Future Farmer Program

• Mi’kmaq First Nations and other Indigenous groups; and
• Agricultural Producers.

Eligible Recipients must:

• Be a new agricultural producer (Must not have reported farm income for more than 5 years);
• Have a business or succession plan;
• Indicate in their business or succession plan a projection of at least $20,000 in annual gross farm sales;
• Indicate in their succession plan that the recipient owns at least 15% of the common voting shares or must be the beneficial owner of a 15% interest in the partnership (for farms with gross sales of $1M or less) or owns at least 10% of the common voting shares or must be the beneficial owner of a 10% interest in the partnership (for farms with gross sales of more than $1M);
• Be a Canadian citizen or a Permanent Resident;
• Be a resident of Prince Edward Island; and

NOTE: Recipients who do not have a business or succession plan may be eligible for coaching support through the Future Farmer Program.