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PEI Pollination Expansion Program

ByMaurice

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The PEI Pollination Expansion Program supports the sustainable increase of local honey bee colonies that are available for the pollination of wild blueberries and other fruit crops and the advancement of the beekeeping sector through strategic industry initiatives, including investment in infrastructure. 

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a 75% assistance:

  1. 1
    to a maximum of $30 per individual honey bee queen for the purchase of eligible imported international honey bee queens,
  2. 2
    to a maximum of $30 per individual honey bee queen for the purchase of eligible domestic honey bee queens,
  3. 3
    to a maximum of $200 for the purchase of queen rearing equipment,
  4. 4
    to a maximum of $175 per individual nucleus, split, or out-of-province full colony,
  5. 5
    to a maximum of $150 per individual in-province full colony for full colonies from PEI beekeepers exiting the honey beekeeping sector,
  6. 6
    to a maximum of $175 per individual bee package for the purchase of eligible package,
  7. 7
    to a maximum of $15 per new shallow, medium, or deep hive box,
  8. 8
    to a maximum of $30 per one hive box, worth of new frames (to a maximum of ten frames).

Funding is up to 75% assistance:

  1. 1
    to a maximum of $20,000, for industry priority bee research,
  2. 2
    to a maximum of $20,000, for miscellaneous beekeeping technology or expenses that have a direct impact in upgrading a particular beekeeping operation or the advancement of the sector as a whole.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

March 31, 2022

Eligibility:

Applicants must be:

  • Mi’kmaq first nations or indigenous organizations who are beekeepers,
  • PEI beekeepers,
  • The PEI Beekeepers Association,
  • PEI Government Departments.

Application Steps:

1

Applicants must submit their completed applications via regular mail or email to the attention of the Provincial Apiarist.

Documentation Needed: 

​Applicants must submit:

  1. 1
    the completed application form,
  2. 2
    a project proposal.

Other Things to Note:

This program is effective April 1, 2021 and will terminate on March 31, 2022. This program may be altered or discontinued without notice by the Minister of Agriculture and Land. 

Program Contact:

​PEI Pollination Expansion Program

​af_peipep_guide.pdf

​af_peipep_application.pdf​​​

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Aboriginal Business Financing Program (ABFP)
Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Atlantic Canada to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.

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