MAPAQ — Supporting the development of greenhouse businesses

• Completed financial assistance application form
• Last two annual financial statements, or equivalent tax documents with business balance sheets
• Complete business plan, including marketing plan and production forecasts
• Detailed project quotes
• Proof of biological certification, if requesting the bonus

Who is eligible?

• Agricultural operations with annual gross farm income above $50,000
• Agricultural operations with annual gross farm income of $50,000 or less, if the project will generate more than $50,000 in revenue in the first harvest year
• New agricultural businesses if the project will generate more than $50,000 in revenue in the first harvest year

Who is not eligible

• Businesses listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA)
• Applicants in default on obligations related to previous ministerial financial assistance
• Projects involving cannabis production

Eligible expenses

• Purchase of greenhouses
• Purchase of new fixed production equipment
• Labor for greenhouse construction and site preparation
• Labor for installing fixed production equipment
• Fees for plans and specifications

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Used, rebuilt, reconditioned, or demonstration equipment, materials, or greenhouses
• Mobile equipment or items not directly linked to production
• Operating costs, utilities, maintenance, taxes, and debt repayment
• Land purchase or rental, water or electricity connection costs, and well drilling
• Buildings or enclosed spaces other than greenhouses, and heating systems using oil, fuel oil, or propane

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec
• Îles-de-la-Madeleine agglomeration

• Applications were accepted on a continuous basis until the program budget was exhausted.
• Eligible files were analyzed by a selection committee.
• The minister’s decision was sent by email or mail.
• Funding could be refused, reduced, or terminated if conditions were not met.
• The final installment depended on submitting the required results data and supporting documents.

• The program ended on June 27, 2024, and no new applications are accepted.
• Only additional information for complete files submitted before noon on June 27, 2024 may be processed.
• Applications are reviewed by a selection committee.
• The final payment depends on submitting all required data for results monitoring.