- Step 1. What this program offers
- Step 2. Who is eligible
- Step 3. How to apply
- Step 4. After you apply
- Step 5. Managing your account
- Resources
- Contact information
Step 1. What this program offers
Intake period: Open
Important information for the 2025 program year
Enrolment deadline extension
The AgriStability enrolment deadline for the 2025 program year has been extended from April 30, 2025 to July 31, 2025.
Optional program features
- You have until December 31, 2025 to choose a tax-aligned reference margin and have your reference margin based on the same method of accounting you file to tax (cash or accrual).
- If you choose a tax-aligned reference margin, you can request a coverage notice that provides an estimate of your reference margin and coverage level for the program year.
Learn more about these program features.
New filing deadlines start with the 2024 program year
June 30, 2025 - Initial deadline to submit your 2024 forms without penalty.
September 30, 2025 - Final deadline to submit your 2024 forms with penalty.
AgriStability is one of the Business Risk Management programs under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).
AgriStability protects Canadian producers against large declines in farming income for reasons such as production loss, increased costs and market conditions.
AgriStability is a margin based program designed to help producers manage large income declines.
Each year, you must enrol in the program, pay your fee and submit a form by the applicable deadlines.
Starting with the 2023 program year, the compensation rate under AgriStability will increase from 70% to 80%. You may receive a payment if your production margin in the current year falls below your historical reference margin by more than 30%. AgriStability covers 80% of the loss for every dollar below the threshold.
Use the AgriStability Benefit Estimator to help you understand how the program works and to calculate an estimated benefit.
For more information on participating, visit Who is eligible? and How to apply.
Read how AgriStability and other business risk management programs helped farms that have faced different disaster situations.
Note: AgriStability is delivered by the federal government in Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories and Yukon.
AgriStability is delivered provincially in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island.