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AgriCompetitiveness Program │Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

December 12, 2023

Value

The maximum Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) contribution toward a project will normally not exceed $1 million per year or a maximum of $5 million over 5 years.

Description

The AgriCompetitiveness Program is a $25.7-million program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The program will:

  • encourage projects that aim to increase sector development of environmental information and benchmarking
  • assist industry-led efforts to provide information needed to build capacity and enhance the sector’s development
  • support sector-led activities such as producer-oriented seminars and conferences that identify industry best practices and build the capacity of the sector to allow agri-businesses to transition, adapt, and improve their profitability by nurturing entrepreneurial capacity and cultivating industry leadership
  • support projects undertaken by national domestic agricultural fairs and exhibitions that deliver broad agricultural awareness and educational activities, and strengthen public trust about the origin of food and how it is produced
  • focus on projects that improve farm management, including risk management activities, as well as deliver farm safety information and tools

Eligible Applicants

You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible.

  • You are a not-for-profit organization (an organization that operates solely for social welfare, civic or collective improvement, pleasure or recreation, or any other purpose except profit) or Indigenous organization (a First Nation, Métis or Inuit organization)
    • Not-for-profit organizations may include associations of workers and/or employers that operate nationally
      • Consideration may be given to regional not-for-profit associations if there is no representation at the national level
    • Indigenous organizations may include First Nation, Métis or Inuit not-for-profit organizations
  • You demonstrate the ability to deliver a national and/or agriculture and agri-food sector-wide project that includes, but is not limited to:
    • participation of relevant industry stakeholders in the project development and/or implementation
    • the ability to implement the project nationally
    • support and buy-in from relevant industry stakeholders in the proposed project through support letters
  • You are a legal entity capable of entering into legal binding agreements

Eligible Expenses

Eligible costs are project expenses, claimed or contributed, that fall within the set program cost categories and respect all program limitations. To be considered eligible, all costs must be:

  • included in the project application form budget
  • related to the activities included in the work plan
  • fall within the work plan activities timeframe
  • fall within the effective dates of the contribution agreement

For more information and details on cost categories, eligible costs, limitations or instructions, refer to the eligible costs.

Deadline Date

Intake period: Closed; Information on the application intake period for the 2026-2028 program years will be available by April 1, 2025.

Contact

Contact Name: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Contact Centre

Phone Number: 1-877-246-4682 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: aafc.agricompetitivenessagri-competitivite.aac@agr.gc.ca.

Website: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/agricompetitiveness

Industry:

Agriculture, Indigenous, Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, USA, Yukon

Tags:

Agri-Food, Producer

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