Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)
Receive up to $3M in Government Funding.
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) is an effort to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resilience of the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products industries, the Canadian government, provincial government, and territorial government has signed a new 5-year agreement until 2028 known as the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Please note that the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership has a variety of different programs, each with unique streams, funding rounds, eligibility criteria, and program deadlines. To learn more about each of these programs, please visit each corresponding program page by clicking the “Learn More” button.
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Give your application the best chance of approval. Ryan supports the writing of applications for more than 100 Canadian federal and provincial government grants, tax credits, and no-interest loan programs.
AgriInnovate
Provides repayable Canadian government funding supporting up to 50% of project expenses to a maximum $10M to commercialize and/or adopt innovative agri-based products, technologies, processes, or services that tackle top industry challenges.
AgriDiversity
Provides up to 50% of project costs to a maximum $200k/year (≤5 years) to a maximum $1M in government grants to build agricultural leadership and entrepreneurial capacity among under-represented groups, such as youth, women, persons with disabilities, and the Indigenous.
AgriAssurance
Provides up to 50% of project expenses to a maximum $50k in government grants to help implement third-party assurance certification projects that address international market requirements and help expand export opportunities.
AgriCompetitiveness
Provides up to 50% of eligible project expenses up to $1M funding per year (max $5M lifetime maximum) to coordinate and build on existing capacity, enhance safety, and adapt to changing commercial and regulatory environments.
Ontario SCAP Programs
Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative
The Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative supports competitiveness, profitability, growth, and long-term sustainability.
Grow Ontario Market (GOM) Program
The Grow Ontario Market (GOM) program helps agri-food businesses in Ontario export their products to local and global markets.
Meat Processors Capacity Improvement Initiative
Helps eligible meat processors expand their operations to produce more meat at one or more of their locations.
Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative
This program supports and funds the resiliency of the agriculture and food sector by addressing biosecurity risks
Maple Production Improvement Initiative
This program will provide eligible maple syrup producers access to cost-shared funding to support a range of activities to enhance their operations.
Growing Future Opportunities Initiative
This program supports Ontario apple, tender fruit, table grape, and grape wine growers.
Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP)
This program provides funding support to projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon
Alberta SCAP Programs
Value-Added Program
Invests in projects that expand market opportunities, increase company sales, and create jobs to improve Alberta’s value-added food and bioindustry processor
Emerging Opportunities Grant Program
Contributes to the Government of Alberta’s strategic objectives to grow and develop Alberta’s value-added agriculture sector.
Efficient Grain Handling Program
Supports grain handling components and equipment that offer significant improvements over standard practices.
Farm Technology Program
Encourages farmers to adopt innovative technologies that minimize agricultural waste, maximize farm efficiency, and ensure farm security.
Manitoba SCAP Programs
Capital Infrastructure and Investments program (CII)
Providing capital investment support to modernization activities is the goal of the Capital Infrastructure and Investments program.
Marketing Development Program
The SCAP Market Development Program helps businesses enhance their export capacity and improve their domestic and international access.
Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
The Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program funds carbon sequestration from practices related to agroforestry and grassland management.
Sustainable Agriculture Manitoba Program (SAM)
The Sustainable Agriculture Manitoba (SAM) program funds the adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs).
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