Market Assurance Program
The Market Assurance Program supports Alberta’s livestock, crop and apiculture industries to help meet health, biosecurity, traceability, surveillance and livestock welfare related assurance requirements needed by markets.
Intake period: March 1 to April 18, 2022
Terms and Conditions | Application Form | Application Tip Sheet | Program information video
On this page:
Overview | Funding | Eligibility | Eligible Activities | How to Apply | Application Review | Processing Timeline | Contact | Links and Other Resources
Overview
The Market Assurance Program focuses on addressing the market assurance gaps for plant health, apiculture health, livestock health, biosecurity, traceability, surveillance and livestock welfare. The program supports value chains with access to technical, compliance and market expertise, and technologies needed to implement assurance requirements and processes that provide confidence in the health, biosecurity, traceability, surveillance and welfare related attributes of Alberta’s livestock, crop and bee products. The program is focused on reducing risks associated with these types of assurance related market interruptions.
Funding
· Eligible capital expenses will be cost-shared at 25% grant and 75% applicant.
· Eligible non-capital expenses will be cost-shared at 50% grant and 50% applicant.
· The maximum grant an applicant can receive is $250,000 per project.
Eligibility
The following entities are eligible to apply under this program:
· Industry organizations
· Agri-processors
· Primary producers
· Indian bands
· Métis settlements
When developing the project, an eligible applicant under this program is encouraged to collaborate with all parties along the value chain that can contribute to meeting the market assurance requirements.
Eligible Activities
The following activities may be included in an application under this program:
· Purchase of, or modifications to, operational systems, technologies, processes and controls needed to comply with the market requirements related to providing assurance for plant, livestock and bee health, biosecurity, traceability or livestock welfare;
· Access to expertise for the development of crop, livestock and bee health, biosecurity, traceability or livestock welfare assurance protocols needed to maintain market access, or gain access to a new or emerging market;
· Initial or incremental implementation of third party independent assurance systems for crop, livestock and bee health, biosecurity, traceability or livestock welfare required by a new or emerging market; and
· Surveillance related to supporting assurance for market opportunities.
How to Apply
Step 1: Determine whether you are eligible by reviewing the Market Assurance Program Terms and Conditions.
Step 2: Complete and sign the Application Form.
Step 3: Submit the program application form and supporting documents by:
Email: CAP.MarketAssurance@gov.ab.ca
Mail: Market Assurance Program - Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Program Delivery Unit
Suite 301, 7000 113 Street NW
Edmonton AB T6H 5T6
Fax: 780-427-5921
Application Review
Applications will be considered for approval on a case-by-case basis. Applications will be evaluated and recommended for approval according to the eligibility criteria, assessment criteria, and funding constraints.
Processing Timeline
Total processing time objective is 19 weeks.
Contact
Tanya Warren (plants and bees) email: Tanya.Warren@gov.ab.ca ph: 780-643-9486
Drew Hiltz (livestock) email: drew.hiltz@gov.ab.ca ph:780-427-8228
General Program email: CAP.MarketAssurance@gov.ab.ca
Links and Other Resources
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Program Contact
Plants and Bees
email: Tanya.Warren@gov.ab.ca
ph: 780-643-9486
Livestock
email: Drew.Hiltz@gov.ab.ca
ph: 780-427-8228
General Program email: CAP.MarketAssurance@gov.ab.ca
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