Agri-food Funding

Overview of the Agri-food Funding program:

This program offers funding from the federal/territorial Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (Sustainable-CAP) to fund agriculture-based initiatives that strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sectors. Sustainable CAP funding is delivered in the NWT by the GNWT’s Department of Industry, Tourism, and Investment

Benefits of the Agri-food Funding program:

• This program will help you to:
  • Gain capital to develop a business plan
  • Innovate your business
  • Increase clientale

Eligibility criteria of the Agri-food Funding program:

• Individuals must:
  • Be a current resident of the Northwest Territories for at least one year and be at least 19 years of age
• Businesses must be:
  • Based and operating within the Northwest Territories for at least one year
  • An agricultural producer or agri-food processor
  • A sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation registered and in good standing with the Department of Justice, Legal Registries Division
  • Operating a farm or processing facility with commercial sales, or being able to demonstrate current/future commercial viability (Business Plan required)
• Non-profit organizations must be:
  • Registered as a northern-based non-profit society organization and in good standing with the NWT Registrar of Societies.
• Additional resources: https://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/sites/iti/files/S-CAP_NWT_Program_Guide_English.pdf