Programs and Services
| Program Name | Who Can Apply |
|---|---|
| Advance Payments Program (APP) | Canadian producers of eligible crops through producer organizations designated as program administrators. |
| Advancing Canadian Agriculture & Agri-Food | 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-Innovation Program | Cooperatives, commodity groups, agri-businesses, governments, and education institutions. |
| Benchmarking for Success | Public and producers. |
| BSE Recovery Program | Producers. |
| Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative | Eligible applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents that are legal entities, and may include: not-for-profit organizations and associations; universities; colleges; cooperatives; marketing boards; aboriginal groups; individuals and for-profit companies. |
| Canadian Agricultural Skills Service (CASS) | Producers. |
| 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. |
| Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services (CFBAS) Farm Business Assessment (FBA) Specialized Business Planning Services (SBPS) |
Eligible producers, agricultural cooperatives and corporations. |
| Canadian Rural Information Service | Rural clients |
| Canadian Rural Partnership | Rural residents, local, municipal, provincial or national rural stakeholder organizations and/or associations, community development associations, and/or rural not-for-profit organizations. |
| Community Pasture Program | Producers |
| 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. |
| Cover Crop Protection Program (CCPP) | Producers or farm based entities. |
| Drought Watch | All Canadians. |
| Environmental Farm Planning (EFP) | Producers and land managers. |
| Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS) | Insolvent producers and their creditors. |
| Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act (FIMCLA) | Canadian producers actively engaged in farming. |
| Genetics Marketing Program | National dairy, goat, sheep, bison, cervid, and llama/alpaca associations undertaking market development activities for their respective sectors. |
| Grains and Oilseeds Payment Program | Producers of eligible grains, oilseeds and special crops. |
| Greencover Canada | Producers, industry, government, non-profit organizations, cooperatives, incorporated environment groups, and educational institutions. |
| Livestock Tax Deferral Plan | Producers residing in prescribed drought regions, which are evaluated annually |
| ManureNet | Producers |
| National Farm Stewardship Program (NFSP) | Producers/Land Managers with eligible environmental farm plans or equivalent agri-environmental plans. |
| National Land and Water Information Service (NLWIS) | Producers, industry, other federal departments, provincial ministries and land use managers. |
| National Water Supply Expansion Program (NWSEP) | Canadian producers, agri-businesses, rural communities, and governments. |
| Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program (CFSQP) | National associations. |
| Other Ruminants Market Development (ORMD) Program | National goat, sheep, bison, cervid, and veal associations undertaking market development activities for their respective sectors. |
| 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. |
| Planning and Assessment for Value-added Enterprises (PAVE) | Eligible producers, agricultural cooperatives & corporations. |
| Prairie Shelterbelt Program | Western Canadian producers, governments, conservation groups, and First Nations. |
| Private Sector Risk Management Partnerships Program (PSRMP) | Canadian national and regional producer groups and associations. |
| Production Insurance (PI) | Canadian producers. |
| Ruminant Slaughter Loan Loss Reserve Program | Canadian producers and agri-businesses through eligible capital providers. |
| 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. |
| Spring Credit Advance Program (SCAP) | Canadian producers of eligible crops through producer organizations designated as program administrators. |
| 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. |