Food Safety & Traceability Implementation Support Program
7 Section 1 - Program Description This program is designed to assist Manitoba’s agri-food and agri-product sectors in adopting and improving food safety and traceability practices. Financial assistance will be provided to eligible recipients for the development and implementation of food safety programs, food safety training, validation and verification activities and traceability.
Offered by Province of Manitoba (Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership)
Amount
Up to $30,000
60:40 cost share for food safety activities and 50:50 for traceability activities, to a maximum funding limit of $30,000 for all food safety items and $30,000 for all traceability items
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Who can apply
Food Safety & Traceability program is open to:
- Agri-food processors
- Agri-product processors
- Food Warehouses/Distributors
- Indigenous Governments, individuals, businesses, communities, organizations,
and other Indigenous groups undertaking agricultural initiatives
- Primary producers (eligible only for traceability portion of program)
Eligible applicant:
- Must have a significant portion of company sales in wholesale trade including
retail outlets, food service establishments and wholesale distributors (versus direct to consumers)
- Must have a valid Permit to Operate a Food Handling Establishment from
Manitoba Agriculture, a Health Permit from Manitoba Health or hold a valid Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence before submitting a claim form
- Can be from inside or outside of Manitoba, as long as the activities occur in
Manitoba or have a positive outcome for the province
- Must have a Manitoba Premises Identification Number, if applicable
- Must ensure that they meet all eligibility requirements
A business or organization with multiple divisions, operating names or units, will count as one business or organization.
Government employees, who are the majority shareholder (50 per cent or higher) in a business or organization, are not eligible to apply for funding. A business or organization, which includes a provincial government employee as a minority shareholder, will be eligible to apply for funding.
Additional factors may be considered in determining the eligibility of the applicant, including:
- the provision of false or misleading information by the applicant under other
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and Manitoba programs
- amounts due and owing to Manitoba by the applicant under other Sustainable
Canadian Agricultural Partnership and Manitoba programs Section 3 - Program Details Cost Sharing Activities are cost shared between government and the applicant, the cost share ratio is 60:40 for food safety activities and 50:50 for traceability activities.
About the funding
Canadian Agricultural Partnership and Manitoba programs Section 3 - Program Details Cost Sharing Activities are cost shared between government and the applicant, the cost share ratio is 60:40 for food safety activities and 50:50 for traceability activities. There is a maximum funding limit of $30,000 for all food safety items and $30,000 for all traceability items, including those which have been approved under the Food Safety & Traceability pre- approved equipment rebate program.
Funding from Government The Applicant must adhere to the stacking limit. The stacking limit refers to the maximum level of total Canadian government funding (federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal) a successful Applicant can receive towards total approved eligible expenses of a project.
The maximum level of total government funding must not exceed:
- 100 percent of total approved eligible expenses; or
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- If the Applicant is a for-profit business or organization, 75 per cent for capital
items that are approved eligible expenses Section 4 - Application Worksheet Assessment Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:
The following food safety items are eligible:
- Development and implementation of preventive food safety programs, such as
Preventive Control Plans and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), as well as specific programs such as Global Food Safety Initiatives (GFSI) recognized certification schemes, including:
- consultant fees (up to max. of $20,000)
- pre-audit and gap analysis assessments
- first food safety audit by an accredited certification body
- lab testing fees
- computer software for food safety programs
- food process and product validation activities
- facility modifications related to program implementation – to be pre-
approved
- Registration fees to attend food safety training events
- Purchase of food safety related educational materials
- Purchase of equipment required for measuring, monitoring and testing
parameters related to food safety not included on pre-approved list
The following traceability items are eligible:
- Consultant fees • Traceability software
- Training and set up costs associated with new equipment or systems
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| AgriScience Program – Projects | Grant, In-Kind Support | Up to $5 million per project and $10 million per applicant over the program's duration (2023 to 2028) | Open |
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