Canadian Farming, Food, and Beverage Funding Programs

Canadian Farming and Food Processor Grants, Tax Credits, Loans, and Funding Programs Ryan Can Write for Your Business

Find Canadian government funding programs for farming, food, and beverage businesses with the program directory list from Ryan. All programs shown here can be accessed by food producers, beverage manufacturers, and Canadian farmers to hire new employees, train them, purchase new equipment, and more.

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African Swine Flu: Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream
  • Canada Wide

  • The Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream funds regional preparation for welfare slaughter and disposal.
  • 85% of total eligible costs, up to $1M over 3 years for eligible applicants (60% of costs for government applicants).

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AG Action Manitoba
  • Manitoba

  • Federal government program that supports the growth and competitiveness of Manitoba agriculture
  • Amount varies depending on the project focus your business chooses, as well as the stream chosen

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Agri-Food and Bio-Industrial Innovation Program (ABIP)
  • Alberta

  • Supports the R&D of tech that provides solutions to the agri-food and bio-industrial sectors
  • Up to 75% of total eligible costs to a maximum of $500,000.

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Agri-Tech Innovation Cost-Share Program
  • Ontario

  • Supports the modernization of agriculture-specific, unique and innovative technologies in the workplace

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AgriAssurance: SME Stream – SCAP
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports businesses to meet certification standards in the agricultural and agri-food sector
  • Up to 50% to a maximum $50,000 in non-repayable government funding

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Agricultural Clean Technology Program (ACT)
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports research, development and adoption of clean technologies through investments and promotion of agri-based bioproducts
  • Access up to 50-75% of costs to a maximum $5M project

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Agtech Growth Fund (AGF)
  • Saskatchewan

  • Funds research and development to accelerate the commercialization of innovations in the agricultural sector.
  • Access up to $450,000 in non-repayable grants

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Alberta – SCAP – Efficient Grain Handling Program
  • Alberta

  • Supports grain handling components and equipment that offer significant improvements over standard practices.
  • Access up to 50% of eligible costs up to maximum $100,000.

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Alberta – SCAP – Emerging Opportunities Grant Program
  • Alberta

  • Contributes to the Government of Alberta’s strategic objectives to grow and develop Alberta’s value-added agriculture sector.
  • Access up to 50% of costs to a maximum $2 million per application.

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Alberta – SCAP – Farm Technology Program
  • Alberta

  • Encourages farmers to adopt innovative technologies that minimize agricultural waste, maximize farm efficiency, and ensure farm security.
  • Access 50% up to maximum of $48,000 for eligible farm technology expenses, and up to 50% up to max, of $2,000 for eligible farm security expenses.

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Alberta – SCAP – Value-Added Program
  • Alberta

  • Invests in projects that expand market opportunities, increase company sales, and create jobs in Alberta’s value-added food and bioindustry processors.
  • Access up to $250,000 in funding support.

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Bioenterprise – Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program (SGAP)
  • Ontario

  • This program helps businesses to adopt clean technologies into their agri-business operations.
  • Access up to $100K in funding.

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Canada Job Grant (CJG)
  • Atlantic

  • Designed to reduce the costs of providing third-party skills training to new and existing employees
  • Up to 50-100% of eligible costs covered in most provinces

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Canada Small Business Financing Program
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports business growth through business loans with competitive interest rates
  • Up to $1M for business expansion activities

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Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)
  • Canada Wide

  • Support for employers providing supervised career-related work experience for youth employees
  • Up to 50% of employee minimum hourly rate; Non-profits can receive grants up to 100% of minimum wage plus Mandatory Employment Related Costs (MERCs); Amount is capped at a max $300K per employer/province or territory. Maximum 40 hours/week/employee can be included.

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Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) – Smart Farms Program
  • Canada Wide

  • Provides help for convergence of agriculture, equipment manufacturing and technology into real-world application.
  • Up to 40% of the total eligible supported expenses.

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Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN)
  • Canada Wide

  • The Canadian Food Innovation Network’s (CFIN) program is designed to support smart product and process development, food ecosystem sustainability, and agile and safe supply chains.
  • Up to 50% of eligible expenses or up to $2M in cost matching funds per application.

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CFIN – Unpuzzling: Greening Your Food Manufacturing Operation
  • Canada Wide

  • This program provides rapid support to food or beverage manufacturers who want to engage third-party support to analyze the sustainability of their operations.
  • Access 70% non-repayable funding up to a max of $25K.

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CFIN FoodTech Next Program
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports early-stage Canadian technology firms who seek to be part of or sell to the wider food industry.
  • Covers up to 50% costs to a max of $250,000 costs.

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FedDev Ontario
  • Ontario

  • Helps to offset upfront project costs and helps southern Ontario businesses grow more quickly
  • Access repayable funding from $125K to a maximum $10M

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Food Processing Growth Fund (FPG)
  • British Columbia

  • Aims to increase food production and economic growth in B.C. by helping established B.C. food-processing businesses expand and evolve.
  • Up to $1 million in Cost-Share Funding.

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Greenhouse Technology Network (GTN)
  • Ontario

  • The program provides matching government funding towards projects that improve and implement greenhouse technologies to support industry innovation.
  • Up to $100,000 in contribution matching resulting in a maximum budget of $200,000 per project.

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Manitoba – SCAP – Capital Infrastructure and Investments program (CII)
  • Manitoba

  • Supports modernization and capacity building activities that will assist in enhancing efficiency, productivity, and environmental sustainability.
  • From $50,000 up to $2.5M depending on project size and stream.

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Manitoba – SCAP – Marketing Development Program
  • Manitoba

  • Program provides financial assistance to businesses to enhance their export capacity and improve their domestic and international access.
  • Up to 50% up to a max. of $30,000.

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Manitoba – SCAP – Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
  • Manitoba

  • Program provides financial assistance to increase carbon sequestration from practices related to agroforestry and grassland management.
  • Up to 75% of total eligible expenses up to a maximum of $15,000 per project.

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Manitoba – SCAP – Sustainable Agriculture Manitoba Program (SAM)
  • Manitoba

  • Program funds the adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs) that increase the sector’s environmental and economic sustainability.
  • Up to 30-75% of costs to a maximum $10,000 – $855,000 depending on stream.

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Matching Investment Fund (MIF)
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports Canadian dairy companies with funding to assist in the development of product initiatives that help grow the business for milk and dairy ingredients.
  • Up to $150K in fund matching.

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New Brunswick – SCAP – Advancing Agri-Food Processing Program
  • New Brunswick

  • Helps New Brunswick’s agri-food processing and manufacturing companies innovate, increase their competitiveness, improve efficiency and accuracy, as well as improve their quality and efficiency.
  • Up to 30-50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $100,000.

 

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New Brunswick – SCAP – Market Development and Access (MDAP)
  • New Brunswick

  • Supports the food basket industry in leveraging new, existing, and emerging markets, from local farmers’ markets to international ones, to increase sales.
  • Up to 50% to a maximum of $15,000 annually per project per year.

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Ontario – SCAP – Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative
  • Ontario

  • Program supports their competitiveness, profitability, growth, and long-term sustainability.
  • Up to 20% of eligible expenses to a maximum $300,000 per business.

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Ontario – SCAP – Grow Ontario Market (GOM) Program
  • Ontario

  • Helps eligible agri-food businesses and industry organizations in Ontario to export their products into local and global markets to boost economic growth and innovation.
  • Up to $125,000 in non-repayable funding.

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Ontario – SCAP – Growing Future Opportunities Initiative
  • Ontario

  • This program supports farmers plant varieties of produce that will improve quality, production, and marketability.
  • Up to $50,000 in Agricultural funding.

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Ontario – SCAP – Maple Production Improvement Initiative
  • Ontario

  • This program provides eligible maple syrup producers access to cost-shared funding to support a range of activities to enhance their operations.
  • Up to $20,000 in cost-share funding.

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Ontario – SCAP – Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program
  • Ontario

  • This program will provide funding support to projects aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon.
  • Up to $25,000 per acre depending on project priorities.

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Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI)
  • Ontario

  • This program offers funding for research and innovation that stimulates the growth and competitiveness of Ontario’s agri-food sector.
  • Up to $150K – $200K in research funding.

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Ontario SCAP – Meat Processors Capacity Improvement Initiative
  • Ontario

  • Helps eligible local meat processors expand their operations through the Meat Processors Capacity Improvement Initiative.
  • Up to $150,000 in non-repayable funding.

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Plant-Based Protein AI Project Funding
  • Canada Wide

  • Aims to meet the need for new tools and technologies that utilize AI to help grow Canada’s plant-based food, feed, and ingredients ecosystem.
  • Funding Support for Plant-Based Protein AI Projects.

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Plant-Based Protein Innovation Capacity Building Funding
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports Canadian plant-based forward-thinking companies and organizations to develop projects that will transform our industry and help realize Canada’s agri-food potential.
  • Access up to $50% of project costs in funding support.

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Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP)
  • Canada Wide

  • Helps supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to market changes
  • Covers 70-85% of eligible costs in grant funding

 

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Protein Industries Canada (PIC)
  • Canada Wide

  • Supporting collaborative product or process research, technology development, and export market development projects related to expanding Canada’s plant-based protein sector
  • Offsets up to 50% of eligible project expenses with no defined maximum contribution. Remaining project funds must be supported by at least two project partners

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Regional Quantum Initiative (RQI) in British Columbia
  • British Columbia

  • Helps companies develop and market quantum products and solutions for domestic and international markets.
  • Access up to 90% of total project costs with no official maximum allotment announced.

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Regional Quantum Initiative (RQI) in Southern Ontario
  • Ontario

  • Helps companies develop and market quantum products and solutions for domestic and international markets.
  • Access up to 50% of project costs to a maximum of $500,000 to $5 million.

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Responsive Advancement for Meat Processing (RAMP)
  • Ontario

  • Promotes the development of a meat sector supply chain as part of the agri-food industry in the region by providing new technologies, equipment, and/or materials.
  • Access up to $25,000 at 75% cost-share toward eligible costs.

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Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP)
  • Canada Wide

  • Supporting rural economic development projects for capacity building, economic diversification, and more.
  • Funding varies by stream up to 80% of costs to a maximum of $1 million in funding contributions.

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Saskatchewan – SCAP Product Development Program (PDP)
  • Saskatchewan

  • Saskatchewan businesses can receive funding towards under the development of prototypes and services.
  • Access up to 50% of project costs to a max of $50,000 in funding support.

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SCAP – AgriInnovate
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports businesses to commercialize and/or adopt innovative agri-based products, technologies, processes or services
  • Access up to 50% of project expenses to a maximum of $10 million per application.

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SCAP – AgriScience Program
  • Canada Wide

  • Helps agri-food sector accelerate innovation through pre-commercial science activities and research.
  • Up to $5 million can be awarded to this program for a non-repayable portion of the project’s eligible costs.

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SCAP – Food Safety and Growth Initiative
  • Ontario

  • This program helps businesses to modernize their food safety systems.
  • Access up to $75K in funding per project.

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Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)
  • Canada Wide

  • Supports the impacts of international trade agreements on processors in the agri-food sector
  • Receive up to 50% of costs to a max. of $5 million

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Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)
  • Canada Wide

  • Designed to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resilience of the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products industries in Canada.
  • Funding varies by program.

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