Nova Scotia Farm Grants & Funding Programs
21 active programs for farmers in Nova Scotia.
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Nova Scotia Beef Development Program
Cost-shares investments that help Nova Scotia cattle producers expand herd size, raise production capacity and improve efficiency so more local beef reaches local and domestic m…
Nova Scotia Farm Loan Board
Provincial agriculture lender offering loans for farm purchases, land, buildings, equipment, livestock, quota, processing, orchards and vineyards, wild blueberry, and farm trans…
Institutional Development Expansion and Advancement (IDEA) Program
Funds equipment for Nova Scotia farmers, food and beverage processors, distribution hubs and co-packers who want to supply public institutions such as schools, hospitals and lon…
2025 Canada-Nova Scotia Drought Recovery Initiative (Wild Blueberry Producers)
Reimburses wild blueberry producers in Nova Scotia for extraordinary costs caused by the 2025 drought, such as water, transportation, fertilizer, pesticide and pollination costs…
Efficiency Nova Scotia Agriculture Program
Efficiency Nova Scotia offers free energy assessments and rebates to Nova Scotia farms that upgrade to energy-efficient equipment such as heating pads, dairy equipment, barn ven…
Advance Payments Program (Agri-Commodity Management Association)
Federal Advance Payments Program delivered by the Agri-Commodity Management Association. Producers can get cash advances of up to 50% of the market value of their product during…
Graduate to Opportunity (GTO) Program
Salary incentive program helping Nova Scotia employers hire recent graduates, covering 25-30% of first year salary and 12.5-15% of second year salary. The program prioritizes pr…
START Program: Hiring Incentive
Wage incentive program that helps employers offset salary and benefit costs when hiring unemployed Nova Scotians, with priority given to full-time sustainable employment. Covers…
CSA Incentive Program
Nova Scotia program supporting Community Supported Agriculture farms with 10% consumer discount reimbursement and up to $2,000 in marketing support to promote CSA sales.
Co-operative Education Incentive
Wage subsidy program providing $8/hour ($9.50 for diversity students) to organizations hiring post-secondary co-op students for 12-16 week work terms.
Plant Your Roots Program
Interest rebate program to encourage and support new ownership of commercial farms in Nova Scotia, providing financial stability for beginning farmers based on a four-year proje…
Program for Accessing Agricultural Land
Supports new primary producers, expanding operations, and commercial farm successors in Nova Scotia with flexible lease and financing options to secure land for starting, growin…
Business Development Program (BDP)
Provides interest-free, unsecured, repayable contributions to help entrepreneurs set up, expand or modernize businesses in Atlantic Canada, covering up to 50% of capital needs.
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)
Provides funding to help businesses scale up and grow in Atlantic Canada through repayable and non-repayable contributions for expansion, productivity improvements, and market d…
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
The expanded RTRI provides up to $3 million in non-repayable contributions to help SMEs in Atlantic Canada impacted by tariffs. Support includes liquidity assistance (up to $2 m…
Farm Animal Health & Welfare
Offers four separate herd/ranch health assistance programs: Cattle Herd Health Assistance Program, Sheep Herd Health Program, Swine Herd Health Program, and Mink Ranch Health Pr…
Organic Certification Rebate Program
Provides rebates up to 50% of organic certification fees (maximum $750) to help Nova Scotia farms become certified organic or support existing certified organic operations.
Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association - Advance Payments Program (APP)
Provides cash advances up to $1,000,000 for Nova Scotia tree fruit growers, with first $100,000 interest-free.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Energy Efficiency Innovation Fund
Provides up to $350,000 in non-repayable funding for commercial fisheries and aquaculture businesses to invest in innovative energy-efficient practices that reduce climate chang…
Perennia – On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF)
Provides funding to help farmers implement nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing practices to improve soil health and tackle climate change.
Dairy Direct Payment Program
Compensation to dairy producers as a result of market access commitments made under recent international trade agreements, providing $1.2 billion total from 2023-24 to 2028-29.
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