Grants you can apply for · Provincial program · Non-repayable contribution
Emerging Opportunities
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership; Government of Alberta
Taking applications?
By invitation or referral
The official page says: “Interested applicants can contact the program area directly to discuss if the project meets the objectives of the program.”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $1M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Alberta
Limited to: Agriculture, forestry and fishing; Manufacturing.
What it is
Support for Alberta's agriculture sectors
Get funding up to $1 million per fiscal year for projects that support the diversification and economic growth in Alberta's agriculture, agri-processing, and agri-based product sectors.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
What applicants actually got
From Alberta’s grant payments disclosure: every payment the province filed under this program. Advertised: up to $1M.
- Awards, fiscal 2025-26
- 10
- recipients paid that year
- Typical award
- $117K–$538K
- the middle half, fiscal 2023-24 to 2025-26
- Median award
- $277K
- 58 awards, fiscal 2023-24 to 2025-26
- All years
- $35.7M
- 103 awards, fiscal 2021-22 to 2026-27
Alberta grant payments disclosure, fiscal years 2021-22 to 2026-27 (April to March; 2026-27 to June 30, 2026). An award is one recipient’s total from the program in one fiscal year; amounts of $0 or less count as $0. Medians use complete fiscal years. Source: Government of Alberta, open.alberta.ca, Open Government Licence – Alberta.
Who got it
Organizations paid the most under this program, fiscal 2021-22 to 2026-27.
| Recipient | Fiscal years | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siwin Foods Ltd. | 2023-24 to 2024-25 | 2 | $2.5M |
| Askiy Hemp Limited Partnership Askiy Hemp Corporation | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2 | $2M |
| Crust Craft Inc. | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2 | $2M |
| Mccain Foods Limited. | 2023-24 to 2025-26 | 3 | $2M |
| Pip Lethbridge Inc. | 2021-22 to 2024-25 | 4 | $2M |
| Goodleaf Community Farms Limited | 2023-24 to 2024-25 | 2 | $1.3M |
| Diw Buildings & Land Corporation | 2024-25 | 1 | $1M |
| Pattison Food Group Ltd. | 2024-25 | 1 | $1M |
| G. S. Dunn Limited | 2023-24 | 1 | $1000K |
| English Bay Chocolate Factory Ulc | 2024-25 to 2026-27 | 2 | $914K |
| The Little Potato Company Ltd. | 2022-23 to 2023-24 | 2 | $800K |
| Western Fine Meats Inc. | 2025-26 | 1 | $750K |
| More Than Protein Ingredients Ltd. | 2021-22 to 2022-23 | 2 | $697K |
| Casa Bonita Foods, Inc. | 2023-24 to 2024-25 | 2 | $685K |
| 2271381 Alberta Ltd. | 2024-25 | 1 | $668K |
| Phyto Organix Foods Inc. | 2021-22 to 2023-24 | 2 | $655K |
| Future Fields Cellular Agriculture And Research Ltd. | 2023-24 to 2025-26 | 3 | $540K |
| Canada Malting Co. Limited | 2021-22 | 1 | $500K |
| Gde Grocery Delivery E-Services Canada Inc. | 2026-27 | 1 | $500K |
| Pea Pro Nutrition Ltd | 2022-23 | 1 | $500K |
| Prairie Wind Milling Ltd. | 2023-24 | 1 | $493K |
| Alberta Hemp Alliance | 2021-22 to 2024-25 | 3 | $486K |
| Canary Biofuels Inc. | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2 | $429K |
| 2622625 Alberta Ltd. | 2026-27 | 1 | $394K |
| Oti Food Products Ltd. | 2025-26 | 1 | $313K |
| Pre-Pak Meats Of Calgary Ltd | 2024-25 | 1 | $308K |
| 12080125 Canada Inc. | 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 3 | $305K |
| Freson Bros. Trade Name Of Freson Market Ltd. | 2024-25 | 1 | $304K |
| Bae Food Group Ltd. | 2022-23 | 1 | $250K |
| Barr-Ag Ltd. | 2023-24 | 1 | $250K |
Plus 20 payments ($6.1M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Latest payments
The latest payments to named organizations, to June 2, 2026.
| Paid | Recipient | Filed as | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | English Bay Chocolate Factory Ulc | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $413,527 |
| May 2026 | 2622625 Alberta Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $393,795 |
| May 2026 | Mother Dairy Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $250,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Gde Grocery Delivery E-Services Canada Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $500,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Old Dutch Foods Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $250,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Western Fine Meats Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $750,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Crust Craft Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | 12080125 Canada Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $204,614 |
| Aug 2025 | Canary Biofuels Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $178,972 |
| Jul 2025 | Future Fields Cellular Agriculture And Research Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $108,352 |
| May 2025 | Oti Food Products Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $157,250 |
| May 2025 | Mccain Foods Limited. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $1,000,000 |
| May 2025 | Phytokana Ingredients Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $114,397 |
| Apr 2025 | Askiy Hemp Limited Partnership Askiy Hemp Corporation | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Crust Craft Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $500,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Oti Food Products Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $155,250 |
| Mar 2025 | Crust Craft Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $500,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Siwin Foods Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Lethbridge & District Exhibition | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $60,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Pre-Pak Meats Of Calgary Ltd | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $58,224 |
| Jan 2025 | Diw Buildings & Land Corporation | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $500,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Casa Bonita Foods, Inc. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $185,200 |
| Nov 2024 | Freson Bros. Trade Name Of Freson Market Ltd. | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $304,000 |
| Oct 2024 | English Bay Chocolate Factory Ulc | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $500,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Goodleaf Community Farms Limited | EMERGING OPPS - SCAPAgriculture and Irrigation | $500,000 |
By fiscal year
Awards by the fiscal year (April to March) they were paid in; the median is over awards above $0.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (to Jun 2026) | 7 | $394K | $2.9M |
| 2025-26 | 10 | $259K | $5.2M |
| 2024-25 | 22 | $500K | $10.7M |
| 2023-24 | 26 | $153K | $8M |
| 2022-23 | 26 | $176K | $5.5M |
| 2021-22 | 12 | $250K | $3.5M |
Matched to 5 program names in Alberta’s disclosure (by Claude, checked against who was paid):
- “EMERGING OPPS - SCAP” (Agriculture and Irrigation, 2023-24 to 2026-27, 61 payments)
- “EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES-CAP” (Agriculture and Irrigation, 2023-24, 19 payments)
- “EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES” (Agriculture and Irrigation, 2022-23 to 2023-24, 17 payments)
- “EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES” (Agriculture, Forest and Rural Econ, 2021-22 to 2022-23, 24 payments)
- “EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES” (Agriculture and Forestry, 2021-22, 3 payments)
More programs: Alberta.