- 1. What this program offers
- 2. Eligibility
- 3. Before you apply
- 4. How to apply
- 5. Complete the application and apply
- 6. After you apply
- Contact information
3. Before you apply
Closed to applications
Intake period: Closed
Applications were accepted until May 4, 2026.
Review and consider the following information before you apply.
Important information
Beginning in 2026-27, the program is moving from a two-step approval process to a one-step approval process. With your application, you must provide:
- a completed Participant Information Form, identifying the youth participant you've selected for the project
- relocation and barrier costs for the youth participant, if applicable
How we assess your application
Information provided in the application and to the program will be used to assess eligibility. We may contact you for additional information to complete the assessment and verify the eligibility of your application.
Priority of applications
Applications from Indigenous applicants and applications for projects employing youth facing barriers will be prioritized.
All other applications will be assessed on a first come, first-served basis, while considering fair distribution across Canada.
Sources of funding
If your application is successful, you must clearly show all sources of funding for the project, including your contribution and/or other sources of funding, including from:
- other federal government departments
- provincial/territorial governments
- municipal government
- industry and/or partners such as:
- industry associations and networks
- businesses
- academia
Report funding to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
As per Income Tax and CRA requirements, funding must be reported for tax purposes and recipients will receive an AGR‑1, Statement of Farm-Support Payments, from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada equal to the funding received for a given calendar year.
Considerations
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 contain an intellectual property clause confirming 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. However, the recipient must grant to AAFC the right to utilize any material or information produced, for AAFC and other Government of Canada purposes.