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PISAQ – Stream 4
Last Update: March 3, 2026
Quebec, Canada
Supports adoption of best practices in animal health management
Grant and Funding
Overview
The PISAQ – Stream 4 grant provides up to $2,000 per agricultural operation for individual projects and up to $30,000 per activity for collective projects, supporting the adoption of best practices in animal health and welfare through accompaniment and training. Eligible activities include biosafety, animal welfare, veterinary telemedicine, prudent medication use, and targeted disease management.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Integrate new technologies
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Optimize production processes
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
Timeline
- Closing date : March 31, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Rural or Northern Residents
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Environment
- Animal Protection
- Professional Associations
Target groups
- Rural / Remote communities
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Provincial
Activities funded
- Implementation of individual or group guidance programs for agricultural producers to support the adoption of animal health and welfare best practices through veterinary expertise.
- Training workshops in biosecurity for poultry producers operating without production quotas.
- Collective initiatives supporting groups of swine producers engaged in controlling porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).
- Workshops for beekeepers focused on managing varroa mites and brood diseases such as American and European foulbrood.
- Veterinarian-led group activities addressing critical challenges in animal health, including prevention and risk management for diseases affecting productivity, public health, or livestock health.
Eligibility
- The applicant must be a registered agricultural operation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ) according to the Regulation on the registration of agricultural operations.
- The project must involve activities that encourage the adoption of best practices related to animal health, welfare, biosafety, veterinary telemedicine, or responsible medication use.
- For collective projects, eligible applicants include educational institutions, non-profit organizations focused on agricultural knowledge transfer, animal health and welfare expertise centers, livestock associations, veterinary associations, veterinary establishments, and veterinarians.
- The project must be carried out in Quebec and involve accompaniment or training activities led by a veterinary professional for individual or group participants.
Who is eligible?
- Registered agricultural operations
- Educational institutions
- Non-profit organizations dedicated to knowledge transfer in the agricultural and agri-food sector
- Centers of expertise in animal health and welfare in the agri-food sector
- Breeder associations
- Veterinary associations
- Veterinary establishments
- Veterinarians
Eligible expenses
- Professional fees for veterinarians or veterinary health professionals providing individual or group support to livestock producers.
- Costs related to laboratory analyses and necropsies as specified by the program terms.
- Expenses associated with the preparation and implementation of biosafety plans or standardized procedures.
- Training and informational workshop costs for best practices in animal health and welfare, either in-person, virtual, or hybrid format.
- Costs linked to the evaluation and monitoring of biosecurity and animal welfare measures on farms.
- Expenses for developing and following up on action plans to manage specific animal health issues, including diagnostic sampling and follow-up.
- Consultation and support costs for judicious use of medications and zoonotic risk management.
Eligible geographic areas
- Québec
How to apply
- Step 1: Prepare Application DocumentsDownload and complete the Financial Assistance Application Form.
- Fill out the Project Cost Annex spreadsheet.
- Step 2: Submit ApplicationEmail the completed application form and project cost annex to pisaq@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca.
- Submit the documents before the deadline specified for the targeted sub-stream or until funds are exhausted.
- Step 3: Confirmation and EvaluationYour application will be reviewed by representatives of the Ministry.
- Complete applications that meet eligibility and project criteria will undergo an analysis process.
Additional information
- Financial support may end earlier if available credits are exhausted, even before stated deadlines.
- The financial support is paid directly to the veterinary establishment that performed the eligible activities on behalf of the applicant.
- A penalty of 0.2% per day is applied for late submission of required veterinary reports for eligible activities.
- Two transmissions of veterinary reports per month are allowed per veterinary establishment.
Contacts
pisaq@mapaq.gouv.qc.ca
