Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Contribution program
Agri-Risk Initiatives Program
The AgriRisk Initiatives (ARI) program supports the research and development as well as the implementation and administration of new risk management tools for use in the agriculture sector.
- Total value
- $16.1M
- Agreements
- 49
- May 2017 to Dec 2022
- Median agreement
- $219K
- Typical range
- $102K–$425K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | $2.4M |
| 2018 | 11 | $2.4M |
| 2019 | 10 | $4.4M |
| 2020 | 7 | $4.3M |
| 2021 | 2 | $450K |
| 2022 | 11 | $2.3M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 19 | $4.8M |
| Ontario | 13 | $3.9M |
| Quebec | 8 | $2.4M |
| Manitoba | 4 | $2.3M |
| Alberta | 3 | $1.9M |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $500K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $375K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 27 | $10.6M |
| Not stated by the department | 19 | $4.8M |
| Academia | 3 | $694K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations | 4 | $787K |
| Universities | 2 | $669K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | Alberta Turkey Producers | Avian Influenza Insurance Assessment for Alberta Turkey ProducersContribution | $72,600 |
| Dec 2022 | Ontario Pork | Piglet Mortality Production Insurance: Actuarial StudyContribution | $79,750 |
| Dec 2022 | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Phosphorus Recovery and Heavy Metal Ion Separation from Ottawa BiosolidsGrant | $25,000 |
| Nov 2022 | Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association | Grassland Production Index Insurance ProductContribution | $499,950 |
| Sep 2022 | Grape Growers of Ontario | Facilitating Risk Mitigation Strategies in the Face of Climate ChangeContribution | $206,250 |
| Sep 2022 | Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association | Development of a Framework for Innovation in Canadian Production InsuranceContribution | $365,459 |
| Sep 2022 | Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute | Supply Chain Resilience - A Strategy for Canadian Agriculture and Agri-FoodContribution | $269,500 |
| Aug 2022 | Manitoba Pork Council | Manitoba pork insurance project - implementationContribution | $354,475 |
| Jun 2022 | Invasive Species Centre | Spotted Lanternfly Prevention and Training ProjectContribution | $33,000 |
| Jun 2022 | Pembina Valley Watershed District | A Water Forecasting Platform for the Pembina River Watershed DistrictContribution | $152,250 |
| Feb 2022 | Chicken Farmers of Ontario | Reovirus Risk Transfer Solution(s) for the Broiler Chicken Supply ChainContribution | $198,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Maritime Beef Council Inc. | Development & Deployment of an Eastern Livestock Price Insurance ProgramContribution | $375,000 |
| Jun 2021 | Flowers Canada Growers Inc. | Captive Insurance Company (CIC) Feasibility Study ProjectContribution | $74,827 |
| Nov 2020 | Producteurs d'oeufs d'incubation du Québec (POIQ) | Quebec Hatching Egg Producers' Compensation PlanContribution | $425,000 |
| Sep 2020 | Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Inc. | Development of an Agricultural Forecasting and Ecosystem Goods and Services Decision Support ToolContribution | $1,125,589 |
| Aug 2020 | Centre d'expertise en production ovine du Québec | Development of platform and implementation of integrated service InfOvinContribution | $516,585 |
| Aug 2020 | Canadian Horticultural Council | Development of an Agricultural Forecasting and Ecosystem Goods and Services Decision Support ToolContribution | $123,215 |
| Aug 2020 | Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers | Risk Transfer Solutions for the Greenhouse Vegetable SectorContribution | $225,000 |
| Aug 2020 | Équipe québécoise de contrôle des maladies avicoles | Compensation scheme for false layer syndromeContribution | $337,126 |
| Feb 2020 | Canadian Cattlemen's Association | Remote Sensing Applications to Insure Individual Farm Forage ProductionContribution | $1,500,000 |
| Jun 2019 | Farm Management Canada | Taking a comprehensive approach to managing farm riskContribution | $1,830,893 |
| Jun 2019 | Société des parcs d'engraissement du Québec | Development of a risk management system value chain for beef meats.Contribution | $223,080 |
| Jun 2019 | Manitoba Pork Council | Development of Risk Management Tools to Address Financial Risks Associated with an Outbreak of Disease and Fluctuating Hog Price in ManitobaContribution | $640,008 |
| May 2019 | University of Guelph | Equine Disease Financial Risk Transfer OptionsContribution | $219,374 |
| May 2019 | Université Laval - Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation | Enhance the SimulOvins software with artificial intelligence to improve strategic making decision for sheep producers for a better management of financial risks.Contribution | $449,475 |