• Corporations

This program is offered in all provinces.

• Canadian companies currently exporting foods or agriculture products or are close to exporting.
• Exporters

This program is offered in all provinces.

• Individuals
• Not-for-profit organizations and associations
• Cooperatives
• Marketing boards
• Aboriginal groups
• For-profit companies

This program is offered in all provinces and territories.

• 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.

• Canadian farmers and breeders
• Universities, colleges
• Organizations relating to Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector
• Non-profit organizations
• For profit companies, Artificial insemination

• industry;
• not-for-profit organizations;
• provincial and municipal governments;
• associations;
• boards;
• councils; and
• universities.

• between the ages of 15 and 30;
• unemployed or under-employed;
• have studied in
  • an agriculture-related program in a university, college or CEGEP; or
  • have studied in a provincial program focusing on biological, agricultural and veterinary science or applied technology; and
• Canadian citizens or have landed immigrant status.

• Producers
• Co-operatives
• Partnerships
• Non-profit organizations
• For profit companies

This program is offered in all provinces and territories.

• Producers
• Farmers

This program is offered in all provinces.

• the general public

This program is offered in all provinces and territories.

• producers
• industry
• other federal departments
• provincial ministries
• land use managers

• live animal auction marts;
• animal assembly yards;
• privately managed community pastures;
• feedlots;
• backgrounders;
• fairs and exhibitions; and
• other high-risk, high through-put co-mingling facilities, which may be considered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on a case-by-case basis.

This program is no longer accepting applications.

• Livestock producers residing in prescribed drought or flood regions, which are evaluated annually

• Producers
• Grower Organizations
• Internal

• Partnerships
• Organizations relating to Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector
• Non-profit organizations
• For profit companies
• Academic institutions
• Government institutions, institutions, agencies and corporations.

This service is offered in all provinces and territories.

• grower organizations
• academic institutions
• internal

• Canadian marketing agencies operating under a cooperative plan.