Intake period: Closed
First announced in Budget 2021, the $200-million On-Farm Climate Action Fund is an initiative to help farmers tackle climate change. The Fund is part of the Government of Canada's Agricultural Climate Solutions initiative, which falls under the $4 billion Natural Climate Solutions Fund, a program managed by Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Objective
The objective of the Fund is to support farmers in adopting beneficial management practices (BMPs) that store carbon and reduce greenhouse gases, specifically in the areas of:
- nitrogen management
- cover cropping
- rotational grazing practices
These practices also provide other environmental benefits such as improved biodiversity and soil health.
Other activities to support the adoption of beneficial management practices, such as outreach, education and training are supported.
Distribution of funds
From August 12, 2021 to September 26, 2021, the Fund sought proposals from potential delivery organizations across Canada, including:
- not-for-profit organizations, including producer groups, commodity organizations and non-governmental organizations
- Indigenous groups
- for-profit organizations
- provincial or territorial Crown corporations
On February 22, 2022, 12 projects were announced under the Fund. Additionally, an Indigenous-led project with the Manitoba Métis Federation was announced on July 4, 2023, raising the total to 13 projects nationwide, totaling up to $189.9 million.
Through individual application intakes, the following 13 recipient organizations will redistribute funding to help farmers adopt and implement immediate on-farm BMPs that store carbon and reduce greenhouse gases in the areas of nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing practices.
| Recipient Organization | Project Description | Approved Funding Amount (up to) |
|---|---|---|
| ALUS Canada | Implement a sustainable bison grazing program with the Woodland Cree First Nation and the ALUS program in Alberta's Northern Sunrise County. | $700,000 |
| B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation | Help farmers in British Columbia to facilitate the adoption of eligible BMPs under cover cropping, nitrogen management and rotational grazing that store carbon and reduce GHG emissions. | $8,000,000 |
| Canadian Forage and Grassland Association | Support farmers across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec in planning and implementing rotational grazing practices. | $10,000,000 |
| Canola Council of Canada | Work with farmers across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to increase canola yields while reducing nitrous oxide emissions. | $22,000,000 |
| ECOCERT Canada | Help certified organic farmers across Canada to adopt ready-to-deploy BMPs that result in reduced GHG emissions through cover cropping and nitrogen management. | $4,500,000 |
| Manitoba Association of Watersheds | Provide knowledge, tools, skills and financial incentives that aim to help farmers to adopt and deploy real, measurable and practical climate solutions across Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the areas of rotational grazing, nitrogen management and cover cropping. | $40,000,000 |
| Manitoba Métis Federation | Support Red River Métis farmers to implement BMPs in the areas of nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing. | $7,200,000 |
| New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association | Help farmers in New Brunswick to adopt rotational grazing, nitrogen management and cover cropping BMPs on farms to reduce GHG emissions. | $6,000,000 |
| Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association | Empower farmers in Ontario to learn about, implement and maintain best climate practices that include cover cropping, nitrogen management and rotational grazing. | $25,000,000 |
| Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. | Help farmers in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland to adopt eligible BMPs under cover cropping, nitrogen management and rotational grazing on farm. | $8,500,000 |
| Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture | Help farmers in Prince Edward Island to build capacity and incentivize climate action by improving nitrogen management, expanding cover cropping and supporting rotational grazing. | $6,000,000 |
| Results Driven Agriculture Research | Help farmers in Alberta to adopt nitrogen management, cover-cropping and rotational grazing BMPs. | $33,000,000 |
| L'Union des producteurs agricoles | Support farmers in Quebec to adopt cover cropping and nitrogen management BMPs within a large network of agricultural producers in order to reduce their net GHG emissions. | $19,000,000 |
Find an On-Farm Climate Action Fund recipient organization
Use the following table to find a recipient organization to best suit your needs.
Choose your province and area of work to show a list of recipient organizations.
You may only receive support from one (1) recipient organization for an eligible beneficial management practice.
| Province | Area of work (BMP) | Delivery partner |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Nitrogen Management | Canola Council of Canada Email: admin@canolacouncil.org Phone: 204-982-2100 Mail: Canola Council of Canada 400-167 Lombard Ave Winnipeg MB R3B 0T6 |
| Alberta | Cover Cropping | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N16 |
| Alberta | Nitrogen Management | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N17 |
| Alberta | Nitrogen Management | Results Driven Agriculture Research Email: hello@rdar.ca Phone: 780-860-2146 Mail: Results Driven Agriculture Research 250 Karl Clark Road Edmonton AB T6N 1E2 |
| Alberta | Rotational Grazing | Results Driven Agriculture Research Email: hello@rdar.ca Phone: 780-860-2146 Mail: Results Driven Agriculture Research 250 Karl Clark Road Edmonton AB T6N 1E3 |
| Alberta | Cover Cropping | Results Driven Agriculture Research Email: hello@rdar.ca Phone: 780-860-2146 Mail: Results Driven Agriculture Research 250 Karl Clark Road Edmonton AB T6N 1E4 |
| Alberta | Rotational Grazing | The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association Email: info@canadianfga.ca Phone: 506-260-0872 Mail: The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association 466 Queen Street Fredericton NB E3B 1B6 |
| British Columbia | Nitrogen Management | B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation Email: info@iafbc.ca Phone: 250-940-6150 Mail: B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation Unit 301 – 747 Fort Street Victoria BC V8W 3E10 |
| British Columbia | Rotational Grazing | B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation Email: info@iafbc.ca Phone: 250-940-6150 Mail: B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation Unit 301 – 747 Fort Street Victoria BC V8W 3E11 |
| British Columbia | Cover Cropping | B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation Email: info@iafbc.ca Phone: 250-940-6150 Mail: B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation Unit 301 – 747 Fort Street Victoria BC V8W 3E9 |
| British Columbia | Cover Cropping | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N18 |
| British Columbia | Nitrogen Management | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N19 |
| British Columbia | Rotational Grazing | The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association Email: info@canadianfga.ca Phone: 506-260-0872 Mail: The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association 466 Queen Street Fredericton NB E3B 1B7 |
| Manitoba | Nitrogen Management | Canola Council of Canada Email: admin@canolacouncil.org Phone: 204-982-2100 Mail: Canola Council of Canada 400-167 Lombard Ave Winnipeg MB R3B 0T7 |
| Manitoba | Rotational Grazing | Manitoba Association of Watersheds Email: lynda@manitobawatersheds.org Phone: 204-570-0164 Mail: Manitoba Association of Watersheds 1465 Buffalo Place, Suite 200 Winnipeg MB R3T 1L10 |
| Manitoba | Cover Cropping | Manitoba Association of Watersheds Email: lynda@manitobawatersheds.org Phone: 204-570-0164 Mail: Manitoba Association of Watersheds 1465 Buffalo Place, Suite 200 Winnipeg MB R3T 1L8 |
| Manitoba | Nitrogen Management | Manitoba Association of Watersheds Email: lynda@manitobawatersheds.org Phone: 204-570-0164 Mail: Manitoba Association of Watersheds 1465 Buffalo Place, Suite 200 Winnipeg MB R3T 1L9 |
| Manitoba | Rotational Grazing | Manitoba Métis Federation Email: agriculture@mmf.mb.ca Phone: 431-336-1675 Mail: Manitoba Métis Federation 150 Henry Ave Winnipeg MB R3B 0J7 |
| Manitoba | Cover Cropping | Manitoba Métis Federation Email: agriculture@mmf.mb.ca Phone: 431-336-1675 Mail: Manitoba Métis Federation 150 Henry Ave Winnipeg MB R3B 0J7 |
| Manitoba | Nitrogen Management | Manitoba Métis Federation Email: agriculture@mmf.mb.ca Phone: 431-336-1675 Mail: Manitoba Métis Federation 150 Henry Ave Winnipeg MB R3B 0J7 |
| New Brunswick | Cover Cropping | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N20 |
| New Brunswick | Nitrogen Management | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N21 |
| New Brunswick | Nitrogen Management | New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association Email: gm@nbscia.ca Phone: 506-454-1736 Mail: New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association 2-allée 50 Woodside Lane Fredericton NB E3C 2R10 |
| New Brunswick | Rotational Grazing | New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association Email: gm@nbscia.ca Phone: 506-454-1736 Mail: New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association 2-allée 50 Woodside Lane Fredericton NB E3C 2R11 |
| New Brunswick | Cover Cropping | New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association Email: gm@nbscia.ca Phone: 506-454-1736 Mail: New Brunswick Soil and Crop Improvement Association 2-allée 50 Woodside Lane Fredericton NB E3C 2R9 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Cover Cropping | Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. Email: info@perennia.ca Phone: 902-678-7722 Mail: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. 28 Aberdeen Street Kentville NS B4N 2N1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Nitrogen Management | Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. Email: info@perennia.ca Phone: 902-678-7722 Mail: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. 28 Aberdeen Street Kentville NS B4N 2N2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rotational Grazing | Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. Email: info@perennia.ca Phone: 902-678-7722 Mail: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. 28 Aberdeen Street Kentville NS B4N 2N3 |
| Nova Scotia | Cover Cropping | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N22 |
| Nova Scotia | Nitrogen Management | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N23 |
| Nova Scotia | Cover Cropping | Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. Email: info@perennia.ca Phone: 902-678-7722 Mail: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. 28 Aberdeen Street Kentville NS B4N 2N4 |
| Nova Scotia | Nitrogen Management | Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. Email: info@perennia.ca Phone: 902-678-7722 Mail: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. 28 Aberdeen Street Kentville NS B4N 2N5 |
| Nova Scotia | Rotational Grazing | Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. Email: info@perennia.ca Phone: 902-678-7722 Mail: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. 28 Aberdeen Street Kentville NS B4N 2N6 |
| Ontario | Cover Cropping | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N10 |
| Ontario | Nitrogen Management | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N11 |
| Ontario | Nitrogen Management | Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Email: oscia@ontariosoilcrop.org Phone: 519 -826-4214 Mail: Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association 1-367 Woodlawn Road West Guelph ON N1H 7K10 |
| Ontario | Rotational Grazing | Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Email: oscia@ontariosoilcrop.org Phone: 519 -826-4214 Mail: Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association 1-367 Woodlawn Road West Guelph ON N1H 7K11 |
| Ontario | Cover Cropping | Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Email: oscia@ontariosoilcrop.org Phone: 519 -826-4214 Mail: Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association 1-367 Woodlawn Road West Guelph ON N1H 7K9 |
| Prince Edward Island | Rotational Grazing | Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture Email: joann@peifa.ca Phone: 902-369-7289 Mail: Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture 159 Sherwood Road Suite 100 Charlettown PE C1E 0E5 |
| Prince Edward Island | Cover Cropping | Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture Email: joann@peifa.ca Phone: 902-369-7289 Mail: Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture 159 Sherwood Road Suite 100 Charlettown PE C1E 0E6 |
| Prince Edward Island | Nitrogen Management | Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture Email: joann@peifa.ca Phone: 902-369-7289 Mail: Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture 159 Sherwood Road Suite 100 Charlettown PE C1E 0E7 |
| Quebec | Cover Cropping | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N12 |
| Quebec | Nitrogen Management | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N13 |
| Quebec | Nitrogen Management | L'Union des producteurs agricoles Email: upa-directiongenerale@upa.qc.ca Phone: 450-679-0540 extension 8382 Mail: L'Union des producteurs agricoles 555, boul. Roland-Therrien Bureau 100 Longueuil QC J4H 3Y10 |
| Quebec | Cover Cropping | L'Union des producteurs agricoles Email: upa-directiongenerale@upa.qc.ca Phone: 450-679-0540 extension 8382 Mail: L'Union des producteurs agricoles 555, boul. Roland-Therrien Bureau 100 Longueuil QC J4H 3Y12 |
| Quebec | Rotational Grazing | The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association Email: info@canadianfga.ca Phone: 506-260-0872 Mail: The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association 466 Queen Street Fredericton NB E3B 1B8 |
| Saskatchewan | Nitrogen Management | Canola Council of Canada Email: admin@canolacouncil.org Phone: 204-982-2100 Mail: Canola Council of Canada 400-167 Lombard Ave Winnipeg MB R3B 0T8 |
| Saskatchewan | Cover Cropping | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N14 |
| Saskatchewan | Nitrogen Management | ECOCERT Canada Email: info.canada@ecocert.com Phone 1-855-246-9383 #110 Mail: ECOCERT Canada 4060 Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Suite 201 Lévis QC G6W 6N15 |
| Saskatchewan | Cover Cropping | Manitoba Association of Watersheds Email: lynda@manitobawatersheds.org Phone: 204-570-0164 Mail: Manitoba Association of Watersheds 1465 Buffalo Place, Suite 200 Winnpeg MB R3T 1L11 |
| Saskatchewan | Nitrogen Management | Manitoba Association of Watersheds Email: lynda@manitobawatersheds.org Phone: 204-570-0164 Mail: Manitoba Association of Watersheds 1465 Buffalo Place, Suite 200 Winnpeg MB R3T 1L12 |
| Saskatchewan | Rotational Grazing | Manitoba Association of Watersheds Email: lynda@manitobawatersheds.org Phone: 204-570-0164 Mail: Manitoba Association of Watersheds 1465 Buffalo Place, Suite 200 Winnpeg MB R3T 1L13 |
| Saskatchewan | Rotational Grazing | The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association Email: info@canadianfga.ca Phone: 506-260-0872 Mail: The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association 466 Queen Street Fredericton NB E3B 1B9 |
Contact information
Telephone: 1-877-246-4682
TDD/TTY: 613-773-2600
Email: aafc.acs-sac.aac@agr.gc.ca
Mail:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agricultural Climate Solutions – On-Farm Climate Action Fund
1341 Baseline Road, T7-7-216
Ottawa, ON K1A 0C5
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