Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program
The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) is a reimbursement-basedEndnote 1 program that will provide non-repayable contributions of almost $759 millionEndnote 2 over 10 years.
The program aims to help supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to market changes resulting from the implementation of recent international trade agreements, namely the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Canada—United States—Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Offered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Amount
Non-repayable contributions of up to 70% of eligible project costs (up to 85% for young producers), limited to each producer's maximum funding amount based on their share of provincial quota/production
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Who can apply
You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible.
- You must be one of the following producer types:
- poultry and/or egg producers holding quota
- poultry and/or egg producers licensed, or equivalent, by a provincial marketing agency
- Atlantic Canada Hatching Egg Producers
- poultry and/or egg producers under new entrant programs with loaned quota and/or whole-farm leases with loaned quota at the time of the calculation
About the funding
The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) is a reimbursement-basedEndnote 1 program that will provide non-repayable contributions of almost $759 millionEndnote 2 over 10 years. The funding allocations include:
- $357.3 million for chicken producers
- $91.9 million for turkey producers
- $219 million for egg producers
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- $90.6 million for broiler hatching egg producers
Funding is allocated by sector (chicken, turkey, eggs, and hatching eggs) and by province according to the provincial shares of the national quota/production. Your maximum funding amount, or share of the program budget, is determined based on your share of provincial quota/production holdings on January 1, 2021, as identified by your respective provincial marketing board.
Eligible project costs will normally be shared between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and you as follows:
- AAFC — a maximum of 70%
- You — a minimum of 30%
Additional cost share for young producers
Subject to certain conditions, AAFC may provide up to 85% of eligible project costs for young producers who were 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021.
A young producer is defined as a person who was 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021 and who is actively engaged in farming in Canada.
Note:
the additional cost share does not result in young producers receiving more funding — all applicants are limited by their maximum funding amount under the program, which is based on their share of production/quota. It may, however, reduce the amount that a young producer must invest themselves to access their maximum funding amount under the program.
To receive the young producers' cost-share (up to an additional 15% of eligible project costs), one of the following scenarios must be applicable to the legal entity that is applying for funding.
Reimbursement-based program means that the program does not provide advances. A payment from the program will only be issued if:
- your project application has been approved
- a contribution agreement has been signed
- costs have been incurred and paid
- a claim for reimbursement has been submitted and approved by AAFC (see retroactive versus non-retroactive projects for more details on claims for reimbursement).
If you include funds from other government sources to meet your share of eligible costs, the stacking limit must be respected. The stacking limit refers to the maximum level of total Canadian government funding (federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal) a successful applicant can receive towards the total eligible costs of a project.
The maximum level of total government funding cannot exceed 85% of eligible costs per project.
The program's total contribution to your project(s) cannot exceed your maximum funding amount.
The program supports on-farm investments that:
- increase efficiency or productivity
- improve on-farm food safety and biosecurity
- improve environmental sustainability
- respond to consumer preferences (improving animal welfare, adopting alternative housing systems, transitioning to organic production, etc.)
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