Atlantic Canada Business Grants

The Department of Fisheries Forestry and Agriculture

Agriculture Land Development Program

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The objective of the Agriculture Land Development Program is to enhance the productive capacity of agricultural land in the province and to increase the utilization of agricultural land resources to address food self-sufficiency, domestic market development and environmentally sustainable crop management practices.

There is financing for: land development by clearing mineral soils, by development of new peat land, or by sub-surface drainage, construction of on-farm access roads, acquisition of agricultural land development equipment, for legal land survey, for organic land development, for rough cleaning of regional pastures for new pasture land.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is:

  • up to $1,500 per acre for mineral soils land enhancement,
  • up to $3,000 per acre for peat soils development, plus up to 75% of eligible costs for professional consultative and/or engineering costs,
  • up to $1,500 per acre for sub-surface drainage,
  • $26/metre (75 per cent of $35/metre maximum) for mineral soil on-farm access roads and $34/metre (75 per cent of $45/metre maximum)for peat land on-farm access roads, up to a maximum of 75% of the total actual cost incurred per metre, plus up to 75% of the costs for professional consultative and/or engineering,
  • up to $1,500 per acre for the rough clearing of new pasture land and $1,500 per acre for land enhancement of new pasture land, plus up to 100% reimbursement of expenses incurred for amendments to existing pasture land including the purchase and application of fertilizer, lime and manure and fence construction.

Funding is up to 75% of eligible expenses, to a maximum of $400,000 over the 5 years of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Land development project reimbursement is based upon acreage payments as mentioned above. 

When It Ends:

Accepting applications starting February 1, 2022

Deadline:

March 31, 2023

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • Applicants must be Newfoundland and Labrador primary producers.

Application Steps:

1

Applicants must submit the completed application form and supporting documents by email at CAP@gov.nl.ca, fax at 709-637-2589 or in hard copy by regular mail.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • the completed application,
  • land title documents and map showing location of proposed land development, 
  • site design approved by the Lands Management Division of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, if applying for new peat land development and/or sub surface drainage,
  • land title documents, quote and map showing proposed work, if applying for access roads funding,
  • quotes with equipment specifications/brochures, if applying for land development equipment,
  • the crown lease application number and approval letter from Crown Lands, name of surveyor and their surveyor registration number, if applying for legal land survey,
  • a copy of the farm’s National Organic Certification, if applying for organic land development,
  • quotes for soil amendments, if applying for pasture land development,
  • the most recent financial information as appropriate,
  • a business plan, if a new entrant.

Other Things to Note:

This program is part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a $3 billion, five year, Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Framework Agreement that will expire on March 31, 2023.

Program Contact:

​Canadian Agricultural Partnership

​CAP-NL-Program-Guide-FINAL-v.16-2022.pdf

​CAP-1.3-Agriculture-Land-Development-Application.pdf

​programs-pdf-capchecklist1.3ag-land-dev-app.pdf​​​

Future Farms Program

Amount:

$400,000

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Future Farms Program is designed to increase awareness of opportunities in the Newfoundland and Labrador agricultural sector, and provide support to new agricultural ventures to ensure success, profitability and competitiveness in the development of new farm operations. The program provides support in the development and implementation of strategies to decrease the average age of farmers and to increase the number of farms in the province, and also encourages knowledge sharing through ongoing efforts of the NL Young Farmers Forum and other agricultural organizations.

Comments on Funding:

Funding for for-profit applicants is up to 75% of eligible expenses, to a maximum of $400,000 over the 5 years of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Funding for not-for-profit groups and government is up to 100% of eligible expenses and up to 75% of eligible capital expenditures. They are not restricted to the $400,000 funding limit where the project has industry-wide benefit. 

When It Ends:

Accepting applications starting February 1, 2022

Deadline:

March 31, 2023

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • new and young farmers/primary producers and producer organizations, 
  • new and young processors and processor organizations, 
  • other industry organizations, 
  •  research bodies,
  • Indigenous government/community/groups,
  • carrying on activities such as mentoring programs to match new entrants with experienced farmers, and services and training to young farmers interested in a career in agriculture, if organizations,
  • taking part in specialized training opportunities.

Application Steps:

1

Applicants must submit the completed application form and supporting documents by email at CAP@gov.nl.ca, fax at 709-637-2589 or in hard copy by regular mail.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • the completed application,
  •  a resume, curriculum vitae, or firm profile of their consultant, if requesting consultant services,
  • a quote, if requesting professional services/contractors, 
  • a proposal that includes the name of the event, agenda/information package including speakers/exhibitors and proposed budget, if hosting an event to support new agricultural ventures,
  • a proposal with an executive summary, vision, mission, goals, objectives, work plan, deliverables and budget, if providing targeted programming to support new agricultural ventures,
  • the most recent financial information as appropriate,
  • a business plan, if a new entrant.

Other Things to Note:

This program is part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a $3 billion, five year, Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Framework Agreement that will expire on March 31, 2023.

Program Contact:

​Canadian Agricultural Partnership

CAP-NL-Program-Guide-FINAL-v.16-2022.pdf

​CAP-1.2-Future-Farms-Application.pdf​​​

​programs-pdf-cap-checklist1.2future-farms-program-app.pdf​​​