Open
Last Update: April 9, 2026
Funding available
$ 100 - $ 5,000,000
Timeline
- Open Date : May 9, 2023
Location
Quebec, Canada
Overview
Up to $5M per project supports energy-efficiency upgrades in agricultural buildings. It covers eligible product replacements, greenhouse systems, and other approved equipment and demand-response measures.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Implement environmental initiatives
- Increase operational productivity
- Optimize production processes
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Minimum amount : 100 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
Timeline
- Open Date : May 9, 2023
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Sole proprietorship
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Rural or Northern Residents
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Replacement of lighting, ventilation, milking, and piglet-warming equipment with energy-efficient models.
- Installation of greenhouse heat pumps and accumulation reservoirs.
- Other eligible energy-efficiency or demand-response measures listed in OSE.
Documents Needed
- Electricity bill showing the contract number for the site
- Invoices for purchase and installation
- Completed OSE form and project completion confirmation
- NEQ, QST number, or SIN if required
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Greenhouses
- Livestock farms
- Dairy operations
- Crop farms
- Aquaculture businesses
Who is not eligible
- Businesses outside the agricultural market.
- Businesses involved in cannabis production and commercialization that is not Health Canada-approved.
Eligible expenses
- Purchase, installation, and commissioning of eligible products, equipment, and greenhouse systems.
- Applicable programming costs for demand-response measures.
- Design, controller or software updates, performance follow-up, and user training for automated demand-response work.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Financing charges.
- Products or upgrades required only to meet laws, regulations, or standards.
- Projects that negatively affect health, safety, or the environment, or that break the law.
- Electricity production projects, except eligible photovoltaic panels.
- Heat pump measures already submitted under ÉcoPerformance bi-energy commercial and institutional.
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec
Selection criteria
- Compliance with program requirements and OSE rules.
- Conformity of the installed measures with the submitted project.
- Technical compliance of eligible products and systems.
- Verification results from any site visit, if carried out.
How to apply
- Step 1: Prepare documents
- Gather the electricity bill for the site.
- Collect purchase and installation invoices.
- Have your NEQ, QST number, or SIN ready if needed.
- Step 2: Prepare the project in OSE
- Download the OSE version that matches the project start date.
- Check that the selected measures are eligible.
- Use OSE to estimate the support amount.
- Step 3: Submit the completed project
- Complete the OSE file.
- Email the OSE files and supporting invoices to bureau.eeaffaires@hydroquebec.com.
- Include the project completion confirmation generated by OSE.
- Step 4: Compliance review
- Hydro-Québec reviews the file and may request more documents.
- Hydro-Québec may visit the site to verify the work.
- The project is approved or the support amount is revised if needed.
- Step 5: Invoice and payment
- Send the original invoice after receiving the billing request.
- Hydro-Québec processes the file once all requirements are met.
- Payment is issued after the compliant invoice is received.
Processing and Agreement
- Hydro-Québec acknowledges receipt of the submission and reviews it for compliance.
- Additional information may be requested before a decision is made.
- Hydro-Québec may inspect the installation to verify the work.
- If the project is compliant, Hydro-Québec approves or adjusts the support amount.
- Payment is issued after a compliant original invoice is received.
Additional information
- Hydro-Québec may request additional supporting documents.
- Site visits may be carried out to verify compliance.
- All submitted documents must generally be in French.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Efficient Farming Products Program
What is the Efficient Farming Products?
Up to $5M per project supports energy-efficiency upgrades in agricultural buildings. It covers eligible product replacements, greenhouse systems, and other approved equipment and demand-response measures.
How much funding can be received?
Efficient Farming Products Funds up to 75% of admissible expenses, capped at $5,000,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Efficient Farming Products program?
To be eligible for the Efficient Farming Products program, you must:
Project in Quebec.
Eligible agricultural measures only.
Submit after installation.
What expenses are eligible under Efficient Farming Products?
Replacement of lighting, ventilation, milking, and piglet-warming equipment with energy-efficient models.
Installation of greenhouse heat pumps and accumulation reservoirs.
Other eligible energy-efficiency or demand-response measures listed in OSE.
Who can I contact for more information about the Efficient Farming Products?
You can contact Hydro-Québec by email at bureau.eeaffaires@hydroquebec.com or by phone at 1 800 463-9900.
Where is the Efficient Farming Products available?
The Efficient Farming Products program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Efficient Farming Products a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Efficient Farming Products is a Grant and Funding