SCAP – AgriAssurance: SME Stream

Amount of Funding

The SME Stream offers up to 50% of funding for eligible expenses to a maximum of $50,000 per project. There is a maximum of $100,000 per applicant if they have multiple projects.

Eligible Applicants

If an applicant meets the following criteria, they may be eligible:

• Applicants are a for-profit small and medium sized enterprise (SME);

• Must be operating in agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based sectors including;

  • Businesses;

  • Co-operatives; and

  • Indigenous groups.

• SMEs must:

  • Be involved in the process of growing, harvesting, or processing agri-products;

  • Have less than 250 employees;

  • Have revenues lower than $50M annually;

  • Are independently incorporated;

  • Are export-ready with completed market research readily available.

Eligible Activities

Eligible activities may include:

• Projects that help Canadian agricultural and agri-food sector SMEs get a third-party certification for the first time required to meet a specific export opportunity;

  • Obtaining a contract for third-party certification for agri-food products needed to enter identifiable export markets;

  • Hiring for employees dedicated to making such certification arrangements; and

  • Travel expenses associated with obtaining such a certificate.

• Renewal of third-party certifications are ineligible.

Program Deadline

Speak with a member of our team to find the latest intake period info for this program.