About the Canadian Agricultural Partnership

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year, $3 billion federal-provincial-territorial initiative aimed at generating economic growth in the agricultural sector and delivering the greatest benefits for farmers, food processors and Canadian families. The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is in effect from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2023.

Canadian Agricultural Partnership investments will help ensure Canada’s agriculture sector remains a leader in job creation and innovation. Canadian Agricultural Partnership will help achieve Canada’s objective of expanding agricultural exports to $75 billion by 2025.

Canadian Agricultural Partnership outlines a national vision to create the most modern, sustainable and prosperous sector in the world.

The five year national agreement outlines a strategy to support the industry to:

· Increase competitiveness; productivity and profitability,

· Increase environmental sustainability,

· Expand domestic and international markets, and

· Improve the anticipation, mitigation and response to risks.

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What does Canadian Agricultural Partnership mean for Albertans?

In Alberta, Canadian Agricultural Partnership commits to the same level of investment from federal and provincial governments as Growing Forward 2 which is $406 million towards strategic initiative programs over five years. This investment is cost shared between federal-provincial (60:40) governments and will be invested in programs and initiatives for Alberta’s agriculture agri-food and agri-products based industry.

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) provides the overall leadership and national coordination of Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

Agriculture Finance Services Corporation (AFSC) is a provincial crown corporation. AFSC provides the strategic leadership in the development of new insurance products and is the primary service provider for the Business Risk Management programs in Alberta.