Excess rain initiative
Lévis, QC, Canada
Financial aid for farms affected by 2023 Québec rainfall
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- grant_single|closingDateFebruary 17, 2025
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Grant and Funding
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- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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- La Financière agricole (FADQ)
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The Canada-Québec initiative provides financial assistance up to $350,000 to agricultural businesses specializing in strawberries, raspberries, potatoes, and field vegetables that incurred additional expenses due to excess rainfall during the 2023 growing season. Eligible activities include expenses such as fertilizer and pesticide purchases, labor costs, and contract work related to mitigating rainfall damage like drainage or decompaction work.
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The Canada-Québec Initiative offers targeted financial assistance to eligible agricultural businesses affected by excess rainfall in Québec during the 2023 growing season, ensuring support for incurred additional expenses. The structured financial support aims to alleviate financial burdens and facilitate recovery for these businesses.
- Financial assistance is determined by calculating the difference in eligible expenses between the 2023 and 2022 growing seasons, adjusted for a 6% inflation index.
- Compensation is set at 70% of the difference in eligible expense rates, subject to a specific deductible for each crop category.
- A minimum payment threshold of $75 is required to receive financial assistance.
- The maximum financial assistance available is capped at $350,000 per company.
- All financial assistance is provided in a single instalment following the analysis of the business file by La Financière agricole du Québec (FADQ).
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The Canada-Québec initiative provides financial support to projects aimed at mitigating the impact of excess rainfall on agricultural production in Québec during 2023. Eligible activities involve various on-farm interventions to address the challenges caused by the adverse weather conditions.
- Purchase and application of fertilizers and pesticides.
- Replacement of containers specifically for strawberry and raspberry crops.
- Labour costs associated with managing excessive rainfall impacts.
- Contract work costs, such as culvert repairs and drainage improvements.
- Construction and maintenance of ridges for water management.
- Ditch cleaning and soil decompaction to improve drainage and soil health.
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$ 40,000
A potato producer hires workers to sort and clean crops affected by heavy rain.
$ 75,000
A field vegetable producer installs drainage systems to prevent future waterlogging issues.
$ 250,000
A carrot producer conducts drainage work to restore field usability after excessive rainfall.
$ 100,000
A strawberry farm replaces damaged containers and cleans fields after flooding.
$ 30,000
An agricultural operation invests in soil decompaction work to prepare fields for the next season.
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Eligibility for this grant is determined by specific requirements related to the farm business's registration, location, and agricultural activities.
- The business must be a farm business registered with the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) and have an agricultural operator-type ministerial identification number (NIM).
- The business must have its main operating site in one of the specified regions: Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides, Montréal-Laval-Lanaudière, Chaudière-Appalaches, Mauricie, Estrie, Centre-du-Québec, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Outaouais, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Côte-Nord.
- The business must have produced on a minimum of 0.5 hectares a category of eligible crops during the 2023 growing season: berries (strawberries and raspberries) or field vegetables (including potatoes).
- The business must demonstrate an increase in eligible expenses for the 2023 growing season compared with eligible expenses for the 2022 growing season, after indexing by 6% and subtracting the applicable deductible.
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Agricultural businesses specializing in strawberry, raspberry, potato, and field vegetable production located in specified regions of Québec who have suffered damage from excess rainfall during the 2023 growing season.
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This grant is specifically targeted towards certain agricultural businesses and implicitly excludes others. The restrictions ensure that assistance is provided only to those directly affected and involved in the specified agricultural sectors.
- Companies not registered as farm businesses with the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ).
- Businesses not operating primarily in one of the specified regions.
- Agricultural businesses not engaged in the production of strawberries, raspberries, potatoes, or field vegetables.
- Companies with less than 0.5 hectares dedicated to eligible crop categories in the 2023 growing season.
- Firms unable to demonstrate increased eligible expenses in 2023 compared to 2022.
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Eligible expenses for the Canada-Québec Initiative include costs directly related to mitigating the impact of excess rainfall on strawberry, raspberry, potato, and field vegetable crops.
- Fertilizer and pesticide purchases.
- Replacement of containers (only for the Strawberry and Raspberry crop category).
- Labour costs.
- Contract work costs related to excess rainfall, such as culvert repairs, ridging, drainage work, ditch cleaning, levelling, soil decompaction, etc.
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This grant is specifically available to agricultural businesses based in selected regions of Québec that have been adversely affected by excess rainfall in 2023. These regions have been identified to align with the objectives of the AgriRecovery framework to assist affected agricultural sectors.
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Capitale-Nationale
- Centre-du-Québec
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Côte-Nord
- Estrie
- Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Lanaudière
- Laurentides
- Laval
- Mauricie
- Montérégie
- Montréal
- Outaouais
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
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- Step 1: Verify Eligibility
- Ensure your business is registered with the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) with a valid ministerial identification number (NIM).
- Confirm your main operating site is in a listed eligible region.
- Verify that your crops and expenses meet the program criteria.
- Step 2: Prepare for Registration
- If participating in Agri-stabilité, AgriQuébec Plus, AgriInvest, and AgriQuébec programs, submit your financial data for the 2023 growing season to FADQ.
- If not an FADQ client, contact your regional service center to open a client file and activate your online file.
- Step 3: Access Registration Form
- Wait for the announcement of the registration form's availability on the FADQ website.
- Access the registration form in your online file.
- Step 4: Complete Registration Form
- Fill out the registration form thoroughly with required details.
- Prepare and upload necessary supporting documents, such as financial statements or documentation for fixed-price work expenses.
- Step 5: Submit Application
- Review all entered information for accuracy.
- Submit the completed form and uploaded documents through the online portal before the deadline of February 17, 2025.
- Step 6: Await Analysis
- FADQ analyzes your application to determine eligibility and the financial assistance amount.
- Receive communication from FADQ regarding the results of the analysis and any financial assistance awarded.
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1-800-749-3646