Federal Programs Under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership

1. Overview of the federal-only programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership(the Partnership)

2. Purpose • To provide an overview of federal-only programming under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership): • Background • General Program Parameters • Contact information

3. Canadian Agricultural Partnership Strengthening the agriculture and agri-food sector – a key area of economic growth and job creation – to deliver the greatest benefits for farmers, food processors and Canadian families. The Canadian Agricultural Partnership comes into force April 1, 2018.

4. The Partnership: Priorities Federal programs and activities focus on helping the sector: • Grow trade and expand markets to seize key opportunities and address emerging needs. • Advance science and innovation, with an emphasis on innovation and sustainable growth. • Better reflect the diversity of our communities, enhance collaboration across different jurisdictions and secure and support public trust. In addition, farmers continue to have access to a robust suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs to help manage significant risk that threaten the viability of their farm and are beyond their capacity to manage.

5. The Partnership: Federal Programs Application forms and guides for federal programs are available now! Find out more at Canada.ca/Agri-Partnership

6. The Partnership focuses on priorities that are critical to unleashing the sector’s potential, including research, innovation, domestic competitiveness and trade • It seeks also to drive investments in emerging priorities such as environmental sustainability and climate change, public trust, and food processing • The Partnership recognizes and engages those who have been under-represented in the past : youth, women, Indigenous communities groups and persons with disabilities • Federal, provincial and territorial programs and services under the Partnership are simplified and streamlined to make it easier for producers and industry to access them • The Partnership focuses on priorities and results: applications should demonstrate a clear link to national priorities, and key outcomes for the sector and for Canadians

7. AgriScience • Program Description: • To accelerate the pace of innovation by supporting pre-commercialization activities and investing in cutting-edge research to benefit the agricultural and agri-food sector • Two Program Components: • Science Clusters – closed as of February 1, 2018 • Science Projects • Eligible Applicants/Recipients: • Science Clusters: Not-for-profit organizations • Science Projects: For-profit and Not-for-profit organizations • Eligible Activities: • Targeted applied science, research and/or development activities • Transformational activities, including scientific and technical research support • Piloting and testing solutions, explore/adapt technologies • Knowledge transfer, bring science and technology from the bench to the field • Maximum and Minimum Funding*: • Science Clusters will not exceed $20 million over five years, with a minimum of $5 million • Science Projects will not exceed $5 million over five years • * Funding limits include the combined value of contribution funding and collaborative research and development support from AAFC

8. AgriInnovate • Program Description: • To accelerate the demonstration, commercialization and/or adoption of innovative agri-based products, technologies, processes or services in the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based (value-added) products sector • Eligible Applicants/Recipients: • For-profit organizations and co-operatives • Eligible Activities: • Commercialization of innovative agricultural, agri-food or agri-based products, technologies, processes or services where the innovations will be introduced to the market when the project is completed • Adoption of innovative agricultural, agri-food or agri-based products, technologies, processes or services where recent innovations are adopted and adapted to existing operations • Demonstration of innovative agricultural, agri-food or agri-based products, technologies, processes or services, where all necessary testing and piloting has been completed • Maximum Funding: • $10 million per project, per year • Contributions are to berepaid over a period of up to 10 yearsfollowingprojectcompletion

9. AgriMarketing • Program Description: • To support the Markets and Trade priority of the Partnership by helping the agriculture industry to take advantage of market development opportunities • Two Program Components: • National Industry Association (NIA) • Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) • Eligible Applicants/Recipients: • NIA component: Not-for-profit organizations • SME component : For-profit organizations that have fewer than 250 employees and annual sales not exceeding $50 million • Eligible Activities: • Activities aimed at an organization’s expansion into international markets • Incoming and outgoing trade missions • Technical training for buyers about Canadian products and product handling • Food service promotions and product demonstrations in targeted markets • Trade seminars designed to inform industry representatives of specific attributes of Canadian agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood products • Maximum Funding: • NIA component: $2.5M per year up to a maximum of $10M over five years • SME component: $50,000 per year up to a maximum of $100,000 over two years

10. AgriAssurance • Program Description: • To build industry capacity to increase public confidence in the food system, respond to market requirements and meet consumer demands • Two Program Components: • National Industry Association (NIA) • Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) • Eligible Applicants/Recipients: • NIA component: Not-for-profit organizations • SME component: For-profit organizations that have fewer than 250 employees and annual sales not exceeding $50 million • Eligible Activities: • Developing, enhancing, integrating and implementing assurance systems, standards and tools • Benchmarking to international or private standards • Developing industry-led surveillance systems for the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis and sharing of high-quality data • Developing and operating data storage systems • Communicating, transferring knowledge and sharing dissemination of standards, systems and tools • Obtaining third-party certification for the first time when it is required to meet a specific export opportunity (SME component only) • Maximum Funding: • NIA component: up to $1 million per project over five years • SME component: up to $50,000 per project. If a recipient has multiple funding projects within the program, the total contribution towards all projects cannot exceed $100,000

11. AgriCompetitiveness • Program Description: • To assist industry-led efforts to provide producers with information needed to build capacity and support the sector’s development through the advancement of farm business, farm safety and agricultural awareness • Eligible Applicants/Recipients: • Not-for-profit organizations • Eligible Activities: • Farmer-oriented seminars, conferences, and exchange programs that identify industry best practices and build the capacity of the sector • Creation and dissemination of agriculture awareness, farm business management and farm safety information and tools • Awareness activities at important domestic agricultural fairs and exhibitions • Maximum Funding: • $1 million per year per recipient, up to a maximum of $5 million over five years • For fairs and exhibitions: $100,000 per year or a maximum of $500,000 over five years

12. AgriDiversity • Program Description: • To help under-represented groups in Canadian agriculture, including youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, and persons with disabilities, to fully participate in the sector through education and training • Eligible Applicants/Recipients: • Not-for-profit organizations • Eligible Activities: • Facilitating the sharing and expansion of skills and knowledge • Developing, sharing, accessing and disseminating financial management and business management training, and best practices information through: events, conferences, workshops, training, tools, web sites, newsletters, etc. • Activities supporting the involvement in the agriculture sector and develop leadership skills through industry specific training and mentorship • Creating and disseminating agricultural material to increase education and awareness • Undertaking activities for needs and gap analysis identifying areas where tools and support are required for under-represented groups • Maximum Funding: • $200,000 per year per recipient up to a maximum of $1 million over 5 years • Experimental use of micro grants ($1,000 or under) for individuals to facilitate the participation of youth

13. Contact information For more information on individual programs: Website: http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/home/?id=1395690825741 Telephone: 1-877-246-4682