Regional Support for Veterinary Services for Food Animals

• At least three support letters from local government(s), producer group(s), and/or individual producers, sent to chief.veterinarian@gov.bc.ca.
• Direct Deposit Application Form for General and Service Suppliers, along with a void cheque, on acceptance to the program.

Who is eligible?

• Veterinary practices accredited by the CVBC but not currently accredited for food animal services, for the licensing and accreditation activity.
• Veterinarians licensed by the CVBC or immediately eligible for licensing by the CVBC, for the licensing and accreditation activity.
• Veterinary practices accredited by the CVBC to provide food animal services and actively offering food animal services to clients in Priority 1 regions during the program period.

Who is not eligible

• Any entity that is not a veterinary practice or veterinarian as described in this program guide.

Eligible expenses

• CVBC fees associated with the change of scope.
• CVBC fees associated with facility accreditation.
• CVBC registrant licensing, SBCV membership, and BCVTA registration fees for staff that provide food animal services.
• Staff wages allocated to work required to meet CVBC requirements associated with change of scope.
• Recruitment services, job interview participation costs, and hiring bonuses for newly recruited veterinarians and RVTs with minimum 1-year full-time equivalent contracts.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Educational externships, rotations, and components of veterinary or veterinary technologist education curricula.
• Activities that do not occur in a Priority 1 region.
• Expenditures that exceed the stated activity maximum amounts.
• Expenditures already being claimed under any other AF program.
• Travel to a single premises to provide emergency care.

Eligible geographic areas

• Priority 1 geographic regions: Stikine, Kitimat Stikine, Peace River, Northern Rockies, North Coast, Central Coast, Bulkley Nechako, and Fraser Fort George.

• If funding requested across all eligible and complete applications exceeds available funding, allocation will be on a first come first served basis.

• Submit the application through UNITY.
• Email at least three support letters to chief.veterinarian@gov.bc.ca.

• Provincial staff will review all applications for eligibility and completeness.
• If required information is missing, the application will be returned to the applicant requesting the missing information, which can slow funding decision timelines.
• If requested funding across all eligible and complete applications exceeds available funding, allocation will be on a first come first served basis.
• Claim forms must be submitted within ten business days of the end of the quarter when services were delivered, without exception.
• AF staff may validate claims by requesting additional proof of claim from veterinary practices, veterinary practice clients, or by other practical means.