BC Hydro Peace Agricultural Compensation Fund

• The project must support agricultural production and related economic activity.
• The project must be located in the Peace Region.
• The project must align with one of the fund’s supported program areas (events and educational initiatives, farming infrastructure, or research and demonstration initiatives).

Who is eligible?

• Agricultural businesses and organizations undertaking eligible initiatives in the Peace Region.
• Organizations planning agricultural educational events in the Peace Region.
• Organizations conducting agricultural research or demonstration initiatives in the Peace Region.

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

• Costs related to delivering educational events that promote agriculture in the Peace Region.
• Capital costs for agricultural industry infrastructure investments.
• Costs for agricultural research studies and demonstration activities testing new products, methods, and practice viability.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• Peace Region (British Columbia)

• Applications are evaluated on a quarterly basis.

• Established as part of the Site C Agricultural Mitigation and Compensation Plan.
• Governed by a regional decision-making board overseeing management and disbursement of the fund.
• Applications are evaluated on a quarterly basis.
• For festivals and other events, applications must be submitted at least six weeks before the activity.