Applicant organizations must have a head office or be registered in BC. Eligible participants include:

• BC agri-food sector producers and processors
• Industry associations/organizations
• Retails and food service businesses
• Input, technology and support services providers
• Academic institutions and/or other organizations and private sector businesses
• Regional districts and local governments

Priority for funding will be given to funding activities identified to advance innovation and competitiveness in BC’s agriculture, food or agri-products sectors, and include:

• Advancement in plant, animal and food science
• Energy and waste management
• New product development and commercialization
• Improvements in soil, water and air quality
• Climate change adaptation

• B.C. Agri-food Producers;
• B.C. Agri-Food and Seafood Processors and Cooperatives;
• Recognized B.C. Industry Associations, Boards or Councils.

For more details please visit the BC Agri-food & Seafood Market Development Program page.

• Marketing Information & Research  
• Market Development Planning 
• Marketing Skills Training
• Market Development Activities 
• Marketing Collateral and Promotional Tools

For more details please visit the BC Agri-food & Seafood Market Development Program page.

Steps to complete application:

1. Confirm Your Eligibility; complete a Program Eligibility Form (Part A) 
2. Receive notice of Program Eligibility 
3. Engage with a Pre-qualified consultant (if applicable)
4. Submit a Project Application (Part B Application)
5. Project Approval

For more details please visit the BC Agri-food & Seafood Market Development Program page.

• Primary Producers;
• Processors;
• Retailers/Wholesalers/Input Suppliers;
• Value Chains (e.g. producer-producer organizations or associations-processor-distributor).

Eligible program activities include:

• Research (including market development research)
• Marketing
• Infrastructure modernization (new or innovative equipment)

> Regional/community beekeeping associations or groups
> Beekeepers with permitted hives
> Groups of beekeepers with permitted hives working together
> First Nations/Indigenous Peoples organizations

Eligible project activities include research, exploration, and field testing of bee health related best management practices. Both conventional and new/innovative bee health best management practices are eligible.

Examples of eligible activities include:

• purchasing a new piece of equipment and implementing it into your bee health strategy
• implementing a best management practice such as beehive equipment irradiation
• introducing pollen substitutes and/or supplements into your bee health strategy
• seeding and planting new bee forage that offers nectar and pollen.