Federal Farm Grants & Funding Programs in Canada
15 active programs for Canadian farmers.
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FCC Sustainability Incentive Program
Annual payments to FCC customers who take part in qualifying sustainability programs run with industry partners (Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Cargill RegenConnect, …
FCC Food and Beverage Industry Financing
FCC loans for food and beverage businesses, from start-ups to established processors. It covers abattoirs and meat processors, bakeries, food and grain processors, seafood, pack…
FCC Equipment Financing
FCC financing for new or used farm equipment, offered through participating dealers or by arrangement for private sales. The dealer program has no down payment on loans under $1…
FCC Agribusiness Financing
FCC loans for businesses that make, sell or service what agriculture and food depend on, such as input suppliers, equipment dealers, feed processors, grain handlers and ag techn…
Controlled Environment Agriculture Growth Pathway: Expanding Local Food Production in Rural and Northern Communities Stream
Non-repayable funding for controlled environment agriculture and other local food production projects in rural and northern communities. It supports building or modernizing faci…
Controlled Environment Agriculture Growth Pathway: Technology Adoption Stream
Funding to build, expand or modernize controlled environment agriculture (greenhouses, vertical farms, hydroponics) and to adopt technologies such as automation, robotics, light…
AgriScience Program: Projects
Non-repayable funding for pre-commercial applied science and research and development projects that address challenges in Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector. Priority are…
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program
Supports the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector in identifying and advancing strategic opportunities that foster innovation, strengthen competitiveness, and deliver benef…
AgriMarketing Program
A $129.97-million program to increase and diversify agricultural exports to international markets and seize domestic market opportunities through industry-led promotional activi…
Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program
A reimbursement-based program providing $759 million over 10 years to help supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to trade agreement impacts through on-farm investments …
FCC Indigenous Agriculture and Food Financing
Farm Credit Canada provides on and off-reserve financing and resources to Indigenous entrepreneurs, economic development corporations and First Nations communities for agricultu…
Supply Management Processing Investment Fund
Provides non-repayable contributions to processors of supply-managed commodities (dairy, poultry, and egg) for automated equipment and technology investments to improve producti…
Agricultural Credit Corporation (ACC) Loan Programs
ACC offers low-cost operating loans to Canadian producers including the federal Advance Payments Program (supporting cash advances for 4,000+ commodities including grains, oilse…
AgriInsurance
A federal-provincial-producer cost-shared program that provides affordable insurance protection to stabilize farm income by minimizing economic effects of production losses caus…
Advance Payments Program
Federal loan guarantee program providing agricultural producers with easy access to low-cost cash advances up to $1,000,000 based on the value of eligible agricultural products.
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What farm grants are available in Canada?
We track 15 active government grants and funding programs for Canadian farmers, all listed on this page with links to apply.
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