AgriAssurance Program – Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Component: Step 3. Before you apply

Step 3. Before you apply

Review and consider the following information before you apply.

Sources of funding

You must clearly indicate all sources of funding for the project, including your contribution and other industry and/or partner sources of funding, including:

• other federal government departments, agencies and crown corporations^{Endnote 1}
• provincial/territorial governments^{Endnote 1}
• municipal government^{Endnote 1}
• Industry and/or partners such as:
  • industry associations and networks
  • businesses
  • academic institutions

Program costs

Program costs can be eligible as of April 1, 2023; however, any costs incurred before Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) deems your application complete are ineligible for reimbursement, nor will those costs be considered part of your cost-share.

How we assess your application

Each application will be carefully reviewed for eligibility, appropriateness, and impact. For you to prove that the activity cost meets each of the following 2 elements, it's important that each activity and corresponding cost is provided in a manner that is required for an appropriate assessment by AAFC. For detailed information, please refer to How to complete a project application.

All eligible projects are assessed on their individual merit; however, those with potential for the greatest benefits may have a better chance of being approved for funding.

1. Your application will initially be assessed against the following criteria:
   • the application is complete and the proposed project is eligible
   • the proposed activities, including outcomes, support program objectives
   • all sources of funding for the proposed project to be funded under this program are identified
2. If the above criteria are met, a more thorough review of your application will be done. This review will assess the following criteria:
   • your capacity to deliver the project, taking into consideration resources and timelines
   • the proposed activities and costs are eligible, reasonable and required to meet objectives

Considerations

M-30 Act (Quebec organizations only)

The Province of Quebec's M-30 legislation may apply to Quebec-based applicants only. It is the Act Respecting the Ministère du Conseil exécutif (R.S.Q., c. M-30).

More information on the act is available online or by contacting the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation at dpci@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca.

All Quebec-based organizations will have to address this matter and demonstrate their compliance with the act during the application assessment process, and prior to entering into a contribution agreement.

Intellectual property

The contribution agreement will contain an intellectual property clause which will confirm that all title to the intellectual property in any materials created or developed by or for the applicant of contribution funding will vest in the applicant or in a third party, as may be negotiated by the applicant. However, AAFC may, at its sole discretion, include a provision in the Contribution Agreement requiring the applicant to grant, or ensure, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to the Crown to such material, in whole or in part, in any form or medium, for internal government administration purposes.