Buy BC Partnership Program Cost-Shared Funding is available to applicants to undertake sector/product specific marketing and promotional activities to increase consumer demand and sales of BC agrifood and seafood products within the Province.
Funding Opportunities
We deliver a variety of government programs to assist the agriculture and agri-food industry in BC. Whether you’re interested in pursuing a local marketing or an export opportunity, enhancing environmental sustainability or developing a new product or process, funding is available to help turn your idea into reality.
Buy BC Cost-Shared Funding Program
CAP: Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program
The CBCAIP assists BC agri-food producers, value-added food processors, academia, and others in the agri-food sector industry to accelerate the pace of innovation along the innovation continuum.
CAP: BC Agrifood & Seafood Market Development Program
The B.C. Agri-food and Seafood Market Development Program helps B.C. agri-food producers, agri-food and seafood processors, co-operatives and associations to identify, assess, target and develop market opportunities to increase their sales outside of B.C.
Tree Fruit Competitiveness Fund
Announced in February 2018, the B.C. government’s Tree Fruit Competitiveness Fund provides up to $5 million in funding over four years to support marketing, infrastructure, and research to support a competitive tree fruit sector in B.C.
Bee BC Program
Announced in 2018, the Bee BC Program provides up to $350,000 in funding over four years to support small scale regional/community-based projects to research, explore, field-test and share information about best management practices associated with bee health.
Other Programs
IAF delivers a variety of government programs to assist the agriculture and food processing industries in BC.
These include the Agri-Food Futures Fund, Agriculture & Agri-food Adaptation Programs, the Agriculture Area Planning Program and more.
How Funding Works
Whether you’re interested in pursuing a local or international marketing opportunity or developing a new product or process, funding is available to help turn your idea into reality.
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1. Initial concept
Review funding opportunities to see if your project idea is eligible for funding.
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2. Register Organization
Register your organization in IAF's online application portal.
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3. Eligibility
Eligibility for program funding is determined.
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4. Complete an Application
You're invited to complete an application - this can be a multiple step process.
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5. Funding Decision
Cost-shared funding is highly sought after, for many programs funding decisions are a competitive process.
What We Do
We offer solutions to deliver programs and navigate change while never losing sight of the industry we serve.
Deliver Programs
We provide contextual knowledge and industry expertise with a client focus.
Serve Industry
We assist eligible clients access government funding opportunities to innovate and increase competitivity.
Align Needs
We facility partnership by aligning industry needs with public programs.
Deliver Success
For more than 20 years, we have effectively administered funding and strategically invested in projects – yielding tangible results.
News
Learn about recent projects and their impact in the Agriculture and Agri-food sector.
September 15, 2020
While proudly rooted in history and tradition, the sixth-generation Days family farm is looking forward to the future of tree fruit packing in […]
August 18, 2020
With nearly a century of corporate history, veteran pork processor Johnston Packers now serves more than 450 local retailers, butchers and restaurants from […]
July 20, 2020
While the Covid crisis has halted many industries in their tracks, Brian Faulkner from BCfresh is considering the silver lining in the latest […]
Active Projects
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