Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Repayable contribution
AgriInnovate Program
Government of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $5M
- Cost share
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Businesses
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
Limited to: Agriculture, forestry and fishing; Manufacturing.
What it is
Repayable contributions for agri-sector innovation projects
Get up to $5 million in repayable contributions to cover 50% of the cost of projects that aim to accelerate demonstration, commercialization and/or adoption of innovative products, technologies, processes or services that increase agri-sector competitiven
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program. Advertised: up to $5m.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 4
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $802K–$3.8M
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $1.6M
- 15 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 76
- $197M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “AgriInnovate Program” (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 50), “Agri-innovation: Commercialization” (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 14), “Agri-innovation: IND-LED - R and D” (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 11), “Agri-innovation: Industry-led Research and Development” (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 8 agreements ($26.7M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Quebec23 agreements · $60.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Entosysteme inc. | 1 | $6M |
| Produits Frais FMS Inc. | 1 | $5M |
| KSM inc. | 1 | $5M |
| Aliments BVeggie Inc. | 1 | $5M |
| Fromgaeries Bel Canada Inc. | 1 | $5M |
| Premier Horticulture ltée | 1 | $4.9M |
| Ferme d'Hiver Inc., Ferme d'Hiver Technologies Inc., and Nova Farming Inc. | 1 | $4.7M |
| Laboratoire Innodal inc. | 2 | $3.2M |
| Innomalt inc. | 1 | $2.5M |
| Développement Solugen inc. | 1 | $1.8M |
| Colibri Vanille inc | 2 | $1.6M |
| Onipro Inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
| G2 Innovation Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| BLIQc Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| Les jardins A. Guérin et fils inc. | 1 | $625K |
Ontario12 agreements · $55.8M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Conestoga Meat Packers Ltd. | 1 | $10M |
| Aspire Food Group Ltd. | 1 | $8.5M |
| Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. | 1 | $8.5M |
| Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | 1 | $8M |
| Tradition Fine Foods Ltd. | 1 | $5.7M |
| Kinghaven Farms Cultivation Limited | 1 | $5M |
| Hilton Foods Canada Inc. | 1 | $3.5M |
| P&P Optica Inc. | 1 | $2.4M |
| CRO Quail Farms Inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
| Ukko Agro Inc. | 1 | $875K |
| Gum Products International Inc. | 1 | $0 |
British Columbia6 agreements · $17.7M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Enterra Feed Corporation | 1 | $6M |
| Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. | 1 | $3.9M |
| Cascadia Seaweed Corp. | 1 | $2.3M |
| CTK Research and Development Canada Ltd. | 1 | $1.8M |
| Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. | 1 | $1.4M |
Manitoba4 agreements · $16.8M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Creek Mills (2017) Inc. | 1 | $5.1M |
| Topigs Norsvin Canada Inc. | 1 | $1.4M |
| Floating Leaf Fine Foods Inc. | 1 | $325K |
Nova Scotia3 agreements · $4.7M
Alberta1 agreements · $3.6M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Canary Biofuels Inc. | 1 | $3.6M |
Prince Edward Island2 agreements · $2.4M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Dairies Limited | 1 | $1.4M |
New Brunswick1 agreements · $1.4M
None in this data.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Hilton Foods Canada Inc. | Hilton Foods Canada LaunchContribution | $3,500,000 |
| Mar 2026 | BLIQc Inc. | Démonstration, optimisation et préparation à la commercialisation d’une solution optique de mesure de viscosité en temps réelContribution | $1,200,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Équipements Vegtech Inc | VEGTECH - Transplanteur automatisé - PLANTIS - Commercialisation et démonstrationContribution | $600,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Produits Frais FMS Inc. | Construction of a baby carrot sorting and processing plantContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Colibri Vanille inc | Vanilla Hummingbird, go ahead!Contribution | $801,984 |
| Feb 2025 | Colibri Vanille inc | Vanilla Hummingbird, go ahead!Contribution | $801,984 |
| Feb 2025 | Laboratoire Innodal inc. | Démonstration d'une solution antimicrobienne innovante permettant d'inhiber les pathogènesContribution | $1,599,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Laboratoire Innodal inc. | Demonstrate an innovative antimicrobial solution that can inhibit pathogensContribution | $1,599,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Cascadia Seaweed Corp. | North Coast British Columbia BiorefiningContribution | $2,261,475 |
| Sep 2024 | Kinghaven Farms Cultivation Limited | Contribution | $5,000,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Les solutions Axceta inc. | Digitization of raw material flows in animal husbandryContribution | $255,353 |
| May 2024 | Premier Horticulture ltée | Production and commercialization of a biostimulation active ingredientContribution | $4,859,399 |
| Mar 2024 | CTK Research and Development Canada Ltd. | Converting Agricultural Waste into Compostable Food Packaging ProductsContribution | $1,750,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Solution Aleop | New functionalities and marketing of Aleop in CanadaContribution | $371,250 |
| Aug 2023 | KSM inc. | Contribution | $5,000,000 |
| Jul 2023 | CRO Quail Farms Inc. | Vertically Integrated Quail Egg and Meat Operations CommercializationContribution | $1,645,200 |
| Jun 2023 | Ferme d'Hiver Inc., Ferme d'Hiver Technologies Inc., and Nova Farming Inc. | Vertical Farm: High-volume strawberry production solutionContribution | $4,718,728 |
| Jan 2022 | Aliments BVeggie Inc. | Implementation of new production processesContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Entosysteme inc. | Project EnvolContribution | $6,000,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Développement Solugen inc. | Manure treatment center in Saint-Patrice-de-BeaurivageContribution | $1,817,500 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | $2.4M |
| 2015 | 1 | $1.3M |
| 2017 | 21 | $24.3M |
| 2018 | 12 | $51.6M |
| 2019 | 9 | $18.6M |
| 2020 | 7 | $31.6M |
| 2021 | 6 | $16.8M |
| 2022 | 1 | $5M |
| 2023 | 3 | $11.4M |
| 2024 | 7 | $18.7M |
| 2025 | 5 | $9.8M |
| 2026 | 3 | $5.3M |
The full record: AgriInnovate Program, Agri-innovation: Commercialization, Agri-innovation: IND-LED - R and D, Agri-innovation: Industry-led Research and Development.
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