AgriStability — Alberta

• 2026 Application for Fee Notice Election Form
• New and rejoining participant information form

Who is eligible?

• Producers who farm in Canada.
• Individual producers, landlords in a joint venture, and partners in a partnership.
• Corporations, co-operatives, communal organizations, limited partnerships, estates, and trusts.
• Status Indians and Band farms farming on a reserve.

Who is not eligible

• 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 lease arrangements.
• Former federal public office holders or public servants who are not in compliance with federal conflict of interest guidelines.
• Dissolved corporations.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Farming activities outside of Canada, except the portion farmed in Canada.
• Aquaculture.
• Peat moss.
• Cannabis, except industrial hemp.
• Operation of a wild game reserve, resales of purchased commodities and inputs, hunt farms unless permitted by law, and trees or seedlings produced or harvested for firewood, construction material, poles or posts, or use in reforestation.

• Complete the 2026 Application for Fee Notice Election Form and return it to AFSC by email, drop it off at your AFSC office, or mail it to Lacombe Central Office; 5718 – 56 Avenue; Lacombe, Alberta; T4L 1B1.
• If you are new to AgriStability or have been out of the program for four or more years, complete the New and rejoining participant information form and return it by April 30, 2026 to AgriStability Administration, PO Box 3200, Winnipeg MB R3C 5R7, or fax it toll-free to 1-877-949-4885.
• Pay your fee by the deadline on your Enrolment Notice.
• If you decide not to participate, indicate this on the tear-off portion and return it by the deadline on your Enrolment Notice.

• The Administrator may refer matters raised by participants to an Appeals Committee.
• Appeals must be submitted in writing to AgriStability Appeal Committee c/o AFSC, 5718 56 Avenue, Lacombe, Alberta T4L 1B1.
• Appeals shall be subject to a deadline of 90 days from the date that the participant is notified by AFSC of the decision which is subject to appeal.
• The written appeal must clearly identify the nature of the appeal, provide sufficient information and documentation to substantiate the appeal, and specify the remedy being sought.
• The AgriStability Appeal Committee must make recommendations in accordance with the agreements and legislation governing AgriStability.

• Coverage notices are only for participants who elected optional reference margin.
• Participants may request a coverage notice during the program year.
• Starting with the 2025 program year, participants can choose between optional reference margin (ORM) and accrual adjusted reference margin (AARM).
• Participants who do not make a selection will automatically have their reference margin calculated using the accrual adjusted reference margin.