Advance Payments Program: 2. Eligibility

2. Eligibility

Check if you meet the criteria to apply.

Eligibility checklist - Applicants

You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible.

    • a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
    • a corporation, cooperative or partnership of which the majority interest is held by Canadian citizens or permanent residents
      • one or more of the stakeholders, members or partners must be the age of majority in the province of operation.

You need to meet all the eligibility criteria to qualify for the program.

Eligible agricultural products

The majority of agricultural products are eligible for an Advance Payments Program advance, including:

  • grains, oilseeds, and pulses
  • fruits and vegetables (including greenhouse products)
  • nursery products and sod (flowers, plants, shrubs, trees)
  • certain special crops (for example, sunflower oil, canary seed, peanuts, hazelnuts)
  • livestock (cattle, hogs, sheep, bison, rabbits, boar, goats)
  • certain breeding animals intended to be marketed during the production period (cattle, goats, sheep, hogs)
  • honey and maple syrup
  • bees intended to be marketed during the production period
  • ranch raised fur and cervid antler velvet

If you don’t see your agricultural product listed above, you should contact an Advance Payments Program Administrator to discuss whether or not an advance could be issued on the product.

Ineligible agricultural commodities
  • Livestock that have been sent for slaughter
  • Products and animals under supply management (for example, eggs, dairy products, and poultry)
  • Breeding animals that are not intended for market during the production period
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