General information on up-front multi-year funding to the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
| Name of recipient | The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute |
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| Start date | December 14, 2006 |
| End date | March 31, 2022 |
| Link to departmental result(s) | Not applicable |
| Link to department's Program Inventory | Not applicable |
| Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program | The conditional grant for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute encourages independent policy research benefitting the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector. The grant will help ensure continued success in building an inclusive and forward-looking dialogue on the future of Canadian agriculture, and provide a stable and sustained forum to discuss issues of importance to the industry. |
| Total funding approved (dollars) | $15,000,000 |
| Total funding received (dollars) | $15,000,000 |
| Planned funding in 2021-22 (dollars) | Not applicable |
| Planned funding in 2022-23 (dollars) | Not applicable |
| Planned funding in 2023-24 (dollars) | Not applicable |
| Summary of recipient's annual plans | The 2021–22 fiscal year will be a transition year for Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) as it is the last year of the current funding arrangement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The funding arrangement not only breathed life into CAPI and enabled it to undertake 15 years of policy research, but it empowered CAPI's independence. This independence is a critical asset for a think-tank charged with offering collaboration, insight and connection for governments, industry, academia, and other partners. As part of the transition, CAPI is refreshing its work plan, priorities, and activities. Building on the critical challenges adopted in the 2020–21 Business Plan, CAPI is evolving towards a tiered approach with a longer-term grand challenge for the agri-food system, underpinned by shorter-term critical challenges for the environment, markets and food security. These challenges will drive CAPI's plans, priorities, and activities for 2021–22.
While some may see threats in these challenges, CAPI sees significant opportunities for the sector. Canada's agriculture and agri-food system's potential is great if it can come together to maximize the potential for sustainable prosperity and long-term growth. CAPI has identified common threads that connect these challenges and are vital to turning them into opportunities. First, natural, human, financial and social capital are the assets that the sector needs to smartly deploy. Second, these assets will need to be deployed through enhanced innovation, sustainable intensification, increased competitiveness, rules-based trade and enhanced strategic thinking. CAPI will undertake a series of research, analysis and policy development in 2021–22 that is grounded in its approach of independent, neutral, evidence-based policy development. In addition, the subsequent activities highlight new activities and approaches CAPI is committed to taking in 2021–22.
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