Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP)
Receive up to 70-85% of Eligible Project Costs.
The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) is a federal government funding program which aims to help supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to market changes resulting from the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The PEFIP will provide non-repayable grant contributions of nearly $647 million over 10 years to eligible Canadian poultry and egg producers. Eligible projects will help poultry and egg businesses increase efficiency or productivity, respond to consumer preferences, and/or improve on-farm safety, biosecurity or environmental sustainability.
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Funding Amount
Up to 70% of eligible project costs in non-repayable grants contributions; or up to 85% of eligible costs for young producers who were 35 years or younger on Jan. 1 2021.
Eligible Applicants
Canadian poultry and egg producers who have legal entity capable of entering agreements , and have held quota/shares of provincial production on Jan. 1, 2021.
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Amount of Funding
The PEFIP will provide almost $647 million over 10 years to support poultry and egg producers through on-farm investments. Each producer is entitled to an amount proportional to their quota holdings as of January 1, 2021.
- Up to a maximum of 70% of eligible costs for majority of applicants
- Up to 85% of eligible project costs for Young Producer(s) who were 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021.
The funding allocations include:
- $347.3 million for chicken producers
- $76.9 million for turkey producers
- $134 million for egg producers
- $88.6 million for broiler hatching egg producers
Eligible Applicants
In order to be eligible, an applicant must be a:
- Legal entity capable of entering agreements
- Have held quota/ shares of provincial production on January 1, 2021
- Be one of the following types:
- Poultry and/or egg producers holding quota;
- Poultry and/or egg producers licensed, or equivalent, by a provincial marketing agency;
- Atlantic Canada Hatching Egg Producers; or
- Poultry and/or egg producers under new entrants programs with loaned quota and/ or whole-farm leases with loaned quota at the time of calculation.
The term poultry and/or egg producers includes Canadian:
- Chicken producers
- Turkey producers
- Turkey breeders
- Egg producers
- Broiler hatching egg producers
Eligible Activities
Activities eligible under this government funding program must align with one or more of the four program objectives related to on-farm investments in:
- increasing efficiency or productivity;
- improving on-farm food safety and biosecurity;
- improving environmental sustainability; and
- responding to consumer preferences (improving animal welfare, adopting alternative housing systems, transitioning to organic production, etc.).
The PEFIP program supports on-farm investments in:
- The hiring of external expertise to assess how the poultry and/or egg farm enterprise can improve efficiencies and productivity;
- The construction of new infrastructure or expansion of infrastructure;
- Building retrofits;
- The purchase of equipment and/or fit-ups of current facilities related to the installation and operation of equipment;
- The conversion of the poultry housing systems;
- Shipping, transportation, and installation of eligible assets/materials (for example, construction materials, equipment, commercial off-the-shelf software, and IT infrastructure); and
- Training related to other eligible project activities.
Examples of Eligible Projects:
Projects that may be eligible for on-farm investments are:
- New barn construction;
- Upgrades to equipment like feeding, watering, lighting, ventilation, heating; and
- Installation of comfort systems that will promote energy efficiency and reduce an operations environmental footprint, etc.
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