NAICS Industry group 1123 · in Animal production and aquaculture
Federal grants for poultry and egg production
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
- $134M
- Agreements
- 262
- To named organizations
- 205
- $130M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 57
- $3.3M; 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.
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 57 agreements ($3.3M) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | $1.6M |
| 2010 | 1 | $1.6M |
| 2018 | 4 | $7M |
| 2019 | 1 | $19K |
| 2020 | 35 | $2.4M |
| 2021 | 92 | $10.5M |
| 2022 | 17 | $27.6M |
| 2023 | 44 | $31.2M |
| 2024 | 27 | $19.7M |
| 2025 | 29 | $11.3M |
| 2026 | 11 | $20.7M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 208 | $74.8M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 32 | $54.3M |
| Not stated by the department | 2 | $4M |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 16 | $546K |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $28K |
| Other organizations | 2 | $17K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Van Geffen Farms Inc. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $14,000 |
| May 2026 | Creekside Meats Ltd. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $14,000 |
| May 2026 | Sunshine Valley Farms Inc. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $14,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Ferme Avicole Laviolette Inc. | Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Update to the egg sorting machine to increase capacity and productivityContribution | $4,189,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Groupe Westco Inc. et Couvoir Westco Ltee. | Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Expansion of a hatchery and addition of incubators and hatchersContribution | $3,969,200 |
| Feb 2026 | Couvoir Westco Ltee and Groupe Westco inc. | Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Expansion of a hatchery and addition of incubators and hatchersContribution | $3,969,200 |
| Jan 2026 | Canadian Poultry Research Council | AgriScience Program- Cluster ComponentAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Advancing Scientific Knowledge for the Growth and Sustainability of the Canadian Poultry Value ChainContribution | $4,295,083 |
| Jan 2026 | Ferme Avicole Laviolette Inc. | Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Upgrade of the egg sorting machine to increase capacity and productivityContribution | $4,189,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Premier Kosher Inc. | Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Automated Processing Technology to Improve ProductivityContribution | $2,078,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Burns Poultry Farm Inc. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $13,388 |
| Jun 2025 | Windberry Farms Inc. | Agricultural Clean TechnologyAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Reduction of Broiler Heating GHG Emissions via Heat ExchangersContribution | $321,341 |
| May 2025 | Xanantec Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of distributed control system with card based main control box for poultry feeding stationContribution | $100,000 |
| Apr 2025 | CRO Quail Farms Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Vanters Farms Ltd. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $14,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Sunshine Valley Farms Inc. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $19,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Steele Hall Farm Inc | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $14,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Siemens' Farms Ltd | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $14,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Rossdown Research & Development Ltd | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $14,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Roesaleen Farms Ltd. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $3,250 |
| Apr 2025 | Pelissero's Farms Inc. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $14,000 |
| Apr 2025 | J & J Burgsma Farm Ltd. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $7,500 |
| Apr 2025 | Greyda Plains Poultry Ltd | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $6,800 |
| Apr 2025 | Forquith Holdings Ltd. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $9,600 |
| Apr 2025 | Esker Lane Farms Ltd. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $3,500 |
| Apr 2025 | Del-Van Farms Inc | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Work ExperienceContribution | $14,000 |