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AgriStability Program | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

April 30, 2026

Value

You may receive a payment if your production margin in the current year falls below your historical reference margin by more than 30%. AgriStability covers 80% of the loss for every dollar below the threshold.

Description

AgriStability is one of the business risk management programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. It protects Canadian producers against large declines in farming income for reasons such as production loss, increased costs and market conditions. AgriStability is a margin based program designed to help producers manage large income declines.

Each year, you must enrol in the program, pay your fee and submit a form by the applicable deadlines.

The form to enrol as a new or rejoining participant for the 2026 program year is now available.

Eligible Applicants

You are eligible to participate in AgriStability if you:

  • farm in Canada
  • file an income tax return reporting farming income (loss) to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by the final filing deadline for the program year
  • filed farming income (loss) for tax purposes for all reference years in which you farmed
  • complete a minimum of six consecutive months of farming activity and a production cycle, unless you experienced a disaster
  • enrol in the program, pay your fee and file a form by the applicable deadlines

 

Participants include:

  • individual producers
  • partners in a partnership
  • corporations
  • co-operatives
  • communal organizations
  • landlords in a joint venture
  • estates
  • trusts
  • limited partnerships
  • Status Indians and Band Farms farming on a reserve

Eligible Expenses

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will base your AgriStability payment on your farm’s current and prior year production margins. To receive a payment, your production margin for the current year must fall below your reference margin by more than 30%.

Deadline Date

Enrol now. April 30, 2026 is the deadline to enrol in AgriStability for the 2026 program year.

Contact

Contact Name: AgriStability Program

Phone Number: 1-866-367-8506 (toll-free) or 613-773-2600

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

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

Industry:

Agriculture

Location:

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

Tags:

Agri-Business, Agricultural Producers

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