Lead Department: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 2003
End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: March 31, 2008
Total Federal Funding Allocation: $62.6 M over five years
Description
Farmers and/or their spouse will be offered assistance for skills development
and access to training that could result in increased on or off-farm income.
Assistance will be provided to access training in areas such as improved farm
practices and farm business management including accounting, finance, human
resource management; training for other employment; or training to acquire
skills for starting a new business. Financial support such as tuition fees for
courses, supplies for courses as well as travel and accommodation will also be
provided.
Shared Outcome(s)
- Farmers' profitability increased;
- Improved choices about sources of income; and
- Production of farm products based on market and consumer demands
respecting food safety and food quality and environmentally-reponsible
production, and opportunities from science and innovation captured.
Governance Structures
Program development with Renewal Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group.
Program delivery by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC),
provincial & territorial governments, and third party delivery agents.
Partners
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
Contact
Michèle Bergevin, Manager
Renewal Programs
Farm Financial Programs Branch
(613) 694-2431
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