Supply Management Processing Investment Fund

Overview of the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund program:

The Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) helps processors of supply-managed commodities adapt to market changes resulting from the implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The program provides non-repayable contributions to support investments in dairy, poultry, and egg processing facilities that improve productivity and/or efficiency through the purchase of new automated equipment and technology.

Benefits of the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund program:

• The program supports projects that increase automation and/or improve productivity in processing facilities, such as, but not limited to:
• Automation of an existing production process
• Improvement to an existing automated or robotic process
• Purchase of a new production line
• Implementation or improvement of an integrated management software
• In addition to the above, projects may also include activities that will provide additional benefits such as, but not limited to:
• Improving environmental sustainability, such as:
• Equipment to reduce water and energy consumption
• Equipment required to treat waste water resulting from an increase in production
• Responding to consumer demand concerning food safety and animal welfare, such as:
• Packaging equipment that increases shelf life
• Processing equipment to reduce/control pathogen load

Eligibility criteria of the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund program:

• Eligible applicants are:
• For-profit organizations, including corporations and cooperatives
• Processors of supply-managed commoditiesEndnote1:
• Dairy processors
• Poultry Primary processors (chicken and turkey)
• Poultry Further processors (chicken and turkey)
• Hatcheries (broiler, egg-type or turkey)
• Egg graders
• Egg processors
• In addition, eligible applicants must be:
• Operating in Canada
• Processors buying domestic raw commoditiesEndnote1
• Predominantly processing supply-managed commodities at the project locationEndnote1
• Holding an active federal or provincial licence to carry out activities with respect to food processing
• Able to provide financial statements demonstrating ongoing revenues from processing for a minimum of 2 years prior to application
• Federally or provincially registered legal entities capable of entering into legally binding agreements
• Priority consideration will be given to:
• Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
• First-time applicants
• Projects that improve productivity