Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Contribution program
AgriCompetitiveness: Fostering Business Development
Agri-competitiveness Program -Fostering Business Development Stream (FBD)- help the sector adapt to rapidly changing and emerging global and domestic opportunities and issues, respond to market trends and enhance business and entrepreneurial capacity. enhance the capacity of the sector to develop leadership, strategies, networks and tools for improving competitiveness, adapting to challenges, innovating and managing risk.
- Total value
- $1.7M
- Agreements
- 5
- May 2017 to Mar 2018
- Median agreement
- $154K
- Typical range
- $141K–$568K
- 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.
Applying? AgriCompetitiveness Program. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
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.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Young Farmers Forum | 1 | $763K |
| Agriculture in the Classroom Canada | 1 | $568K |
| National Indian Brotherhood Operating as the Assembly of First Nations | 1 | $154K |
| Native Women's Association of Canada | 1 | $141K |
| Union des Cultivateurs Franco-Ontariens | 1 | $27K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | $1.3M |
| 2018 | 3 | $322K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 5 | $1.7M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 5 | $1.7M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2018 | Union des Cultivateurs Franco-Ontariens | AGRO and FRANCO congressContribution | $27,300 |
| Feb 2018 | Native Women's Association of Canada | Indigenous Women and Girls: Engagement on a National Framework on a National Framework for Food PolicyContribution | $140,777 |
| Feb 2018 | National Indian Brotherhood Operating as the Assembly of First Nations | First Nation Agriculture Strategy and Food Policy Development FrameworkContribution | $154,221 |
| Oct 2017 | Canadian Young Farmers Forum | Beginning and Established Young Farmers Business Development/Support/NetworkContribution | $763,000 |
| May 2017 | Agriculture in the Classroom Canada | Fostering Youth Development and Leadership to Enhance the Competitiveness and Capacity of the Agriculture and Food SectorContribution | $567,786 |