Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Contribution program
Emergency Processing Fund
Emergency Processing Fund is to maintain and increase domestic food production and processing capacity of goods critical to domestic food security during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Total value
- $88.8M
- Agreements
- 195
- Nov 2019 to Sep 2020
- Median agreement
- $176K
- Typical range
- $86K–$390K
- 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.
Plus 12 agreements ($2.4M) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $176K |
| 2020 | 194 | $88.6M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 101 | $35.6M |
| British Columbia | 36 | $18M |
| Quebec | 31 | $17.8M |
| Manitoba | 4 | $5.8M |
| Alberta | 13 | $5M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $4.8M |
| Saskatchewan | 5 | $1.4M |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $237K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $178K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 189 | $69.2M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 5 | $19.4M |
| Academia | 1 | $176K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Meat product manufacturing | 57 | $32.2M |
| Other food manufacturing | 34 | $9M |
| Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production | 17 | $3.7M |
| Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing | 15 | $4.2M |
| Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing | 11 | $2.6M |
| Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing | 10 | $1.9M |
| Dairy product manufacturing | 10 | $1.6M |
| Beverage manufacturing | 8 | $3.4M |
| Fruit and tree nut farming | 5 | $1.3M |
| Grain and oilseed milling | 4 | $1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2020 | Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation | Compostable Biocarbon BioplasticsContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Jun 2020 | Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec | Regional Delivery of the Emergency Processing FundContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Jun 2020 | B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation | Regional Delivery of the Emergency Processing FundContribution | $4,628,829 |
| Jun 2020 | Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) | Regional Delivery of the Emergency Processing FundContribution | $4,611,477 |
| Jun 2020 | 3258911 Nova Scotia Limited (operating as Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc.) | Regional Delivery of the Emergency Processing FundContribution | $4,751,400 |
| Mar 2020 | YaYa Foods Corporation | COVID-19 Health and Safety Response ProjectContribution | $595,154 |
| Mar 2020 | The Winning Combination, Inc. | TWC Safety Implementation & Investment into Automation/Capacity IncreaseContribution | $365,252 |
| Mar 2020 | Winkler Meats Ltd. | COVID-19 Social Distancing ProjectContribution | $1,447,693 |
| Mar 2020 | West Grey Premium Beef Inc. | Automatic 3D laser scanner, grader, portioner and slicerContribution | $224,257 |
| Mar 2020 | Waterloo Brewing Ltd. | COVID-19 Response - Modifications to Processing Infrastructure & ProtocolsContribution | $328,534 |
| Mar 2020 | Volaille Giannone | Purchases of thigh and breast boning machinesContribution | $1,370,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Volaille Giannone | Purchases to be able to meet public health requirementsContribution | $101,750 |
| Mar 2020 | Vitalus Nutrition Inc. | VNI COVID-19 Response ProjectContribution | $84,658 |
| Mar 2020 | Village Juicery Inc. | COVID-19-Adaptation of Production Process and Safety ResponseContribution | $147,700 |
| Mar 2020 | Victory's Kitchen Ltd. | COVID-19 Related Emergency and Strategic InvestmentsContribution | $302,289 |
| Mar 2020 | Valley Select Foods Inc. | Emergency COVID-19 Response ActivitiesContribution | $708,686 |
| Mar 2020 | V.G. Packers Limited | VG Meats COVID Response MeasuresContribution | $417,656 |
| Mar 2020 | V.G. Packers Limited | VG Meats COVID Response MeasuresContribution | $107,890 |
| Mar 2020 | United Poultry Co. Ltd. | Re-opening and Sustaining Operations at United PoultryContribution | $173,422 |
| Mar 2020 | Twenty Bench Brewing Company Inc. | Advancing production capacity and worker safety at Bench BrewingContribution | $17,216 |
| Mar 2020 | Tutti Gourmet Inc. | Production Challenges in COVID-19 TimesContribution | $89,673 |
| Mar 2020 | Tuckamore Homestead Inc. | Apiary Modernization Contributing to Food Security in Unama'kiContribution | $29,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Trochu Meat Processors Ltd. | Trochu Meat Processors Ltd. Sunterra Meats COVID-19 Response and Production ExpansionContribution | $63,287 |
| Mar 2020 | Triple A Cheese Ltd. | Triple A Cheese Worker Safety Improvement During COVID-19Contribution | $63,125 |
| Mar 2020 | Tangled Tree Cidery Inc. | COVID-19 ProcessingContribution | $81,864 |