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AgroPerformance Ministerial Initiative – Support for technological and climate performance on farms
Last Update: March 10, 2026
Canada
Support for agritechnology and climate‑smart farm investments
Partnering and Collaboration
Grant and Funding
Overview
This program supports Quebec farms and agricultural cooperatives in adopting agritechnologies and priority equipment, with funding of up to $50,000 per applicant. Eligible projects focus on automation, climate action, agricultural sustainability and efficiency improvements on active farm operations.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Minimum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Timeline
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Location
- Montérégie
Legal structures
- Financial cooperative
- For-profit business
- Non-financial cooperative
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Activities funded
- Adoption of agritechnologies that automate one or more phases of agricultural operations, including data collection and analysis, decision-making and execution of work.
- Projects that improve at least two aspects of agricultural sustainability, such as profitability, agroenvironmental practices, climate change mitigation, work safety and ergonomics, animal health and welfare, or biosecurity.
- Adoption of one or more priority pieces of equipment identified as eligible for specific agricultural sectors.
Eligibility
- The applicant must have an active establishment located in Quebec.
- The applicant must be a farm operation or an agricultural machinery use cooperative (CUMA).
- The project must relate to the applicant’s agricultural activities.
- The project must be completed no later than February 15, 2027.
- For CUMA projects, the activity branch must include at least three farm operations.
Who is eligible?
- Farm operations with an active establishment in Quebec
- Agricultural machinery use cooperatives (CUMA)
- Farm operations in eligible agricultural sectors for priority equipment
Eligible expenses
- Project expenses related to adopting agritechnologies that automate data collection, analysis, decision-making or work execution.
- Project expenses for acquiring priority equipment listed as eligible under the program.
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec (all administrative regions)
Selection criteria
- Alignment of the project with the initiative’s objectives and eligible technologies or equipment.
- Compliance with minimum eligible expense thresholds for the chosen stream.
- Consideration of available budget and program envelope when selecting applications.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications submitted during the open period are processed in chronological order, on a first-come, first-served basis.
- The managing ministry may close the application period without notice to respect the available budget.
- The number of selected applications may be limited according to the program’s budget envelope.
Additional information
- The initiative is currently closed to new applications due to high demand.
- Applications submitted during the opening period are processed on a first-come, first-served basis until the budget is exhausted.
- Applicants may request a review of an evaluation decision within 30 working days of its communication.
- All amounts received under the initiative count cumulatively toward the applicant’s maximum funding limit.
