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Program/Service	What this service offers	Who is this for	What is this for	Accepting applications	Canadian Agricultural Partnership program	Keywords
Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken	Provide full and fair compensation to supply-managed sectors for market access concessions made under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership	national not-for-profit industry organizations	Sector specific programs	Yes	No	MDPTC CPTPP
Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program	Helps supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to market changes resulting from the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership	Farmers, food producers	Sector specific programs	Yes	No	PEFIP CPTPP
Agricultural Climate Solutions Program	Provide support to co-develop, test and enable adoption of technologies and practices, including beneficial management practices, that sequester carbon and/or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.	not-for-profit organizations, Indigenous groups	Innovation, research and development	Yes	No	ACS BMP GHG
Emergency On-Farm Support Fund	Provides assistance to help farmers cover some of the additional costs of keeping farm workers safe from COVID-19.	Farmers, food producers, agricultural producers, agriculture and agri-business sector	Business management COVID-19 specific programs	No	No	COVID-19 Coronavirus disease Quarantine Act TFW
Surplus Food Rescue Program	Helps organizations distribute surplus food to populations in need which would otherwise be lost or destroyed.	for-profit and not-for-profit organizations Indigenous groups cooperatives regional and municipal governments and agencies	Sector specific programs COVID-19 specific programs	No	No	food waste COVID-19 Coronavirus disease
Emergency Processing Fund	Helps companies implement changes to protect workers and their families due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to make investments needed to increase Canada's food supply capacity.	for-profit organizations that are incorporated in Canada; businesses and/or corporations, cooperatives, Indigenous groups	Business management COVID-19 specific programs	No	No	epf Coronavirus disease
Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program	Funding to assist with some of the incremental costs associated with the mandatory 14-day isolation period imposed under the Quarantine Act on temporary foreign workers upon entering Canada.	Farmers, food producers, agricultural producers, agriculture and agri-business sector	Business management COVID-19 specific programs	Yes	No	COVID-19 Coronavirus disease
AgPal – program and service finder	Web based tool to assist those looking for federal, provincial, and territorial agricultural programs and services that applies to their needs.	Farmers and others in the agriculture and agri-business sector
Advance Payments Program	Provides low-interest cash advances on the value of eligible agricultural products, which must be repaid as the products are sold.	farmers and food producers young farmers or new entrants	Managing risk and finance	Yes	No
AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association Component	Funds industry, at the national level, to develop, verify, and integrate assurance systems to address market and regulatory requirements.	non-profit organizations	Business management	Yes	Yes	community, charity, non-profits
AgriAssurance Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Component	Helps implement assurance projects that address market and regulatory requirements.	for-profit organizations	Market development	Yes	Yes
AgriCompetitiveness Program	Helps leverage, coordinate and build on existing capacity, share best practices, provide mentorship opportunities, agriculture awareness, farm business management, and farm safety information and tools.	non-profit organizations	Market Development	Yes	Yes	community, charity, non-profits
Agricultural Clean Technology Program	Funds research, development and adoption of clean technologies, and promotion of precision agriculture and agri-based bioproducts.	provincial and territorial governments in Canada Indigenous groups for-profit and not-for-profit organizations	Innovation, research and development	No	No	provinces, territories, Aboriginals, community, charity, non-profits, for-profits
Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program	Funding for projects on environmental problems, greenhouse gas emissions, livestock, cropping systems, water use, agroforestry.	Aboriginal organizations co-operatives educational or research institutions governments industry associations and farming organizations non-profit or community organizations	Sustainable Farming	No	No
AgriDiversity Program	Supports activities that help the sector better leverage the potential of youth, women, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities.	non-profit organizations	Business management	Yes	Yes
AgriInnovate Program	Provides repayable contributions for projects that aim to accelerate the demonstration, commercialization, and/or adoption of innovative products, technologies, processes or services that increase agri-sector competitiveness and sustainability.	for-profit organizations including: businesses and/or corporations co-operatives corporations and co-operatives in Indigenous communities	Innovation, research and development	Yes	Yes
AgriInsurance	Provides cost-shared insurance for natural hazards.	co-operatives farmers and food producers	Managing risk and finance Business management	Yes	Yes
AgriInvest	Helps manage risk and small farming income declines.	co-operatives farmers and food producers	Managing risk and finance Business management	Yes	Yes
AgriMarketing Program	Provides support to increase and diversify exports to international markets and seize domestic market opportunities through industry-led promotional activities that differentiate Canadian products and producers, and leverage Canada’s reputation for high quality and safe food.	non-profit organizations	Market Development	Yes	Yes
AgriRecovery	Disaster relief framework, disaster event assessments, development of initiatives.	agricultural producers whose operations have been affected by a natural disaster event (for example, disease, pest, extreme weather)	Managing risk and finance		Yes
AgriRisk Initiatives - Administrative Capacity Building Stream	Provides funding for building the administrative capacity for the delivery of new risk management tools.	non-profit and for-profit organizations provincial and territorial governments	Managing risk and finance	Yes	Yes
AgriRisk Initiatives - Microgrants	Supports academic research proposals concerning the development and improvement of alternative risk management tools.	academic institutions	Managing risk and finance	Yes	Yes
AgriRisk Initiatives - Research and Development Contribution Funding Stream	Funds development of new risk management tools.	not-for-profit organizations, which are: industry associations co-operatives, mutual insurance companies or reciprocals Indigenous groups	Managing risk and finance	Yes	Yes
AgriScience Program – Clusters	Supports pre-commercial science activities and cutting-edge research on a national scale that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector and Canadians.	industry groups non-profit organizations	Innovation, research and development	No	Yes
AgriScience Program - Projects	Funds pre-commercial research and development projects that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector and Canadians.	for-profit organizations including: businesses and/or corporations	Innovation, research and development	Yes	Yes
AgriStability	Provides support to manage large farming income declines.	co-operatives farmers and food producers	Managing risk and finance Business management	Yes	Yes
Canadian Agricultural Loans Act Program	Makes loans available to farmers to establish, improve, and develop their farms and to marketing agencies to market commodities.	co-operatives farmers and food producers young farmers or new entrants	Managing risk and finance	Yes	No
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program	Provides support for projects that address national or sector-wide priorities that help industry address emerging issues and capitalize on opportunities.	non-profit organizations and associations co-operatives marketing boards Indigenous groups	Market Development	Yes	No
Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Permits, Licences and Authorizations	Provides licences, permits, and authorizations to conduct pari-mutuel betting on horse races.	Canadian racetrack and betting theatre operators	Sector specific programs	Yes	No	cpma
Canadian Soil Information Service	National and regional soil data and land resource information including, databases, interpretations, reports, maps, and publications.	educational or research institutions farmers and food producers governments	Sustainable Farming	No	No
Coordinated Agriculture Policy Research Initiative	Funds projects developed in partnership with the academic community and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.	Principal Investigators who are independent researchers with an academic institution or research appointment	Innovation, research and development	No	No
Dairy Direct Payment Program	Compensation for market access commitments made under recent international trade agreements.	dairy producers	Sector specific programs	No	No	ddpp
Dairy Farm Investment Program	Funds equipment upgrades to improve productivity.	Canadian licensed cow milk producers	Sector specific programs	No	No
Dairy Processing Investment Fund	Provides funding to dairy processors for projects that will improve productivity and competitiveness.	cheese manufacturing companies and other dairy processing companies non-for-profit organizations working in the dairy sector	Sector specific programs	No	No
Drought Watch	Access information on weather and climate’s impact on the Canadian agricultural sector.	Aboriginal individuals and organizations agri-businesses or food processors co-operatives educational or research institutions farmers and food producers food service providers or food retailers governments industry associations and farming organizations non-profit or community organizations students and researchers	Sustainable Farming	No	No
Farm Debt Mediation Service	Provides financial counselling and mediation services to farmers in financial difficulty.	farmers and food producers	Managing risk and finance	Yes	No
Geospatial products	Access to interactive agricultural maps, geospatial data and tools.	aboriginal individuals and organizations agri-businesses or food processors agricultural service providers and suppliers educational or research institutions farmers and food producers fishing and aquaculture industries general public governments industry associations and farming organizations non-profit or community organizations students and researchers	Sustainable Farming	No	No
Indigenous Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative	Support economic development opportunities for Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs who are launching or expanding agriculture and food systems projects.	Indigenous communities and governments (includes band and tribal councils, governments of self-governing First Nations, local governments of Inuit communities and Métis organizations) Indigenous for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, associations, cooperatives and institutions Indigenous businesses, partnerships and joint ventures	Indigenous Peoples and agriculture	Yes	No
Indigenous Pathfinder service	Helps navigate information, tools, and support available to start or expand activities in the agriculture and agri-food sector.	Indigenous individuals and organizations	Indigenous Peoples and agriculture	No	No
Livestock Tax Deferral	Allows farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought or flooding in prescribed drought or flood regions to defer a portion of sale proceeds to the following year.	farmers and food producers	Managing risk and finance	No	No
Local Food Infrastructure Fund	Funding to support community-based, not-for-profit organizations to improve their food systems through investments in infrastructure that are directly related to addressing food insecurities and increasing the accessibility of healthy, nutritious, and ideally, local foods within their community.	not-for-profits such as: Community or charitable organizations Indigenous groups Municipal and regional governments in areas where there are no not-for-profit organizations that provide food services producers	Sector specific programs	No	No	LFIF
Minor Use Pesticide Program	Matches pest problems with pesticides and prepares regulatory submissions for new minor uses of pesticides.	organizations producers	Sustainable Farming	No	No
Pesticide Risk Reduction Program	Develops solutions that reduce the risk of pesticides harming humans and the environment.	academic institutions grower organizations	Sustainable Farming	No	No
Price Pooling Program	Price guarantee to support cooperative marketing of eligible agricultural products.	co-operatives farmers and food producers industry associations and farming organizations	Market Development Business management	Yes	No
Saint-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre's Industrial Program	Provides access to agri-food research, innovation, advanced equipment, food processing, and testing.	agri-businesses or food processors.	Innovation, research and development	Yes	No
Single window contact for agri-food trade services	Helps food industry and businesses reach international markets.	agri-businesses or food processors agricultural service providers and suppliers farmers and food producers fishing and aquaculture industries industry associations and farming organizations	Market Development	No	No
Technology Transfer and Licensing	Licenses intellectual property to bring new technologies to market.	agri-businesses or food processors agricultural service providers and suppliers educational or research institutions industry associations and farming organizations	Innovation, research and development	Yes	No
Trade show service	Promotes your products at the world's premier food and beverage trade shows.	agri-businesses or food processors agricultural service providers and suppliers farmers and food producers fishing and aquaculture industries industry associations and farming organizations	Market Development	No	No
Youth Employment and Skills Program	Provides funding for agricultural internships for youth.	youth	Business management	No	No	yesp

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