Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: grants and contributions: 16,298 agreements; $8.1B value; 9,065 recipients; 99 programs.

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16,298agreements
$8.1Bvalue
9,065recipients
99programs

Years

2026609agreements$438Mvalue1departments
20251,564agreements$387Mvalue1departments
20241,652agreements$306Mvalue1departments
20232,099agreements$2.8Bvalue1departments
20221,113agreements$775Mvalue1departments
20213,088agreements$883Mvalue1departments
20201,668agreements$474Mvalue1departments
2019809agreements$88.8Mvalue1departments
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2018973agreements$1.6Bvalue1departments
20171,554agreements$146Mvalue1departments
20161,166agreements$141Mvalue1departments
20151agreements$1.3Mvalue1departments
20141agreements$2.4Mvalue1departments
    20111agreements$360Kvalue1departments
    • 2310439 Ontario Inc., operating as Competitive Green Technologies Inc.

    Programs

    Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)20agreements$1.8Bvalue19recipients
    CAP - Bilateral Agreement12agreements$1.2Bvalue12recipients
    AgriRecovery7agreements$412Mvalue7recipients
    Agricultural Clean Technology601agreements$411Mvalue533recipients
    Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)49agreements$405Mvalue31recipients
    Agri-Recovery- Business Risk Management16agreements$312Mvalue14recipients
    Agricultural Climate Solutions Program10agreements$300Mvalue9recipients
    Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)128agreements$285Mvalue110recipients
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    Wine Sector Support Program1,523agreements$263Mvalue747recipients
    AgriRecovery- Business Risk Management8agreements$225Mvalue8recipients
    Emergency Food Security Fund12agreements$195Mvalue9recipients
    AgriScience Program- Cluster Component32agreements$189Mvalue23recipients
    Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund4agreements$184Mvalue3recipients
    Dairy Farm Investment Program (DFIP)2,550agreements$170Mvalue2,008recipients
    • DeGroot Horizons Dairy Inc.
    • Meadow Green Farms Ltd.
    • Abbyview Dairies Ltd.
    • 9223-9805 Québec inc.
    • Brackenhurst Farm (1978) Ltd.
    • Charles Hill and Son Limited
    • Schaicrest Farms Ltd.
    • Compass Dairy Farms Ltd.
    • Cramer Dairy Farms Inc
    Local Food Infrastructure Fund1,091agreements$167Mvalue937recipients
    AgriInnovate Program48agreements$157Mvalue45recipients
    AgriMarketing Program93agreements$117Mvalue56recipients
    AgriScience Program - Project Component119agreements$113Mvalue96recipients
    Dairy Processing Investment Fund108agreements$91.3Mvalue101recipients
    Emergency Processing Fund194agreements$87.7Mvalue190recipients
    Youth Employment and Skills Program7,298agreements$81.2Mvalue3,018recipients
    Supply Management Processing Investment Fund23agreements$70.0Mvalue22recipients
    AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association70agreements$63.6Mvalue53recipients
    Surplus Food Rescue Program10agreements$61.7Mvalue9recipients
    AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association56agreements$52.7Mvalue35recipients

    Largest recipients

    Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture4agreements$601Mvalue1departments
    • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)
    • CAP - Bilateral Agreement
    • AgriRecovery- Business Risk Management
    • Regional Collaborative Partnerships (RCP)

    All grants to Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

    Ontario1agreements$341Mvalue1departments
    • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)

    All grants to Ontario

    Saskatchewan1agreements$307Mvalue1departments
    • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)

    All grants to Saskatchewan

    Alberta1agreements$305Mvalue1departments
    • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)

    All grants to Alberta

    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs3agreements$279Mvalue1departments
    Agriculture and Forestry1agreements$244Mvalue1departments
    Quebec1agreements$220Mvalue1departments
    • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)

    All grants to Quebec

    Province of Alberta2agreements$211Mvalue1departments
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    Province of Saskatchewan1agreements$178Mvalue1departments
    Agriculture, Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation1agreements$176Mvalue1departments
    Food Banks Canada6agreements$133Mvalue1departments
    • Emergency Food Security Fund
    • Local Food Infrastructure Fund
    • Surplus Food Rescue Program
    • School Food Infrastructure Fund

    All grants to Food Banks Canada

    Government of Manitoba1agreements$133Mvalue1departments
    • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)

    All grants to Government of Manitoba

    Province of British Columbia2agreements$132Mvalue1departments
    • Agri-Recovery- Business Risk Management
    • AgriRecovery

    All grants to Province of British Columbia

    Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds3agreements$121Mvalue1departments
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program

    All grants to Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds

    Manitoba Association of Watersheds Inc.4agreements$117Mvalue1departments
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)

    All grants to Manitoba Association of Watersheds Inc.

    Manitoba Agriculture1agreements$106Mvalue1departments
    Government of Alberta1agreements$99.2Mvalue1departments
    Agropur Cooperative5agreements$96.8Mvalue1departments
    • Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund
    • AgriScience Program - Project Component
    • Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge

    All grants to Agropur Cooperative

    Province of Manitoba1agreements$93.0Mvalue1departments
    Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association5agreements$91.1Mvalue1departments
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program
    • Living Laboratories Initiative: Collaborative Program

    All grants to Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association

    Vitalus Nutrition Inc.4agreements$89.1Mvalue1departments
    • Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund
    • Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)
    • Emergency Processing Fund

    All grants to Vitalus Nutrition Inc.

    British Columbia1agreements$86.3Mvalue1departments
    • Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)

    All grants to British Columbia

    British Columbia Government1agreements$69.1Mvalue1departments
    Arterra Wines Canada Inc3agreements$67.9Mvalue1departments
    Results Driven Agriculture Research1agreements$67.8Mvalue1departments
    Andrew Peller Limited5agreements$61.4Mvalue1departments
    • Wine Sector Support Program
    • AgriScience Program - Project Component

    All grants to Andrew Peller Limited

    Results Driven Agricultural Research1agreements$60.1Mvalue1departments
    Canola Council of Canada10agreements$48.5Mvalue1departments
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)
    • AgriScience Program- Cluster Component
    • AgriMarketing Program
    • AgriScience Program - Cluster Component
    • AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association Component
    • AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association

    All grants to Canola Council of Canada

    Government of British Columbia1agreements$42.6Mvalue1departments
    L'Union des producteurs agricoles5agreements$41.5Mvalue1departments
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program
    • Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)
    • Living Laboratories Initiative: Collaborative Program
    • AgriCommunication (ACOM)

    All grants to L'Union des producteurs agricoles

    1,510 agreements worth $108M went to individuals, who are not named.

    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value.Years are the agreement start year.Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.