- 1. What this program offers
- 2. Eligibility
- 3. Before you register
- 4. How to register
- 5. After you register
- Contact information
1. What this program offers
Closed to applications
Intake period: Closed
The program ends on March 31, 2029.
Program objective
The objective of the program is to support dairy producers as a result of market access commitments made under recent international trade agreements.
Funding
Under the program, eligible dairy producers receive payments on the basis of their milk quota. From 2023-24 to 2028-29, the program will make available a total of $1.2 billion in compensation for the impacts of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Current and upcoming payments
In 2025-26, $250 million was made available up to March 31, 2026 in the form of direct payments to eligible supply-managed cow’s milk producers. For example, an eligible producer with 80 cows could receive around $22,090 in 2025-26. To receive a payment, registrations must be signed and received no later than March 31, 2026.
In the next 3 years:
- $150 million will be made available in 2026-27
- $150 million will be made available in 2027-28
- $100 million will be made available in 2028-29
Eligible producers must register each year of the program to receive a payment.
National allocation of funds on a provincial basis for year 2025-26
| National allocation of funds on a provincial basis | Allocated Quota (% of the P10 Rounded) | Provincial share $ (Rounded) |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.64 | 1,586,189 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.26 | 3,156,699 |
| Nova Scotia | 2.16 | 5,388,099 |
| New Brunswick | 1.68 | 4,199,240 |
| Quebec | 36.75 | 91,870,344 |
| Ontario | 31.88 | 79,706,597 |
| Manitoba | 4.39 | 10,971,006 |
| Saskatchewan | 3.14 | 7,860,565 |
| Alberta | 9.02 | 22,557,371 |
| British Columbia | 9.08 | 22,703,890 |
| Total | 100.00 | 250,000,000 |
Past direct payments
From 2023-24 to 2024-25, the program made available $550 million out of the $1.2 billion in compensation for the impacts of the CUSMA.
From 2019-20 to 2022-23, the program made available $1.75 billion in compensation for the impacts of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Up to $345 million, $468 million, $469 million, and $468 million in direct payments were made available in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, respectively.
How the program is delivered
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) delivers the program. The CDC:
- collects information from provincial milk marketing boards on the licensed quota holders
- calculates individual payments based on the percentage of each producer's provincial quota holdings
- works closely with each of the provincial milk marketing boards to deliver funding