AgriStability: Step 2. Who is eligible

Step 2. Who is eligible

You are eligible to participate in AgriStability if you:

• farm in Canada
• file an income tax return reporting farming income (loss) to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) by the final filing deadline for the program year^{Footnote 1}
• filed farming income (loss) for tax purposes for all reference years in which you farmed
• complete a minimum of six consecutive months of farming activity and a production cycle, unless you experienced a disaster
• enrol in the program, pay your fee and file a form by the applicable deadlines

You may also need to comply with certain conditions set by your province or territory to receive a benefit. For more information on cross compliance, visit What is cross compliance?

Who can participate?

Participants include:

• individual producers
• partners in a partnership
• corporations
• co-operatives
• communal organizations
• landlords in a joint venture^{Footnote 2}
• estates
• trusts
• limited partnerships
• Status Indians and Band Farms farming on a reserve

Who cannot participate?

The following individuals or entities cannot participate in AgriStability:

• government funded organizations, including research stations, universities and colleges
• landlords earning rental income (cash rent or payments-in-kind) for crop or livestock shares or arrangements^{Footnote 2}
• former federal public office holders or public servants who are not in compliance with federal conflict of interest guidelines
• dissolved corporations

For detailed program information, access the AgriStability Program Handbook.