Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program - 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:

• 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

Project costs

Costs incurred before AAFC deems your application complete and after the project completion date (as established by the program) will be ineligible for reimbursement, nor will those costs be considered part of your cost-share. Costs incurred after the application is deemed complete, but prior to the signing of a contribution agreement by both parties, will be incurred solely at the applicant's risk without any obligation of reimbursement by the program.

How we assess your application

Applications under the program will be assessed based on the program principles.

Program principles

The following criteria will be used to assess the application form and supporting documents:

• How well the project meets the program's objectives.
• How well projects respond to the range of priority areas.
  • Applications that don't respond to the range of priority areas may be assessed for lower Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) contributions, require higher industry contributions, or both.
  • Applications that align to a lesser degree with the priorities will be viewed as lower importance to AAFC and may not be considered for funding.
• How well projects provide benefits to Canada (including producers, processors and other stakeholders) in areas such as:
  • increased revenues or decreased operating costs in the agricultural sector
  • increased demand for primary agriculture and/or agri-based inputs or increased employment in the sector
• The degree to which each project involves or is supported by groups or individuals in the Canadian agriculture sector that represent the targeted sector within a Canadian or sector-wide scope, and the ultimate benefits to the stakeholders of the targeted sector.
• The likelihood that the planned results will be achieved within the timeline and project budget, considering the project risks.
• Your proven technical, financial and managerial capacity/capability to complete the proposed project.

Considerations

The Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program is a national program and there are no pre-determined regional allocations.

The sector implements tools and strategies to adapt to changing circumstances and/or respond to urgent and/or critical issues.

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

If your project is approved for funding, the contribution agreement will include specific intellectual property requirements and confirmations, such as that the title to all intellectual property in any materials created or developed by or for the recipient under the agreement will be owned by the recipient or a third party, as may be negotiated by the recipient.