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Farm Debt Mediation Service | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Open to applications

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Free financial counselling and mediation services.

Description

The Farm Debt Mediation Service offers financial counselling and mediation services to farmers who are having difficulties meeting their financial obligations. It is a free and voluntary service for both producers and for creditor(s). The service helps bring producers and their creditor(s) together with a mediator in a neutral forum to reach a mutually acceptable solution.

Eligible Applicants

You must meet the following 2 criteria to be eligible for mediation services under the Farm Debt Meditation Act (FDMA).

  • You farm for commercial purposes
    • You produce agricultural products for sale and not solely for their purpose
    • You meet the FDMA definition of farming, which means:
      • the production of field-grown crops, cultivated and uncultivated, and horticultural crops
      • the raising of livestock, poultry and fur-bearing animals
      • the production of eggs, milk, honey, maple syrup, tobacco, fibre, wood from woodlots and fodder crops
      • the production or raising of any other prescribed thing or animal
  • You’re insolvent and indicate at least 1 of the following to describe your current financial situation:
    • You’ve stopped your payments or can’t make your payments on time
    • If sold, the value of your property would not be enough to cover the cost of your debts

Eligible Expenses

The Farm Debt Mediation Service offers 2 options:

  1. Financial counselling and mediation with a stay of proceedings: This option includes a temporary halt on legal actions by creditor(s) while mediation is ongoing
  2. Financial counselling and mediation without a stay of proceedings: This option does not include a halt on legal actions, but still provides a platform for mediation between the farmer and creditor(s)

Deadline Date

Open. Please click the link indicated below for update.

Contact

Contact Name: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Farm Debt Mediation Service

Phone Number: 1-866-452-5556 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: aafc.fdmswest-smmeaouest.aac@canada.ca

Website: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/farm-debt-mediation-service

Industry:

Agriculture

Location:

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

Tags:

Farmer, Financial Counselling, Producer

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