Programs and Services
This page contains programs and services offered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, both under the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) and those continuing non-APF programs.You can browse program and service information by the categories below or search alphabetically through our A-Z Index. To find out what programs are delivered by your province or territory, please visit the province and territory agriculture Web sites. For a printable version of federal, provincial and territorial programs, you can download the PDF version of the APF Program Book. [About PDFs]
- Managing the risk of your business
- Expanding your business options
- Making foods that satisfy consumers and markets
- Positioning you for international markets
- Protecting the environment
- Science and research
- Services for rural Canadians
- Co-operatives
| Program Name | Who can apply |
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| Managing the risk of your business | |
| Advance Payments Program (APP) | Canadian producers of eligible crops through producer organizations designated as program administrators |
| Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) | Producers reporting farm income or loss to CRA, who have at least 6 months of farming activity and have completed a production cycle in the program year. |
| Drought Watch | All Canadians |
| Farm Income Payment Program |
General Payment: Producers who reported farming income or loss to CRA in 2002, excluding supply managed. Direct Payment: Producers who reported farming income or loss to CRA in 2003, and owned cattle or other eligible ruminants as of December 23, 2003. |
| Livestock Tax Deferral Plan | Canadian producers |
| Price Pooling Program (PPP) | Canadian marketing agencies operating under a cooperative plan |
| Private Sector Risk Management Program (PSRMP) | Canadian national and regional producer groups and associations |
| Production Insurance (PI) | Canadian producers |
| Spring Credit Advance Program (SCAP) | Canadian producers of eligible crops through producer organizations designated as program administrators |
| Expanding your business options | |
| Advancing Canadian Agriculture & Agri-Food (formerly Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Fund) | Eligible recipients must be legal entities, and may include: individuals; not-for-profit organizations and associations; universities; colleges; cooperatives; marketing boards; aboriginal groups and for-profit companies. |
| Agri-Food Trade Service | Exporters and potential exporters |
| Benchmarking for Success and Agricultural Services Website | Public and producers |
| Canadian Agricultural Skills Service (CASS) | Eligible producers |
Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services (CFBAS)
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Eligible producers, agricultural cooperatives & corporations |
| Capturing Opportunities from Science and Innovation | Activities undertaken are expected to be used by federal, provincial and territorial governments to enhance the suite of policies and programs available to producers |
| Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS) | Insolvent producers and their creditors |
| Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act (FIMCLA) | Canadian producers actively engaged in farming |
| Planning and Assessment for Value-added Enterprises (PAVE) | Eligible producers, agricultural cooperatives & corporations |
| Ruminant Slaughter Loan Loss Reserve Program | Canadian producers and agri-businesses through eligible capital providers |
| Ruminant Slaughter Facility Assessment Assistance Program | All legally established entities in Canada (formal partnership, corporation, co-operative or other association of persons) with three or more eligible producers (an individual, formal partnership, corporation, co-operative or other association of persons in Canada actively engaged in commercial agricultural production), members or shareholders. |
| Ruminant Slaughter Equity Assistance program |
Agricultural producers can apply if they are an:
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| Making foods that satisfy consumers and markets | |
Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program (CFSQP)
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National associations |
| Canadian Radio Frequency Identification (CRFID) Reader Program | An individual, organization, business or facility beyond the farm gate:
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| Positioning you for international markets | |
| Agri-Food Trade Service | Exporters and potential exporters |
| Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI) | Organizations and associations in the Canadian agriculture, agri-food, beverage and seafood sectors, and companies working through their associations |
| Genetics Marketing Program | National dairy, goat, sheep, bison, cervid, and llama/alpaca associations undertaking market development activities for their respective sectors. |
| Other Ruminants Market Development (ORMD) Program | National goat, sheep, bison cervid, and veal associations undertaking market development activities for their respective sectors. |
| Sustaining the Genetic Quality of Ruminants (SGQR) Program | National breed association recognized under the Animal Pedigree Act representing cattle, goats, sheep, bison, or llamas/alpacas. |
| Protecting the environment | |
| Agri-Environmental International Exchange | Internal AAFC program |
| Environmental Certification | Producers, industry, government, non-profit organizations, cooperatives, incorporated environment groups, and educational institutions |
| Environmental Farm Planning (EFP) | Producers and land managers |
| Greencover Canada | Producers, industry, government, non-profit organizations, cooperatives, incorporated environment groups, and educational institutions |
| Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program for Canadian Agriculture (GHGMP) | Industry partners solicit projects and proposals which demonstrate nutrient, soil and livestock GHG mitigation management practices, in addition to other allied awareness activities. |
| Information Gaps in Water Quality and Nutrients (GAPS) | AAFC researchers who lead national teams of researchers from other federal departments, universities and/or provincial governments |
| National Agri-Health Analysis and Reporting Program (NAHARP) | Internal AAFC program |
| National Farm Stewardship Program (NFSP) (Implementation of Environmental Farm Plans) |
Producers/Land Managers with eligible environmental farm plans or equivalent agri-environmental plans |
| National Land and Water Information Service (NLWIS) | All Canadians |
| National Water Supply Expansion Program (NWSEP) | Canadian producers, agri-businesses, rural communities, and governments |
| Pesticide Risk Reduction and Minor Use Programs | 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. |
| Prairie Grain Roads Program (PGRP) | Municipalities and provincial governments |
| Prairie Shelterbelt Program | Western Canadian producers, governments, conservation groups, and First Nations |
| Shelterbelt Enhancement Program (SEP) | Western Canadian Producers, governments, and owners of rural holdings greater than 39 acres, who receive seedlings from the Prairie Shelterbelt Programs |
| Science and research | |
| Agri-Innovation Program | Cooperatives, commodity groups, agri-businesses, governments, and education institutions |
| Broker Program | Cooperatives, commodity groups, agri-businesses, governments, and education institutions |
| Services for Rural Canadians | |
| Canadian Rural Information Service | Rural clients |
| Canadian Rural Partnership | Rural residents, local, municipal, provincial or national rural stakeholder organisations and/or associations, community development associations, and/or rural not-for-profit organisations. |
| Co-operatives | |
| Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI) | Individual co-operatives, co-operative associations and federations, community economic development groups, Aboriginal communities, social development groups, and research and learning institutes engaged in co-operative research. |
| Co-operatives Secretariat | N/A |
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| Date Modified: 2006-02-20 |
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