Canadian Pork Council: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Ottawa, ON · grants and contributions register

Canadian Pork Council: federal grants and contributions: 12 agreements; $21.9M value; 1 departments; 6 programs.

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12agreements
$21.9Mvalue
1departments
6programs

Largest agreements

PigSAFE-PigCARE On-farm Programs Development and Implementation$5.1Mvalue2018start2023end

The objective of this project is to successfully launch the Canadian Pork Excellence platform, which integrates the Canada Pork Council's three principal on-farm programs (i.e., food safety and biosecurity program - PigSAFE, animal care program - PigCARE, and traceability program - PigTRACE). The output of The objective of this project will be the advancement of the national pork assurance systems, helping producers demonstrate the use of the most current on-farm standards through credible and effective assurance programs.

Enhancing and integrating the pork industry's assurance system platform$5.0Mvalue2023start2028end

This project aims to support producers in reducing the environmental footprint of pork production while maintaining its economic viability and sustaining public trust.

Supporting the pork industry's transition to environmental stewardship$3.2Mvalue2023start2028end

This project aims to transition the pork industry toward environmental stewardship, by addressing key challenges related to data management, knowledge transfer, access to finance and innovation opportunities, and partnerships and collaboration, the industry strives to progress toward a more sustainable future.

Multiplex Assay and Proficiency Testing for Swine Health Surveillance$3.1Mvalue2024start2028end

This project aims to advance the scope and quality of swine health surveillance in Canada through cost effective, specific, sensitive and rapid detection of swine enteric and respiratory viruses by utilization of multiplex assay technology, a targeted national proficiency testing program and establishing a secure surveillance databases for targeted viruses at the Atlantic Veterinary College, in collaboration with veterinary practitioners, veterinary laboratories, industry and Canadian Pork Council.

Enteric Viral multiplex assay for swine health surveillance in Canada$1.6Mvalue2018start2023end

The objective of this project is to advance the national swine health surveillance systems by utilizing the new multiplex molecular assay for six swine enteric viruses, development and implementation of a proficiency testing program for these viruses and utilization of the new multiplex assay and existing assays for swine health surveillance through Canadian Pork Council associated surveillance networks, e.g. Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network and Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System.

Modernizing the digital infrastructure of Canadian pork assurance systems$1.1Mvalue2024start2028end

This project aims to modernize the digital infrastructure that operates and delivers assurance systems to Canada's pork sector by leveraging Cloud technology and architecture. The Cloud-based platform will provide a secure, resilient, and cost-effective centralized hub - owned and managed by CPC - to optimize the Canadian pork value chain's participation in assurance systems (food safety, traceability, animal health & care) and to enable the delivery of sector support services (e.g., training).

Canada Pork, Market Intelligence and International Market Meat Secretariat$1.1Mvalue2018start2021end

The objective of this project is to convince Canadian end-users to use Canadian pork, to provide market information to pork industry members in order to improve decisions as well as to exchange information and develop working relationship with the world meat industry.

National Pork Marketing, Market Intelligence and International Meat Secretariat$548Kvalue2021start2023end

The objective of this project is to support the National Pork Marketing activities to increase domestic pork consumption and value, and encourage end users to use Canadian pork.

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Improving the operation of and compliance with the PigTRACE Canada program$464Kvalue2018start2023end

The objective of this project is to maximize PigTRACE program compliance, pursuant to federal regulatory requirements, through enhanced education and improved pig movement reporting tools and to optimize the usefulness of PigTRACE in “peacetime.”

Development of a low-cost pen-side assay for rapid detection of African Swine Fever Virus$413Kvalue2023start2025end

This project aims to develop an ASFMeter, a portable and low-cost tool, for rapidly diagnosing African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) in the field.

Canadian Pork Industry Global Market Participation Strategy$164Kvalue2024start2026end

This project aims to address trade challenges in existing markets, identify new opportunities to diversify trade, and participate in priority events/areas adjacent to trade.

Made-In Canada Hog Price$75.0Kvalue2019start2019end

The objective of this project is to gain a better understanding of what determines hog prices in domestic markets and develop a set of market indicators that could be used to create a "Made-in-Canada" price for live hogs and pork meat (carcass cut-out).

Departments

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada12agreements$21.9Mvalue6programs
  • AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association Component
  • AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association
  • AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association
  • African/swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Prevention and Preparedness Stream
  • AgriMarketing Program
  • Agri-Risk Initiatives Program

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Years

20243agreements$4.4Mvalue2programs
  • AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association Component
  • AgriMarketing Program
20233agreements$8.6Mvalue2programs
  • AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association Component
  • African/swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Prevention and Preparedness Stream
20211agreements$548Kvalue1programs
  • AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association
20191agreements$75.0Kvalue1programs
  • Agri-Risk Initiatives Program
20184agreements$8.3Mvalue2programs
  • AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association
  • AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association

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.