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AgriCompetitiveness Program

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Federal

In plain language

For industry associations, cooperatives, and NL-relevant sector bodies (e.g., NL Federation of Agriculture, Fish Food and Allied Workers) — supports environmental stewardship education, business risk management, and capacity-building work that lifts the whole sector. $25.7M program under SCAP. Individual producers cannot apply; they benefit indirectly through association-led programming. For NL stakeholders, the more direct-producer option is agrimarketing-md-sme (new 2026 SME stream); AgriCompetitiveness sits alongside as the nonprofit-intermediary path.

Realistic range
$50,000 – $5,000,000
Avg award
$500,000
Max advertised
$5,000,000
Cost share
50%
Accessibility
2 / 5
Effort
4 / 5
Deadline
Continuous intake
Repayable?
No

Who qualifies

Entity types
Nonprofit, Indigenous Band
Sectors
Agriculture, Fisheries
Regions
NL Wide
Demographics prioritized
None specifically

What you'll have to report

Annual project milestones, participant tracking, financial reconciliation, knowledge-mobilization outputs.