GrantTrail

NAICS Subsector 112 · in Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Federal grants for animal production and aquaculture

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
$579M
Agreements
4,106
To named organizations
2,986
$523M
To individuals or unnamed
1,120
$55.4M; 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.

Within this industry

IndustryAgreementsTotal
1121 Cattle ranching and farming2,926$257M
1123 Poultry and egg production262$134M
1122 Hog and pig farming219$79.6M
1125 Aquaculture291$64M
1129 Other animal production305$34.9M
1124 Sheep and goat farming101$8.9M

Programs that fund this industry

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Dairy Farm Investment Program (DFIP)1,525$102M
Agricultural Clean Technology135$75.2M
Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)19$48.1M
AgriScience Program- Cluster Component7$45.6M
Market Development Program For Turkey and Chicken (MDPTC)7$32.5M
AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association Component14$31.2M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity67$27.9M
AgriAssurance Program: National Industry Association23$27.7M
AgriMarketing Program17$21M
Youth Employment and Skills Program1,808$19.7M
AgriScience Program - Project Component22$17.7M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms103$12.5M
AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association12$11.2M
AgriInnovate Program4$10.4M
AgriMarketing Program: National Industry Association Component7$7.4M
Market Development Program For Turkey and Chicken1$7M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)16$7M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation3$6.9M
Supply Management Processing Investment Fund3$6.7M
African/swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Prevention and Preparedness Stream19$5.8M
African/swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream13$5.1M
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP)11$5.1M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation4$4.9M
Industrial Research Assistance Program15$4.5M
Northern Ontario Development Program - 20117$3.8M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Dairy Farmers of Canada7$27M
Canadian Pork Council10$24.8M
Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency4$21.1M
Chicken Farmers of Canada5$20.2M
Canadian Swine Research and Development Cluster4$20.2M
Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency5$19.5M
Canadian Poultry Research Council3$15.5M
Cooke Aquaculture Inc.8$15.2M
Canadian Cattle Association3$9.7M
Ferme Avicole Laviolette Inc.2$8.4M
Couvoir Westco Ltee and Groupe Westco inc.2$7.9M
Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd.2$6.6M
Entosysteme inc.1$6M
Canola Council of Canada1$5.4M
Star Egg Co. Ltd1$5M
Couvoir Scott (2020) Inc.1$5M
Hayter's Turkey Products Inc.1$5M
Golden Valley Foods Ltd.1$5M
Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market and Development and Promotion Agency1$5M
Trillium Hatchery Inc.1$4.2M
Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance7$4.1M
Green Energy Trading Corporation and Tibben Farms Inc.2$4M
Oxford Cattle Company Ltd.2$4M
Groupe Westco Inc. et Couvoir Westco Ltee.1$4M
Daybreak Farms (Terrace) Ltd.1$3.6M

Plus 1,120 agreements ($55.4M) 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
20092$1.7M
20102$2.1M
20152$461K
201658$9.4M
20171,382$91.1M
201896$53.2M
2019143$15.4M
2020385$31.4M
2021775$51.9M
2022160$47.6M
2023433$159M
2024311$40.7M
2025267$30.8M
202690$43.7M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations2,942$286M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities322$217M
Not stated by the department127$38.7M
Individuals and sole proprietorships597$27.9M
Indigenous recipients93$6.9M
Government4$687K
Academia4$417K
International (non-government)1$330K
Other organizations16$252K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jun 2026Ghawk Enterprises Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,500
Jun 2026Ghawk Enterprises Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,500
Jun 2026Two Rivers Farm Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$5,440
Jun 2026B.C. Shellfish Grower's AssociationRegional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada$363,800
Jun 2026Van Geffen Farms Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
Jun 2026Little Hop Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
Jun 2026Little Hop Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Shirtliffe Farms LtdYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Meunier Livestock Ltd.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
May 2026Creekside Meats Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Leach Family FarmsYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026TBR Apiaries IncYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Bison Ridge Farms Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$7,200
May 2026Heritage Hills Farms Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$15,000
May 2026Sunshine Valley Farms Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Ferme Girardin EnrYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 20261654636 Alberta Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Double KC Ranch Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$8,250
May 2026Cattle Drive Ranch Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Stuisvogel Ranch IncYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Ferme Alégaric inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Jennen Farms Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Sollner Cattle CompanyYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026Solar Sheep Inc.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026MJT Cattle Company Ltd.Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,151