AgriStability: 1. What this program offers

1. What this program offers

Intake period: Open

The deadline to enrol for the 2025 program year has passed. If you enrolled, the deadline to pay the enrolment fee (with penalty) is December 31, 2025.

The form to enrol as a new or rejoining participant for the 2026 program year will be available in December 2025.

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Important information for the 2025 program year

Interim payment rate increase for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

To help New Brunswick and Nova Scotia producers facing financial challenges due to extremely dry conditions resulting in drought and wildfires, the Government of Canada and the governments of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have agreed to:

Late participation for New Brunswick and Nova Scotia producers

If you farm in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia and are experiencing financial challenges because of the extremely dry conditions, AgriStability can help. The Government of Canada and the governments of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have agreed to:

 

Compensation rate and payment limit increases

Due to the ongoing challenges facing producers, temporary changes have been made to AgriStability for the 2025 program year only, including:

  • The compensation rate has increased from 80% to 90%
    • If your 2025 margin falls more than 30% below your historical reference margin, you could receive a benefit
    • AgriStability will cover 90% of the loss for every dollar below the threshold
  • The maximum payment limit has doubled from $3 million to $6 million to ensure that more producers receive support at a level appropriate to their farm size

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.

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.

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