GrantTrail

NAICS Industry group 1112 · in Crop production

Federal grants for vegetable and melon farming

Programs that fund recipients the department coded with this industry. Departments record an industry code on about one agreement in ten, mostly business programs, so this is a guide to which programs fund businesses like yours, not a full count.

Total value
$106M
Agreements
1,358
To named organizations
859
$95.8M
To individuals or unnamed
499
$10M; never named here

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.

Programs that fund this industry

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Agri-Recovery- Business Risk Management2$26.7M
Agricultural Clean Technology23$20.8M
Youth Employment and Skills Program1,205$13.2M
REGI - BSP - Potato Initiative (PSII)20$8.9M
AgriInnovate Program3$7.4M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms24$4M
AgriScience Program - Project Component5$3.2M
Agricultural Climate Solutions Program (ACS)1$2.8M
REGI - RIE - Potato Initiative (PSII)5$2.7M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)3$2.2M
Northern Ontario Development Program1$1.9M
Emergency Processing Fund4$1.6M
Agricultural Clean Technology Program1$1.5M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation4$1.4M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity4$1.1M
Regional Tariff Response Initiative1$1M
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program2$950K
Industrial Research Assistance Program3$867K
AgriMarketing Program3$585K
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP)2$537K
Surplus Food Rescue Program1$537K
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program1$467K
Emergency On-Farm Support Fund (EOFSF)17$437K
AgriDiversity1$310K
Indigenous Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (IAFSI)2$220K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Le Gouvernement du Québec1$13.3M
Province of Quebec1$13.3M
Produits Frais FMS Inc.1$5M
9092-1248 Québec Inc.2$4M
Earthfresh Farms Inc.18$3.5M
Indian River Farms Ltd.2$3.5M
Nexus Robotics Inc.2$2.9M
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture1$2.8M
MaRS Discovery District1$2.7M
Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre2$2.3M
Chinook Feeders (2024) Ltd. and Chinook Feeders (2020) Ltd.1$2M
Ground Truth Agriculture Inc.1$2M
Marvyn's Garden Inc.2$1.8M
Lynch Ag Ltd.2$1.8M
G2 Innovation Inc.1$1.5M
Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Association4$1.4M
Eastern Farms Ltd.5$1.4M
Les Fermes Réginald Desjardins Farms Ltd./Ltée and 512472 N.B. Ltd./Ltée1$1.3M
Lakeside Produce Inc.1$1.2M
Bluefield Seeding Solutions Inc.6$1.2M
Progest 2001 Inc.2$1.2M
CKP Farms Ltd.1$1.1M
Prince Edward Island Potato Board4$1M
Island Acres Produce Ltd.1$1M
101497 P.E.I. Inc.1$1M

Plus 499 agreements ($10M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20184$235K
201946$4.5M
2020195$6.7M
2021340$7.7M
202289$16.1M
2023213$16.6M
2024202$34M
2025215$11.1M
202654$8.9M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations860$49.4M
Government2$26.7M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities187$14.3M
Not stated by the department29$12.4M
Individuals and sole proprietorships203$2.1M
Indigenous recipients66$953K
Other organizations10$56K
Academia1$10K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jul 2026Sault Ste. Marie Innovation CentreRegional Economic Growth through Innovation ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$467,000
Jun 2026Carrots and Goat Land and Food Education Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
Jun 2026Archway Community Services SocietyYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$12,174
Jun 2026Revelstoke Local Food Initiative SocietyYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
Jun 2026Bounty from the Boonies IncYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,576
Jun 2026The Plot Market Garden LTDYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Ferme Les Carottés inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026La Ferme Trotteuse CoopYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Fruit & Vegetable Growers of CanadaAgriMarketing ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$198,000
May 2026Ear to the Earth FarmYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$12,800
May 2026Maraîchers de l'or vert S.E.N.CYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$13,594
May 2026Callaghan Farms IncYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$5,200
May 2026Ferme l'Éco des champsYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,500
May 2026Murray's Horticultural Services LimitedYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Cartwheel Farm Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Yellow House Farm SocietyYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026K-W Habilitation ServicesYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Foxglove Family Farm CorporationYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Kejay Investments Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Jennen Bros. Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
Apr 2026Sault Ste. Marie Innovation CentreNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$1,851,787
Apr 2026Canadian Cattle AssociationAgriMarketing ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$300,000
Mar 2026MaRS Discovery DistrictAgricultural Clean TechnologyAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$2,680,779
Mar 2026OchapowaceYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
Mar 2026Association des jardiniers-maraîchers du Québec et Association des producteurs maraîchers du QuébecAgriScience Program - Project ComponentAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$477,623