Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Grant program
Wine Sector Support Program
The Wine Sector Support Program provides short term financial support to licensed Canadian wineries as they transition and adapt to ongoing and emerging challenges impacting financial resilience and competitiveness of the wine industry.
- Total value
- $289M
- Agreements
- 1,788
- Jul 2022 to Dec 2025
- Median agreement
- $23K
- Typical range
- $9,861–$63K
- 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? Wine Sector Support Program. Taking applications? No, deadline passed (5 Jun 2026). 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.
Plus 251 agreements ($76.7M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 722 | $106M |
| 2023 | 396 | $98.9M |
| 2024 | 387 | $53.6M |
| 2025 | 283 | $30.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 593 | $220M |
| British Columbia | 698 | $50.3M |
| Quebec | 365 | $11M |
| Nova Scotia | 73 | $7.3M |
| New Brunswick | 13 | $285K |
| Alberta | 18 | $270K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 | $235K |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | $82K |
| Prince Edward Island | 5 | $51K |
| Manitoba | 7 | $50K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 1,707 | $287M |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 78 | $2M |
| Other organizations | 3 | $40K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Beverage manufacturing | 1,761 | $288M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Kawartha Country Wines Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $15,626 |
| Dec 2025 | Celista Estate Winery Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $6,327 |
| Dec 2025 | Tender Hope Holdings Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $4,495 |
| Dec 2025 | Lariana Cellars LTD | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $2,076 |
| Dec 2025 | Skimmerhorn Wines Inc. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $11,213 |
| Nov 2025 | Château de Cartes, Vignoble et Cidrerie Inc | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $48,940 |
| Nov 2025 | 50th Parallel Estate GENERAL PARTNER INC. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $68,488 |
| Nov 2025 | Van Westen Vineyards Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $1,421 |
| Nov 2025 | Sea Star Vineyard and Winery Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $9,008 |
| Nov 2025 | Chain Reaction Vineyards Inc. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $568 |
| Nov 2025 | Vignoble La vallée des nuages S.E.N.C. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $8,038 |
| Nov 2025 | 1164442 BC Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $1,672 |
| Nov 2025 | Orofino Vineyards Inc | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $8,534 |
| Sep 2025 | Macedo Winery Limited | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $23,555 |
| Apr 2025 | Windrush Estate Winery, LP | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $8,358 |
| Apr 2025 | Westcott Vineyards Inc. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $50,821 |
| Apr 2025 | The Westbury Wine Group Inc. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $10,919 |
| Apr 2025 | Waupoos Estates Winery Inc | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $58,315 |
| Apr 2025 | Volcanic Hills Vineyards & Cellars Ltd | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $11,442 |
| Apr 2025 | Vivezza Enterprises Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $4,050 |
| Apr 2025 | Vinlaws Wine Ltd. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $446 |
| Apr 2025 | Villa Romana Estate Winery Inc. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $358 |
| Apr 2025 | VIGNOBLE SAINT-ARMAND inc | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $89,540 |
| Apr 2025 | Vignoble les Farfelus Inc. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $4,481 |
| Apr 2025 | Vignoble l'Ardenais S.E.N.C. | Wine Sector Support ProgramGrant | $11,116 |