Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership launches April 1st
Posted: April 2, 2023
Categories: GoodFoodBites
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is a new $3.5-billion, 5-year agreement—which went into effect on April 1, 2023— between the federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri‐food and agri‐based products sector.
The agreement includes $1 billion in federal programs and activities, and $2.5 billion in cost-shared programs and activities funded by federal, provincial and territorial governments. Applications are currently being accepted for federal programs under the Partnership.
The Sustainable CAP focuses on the 5 key priority areas agreed to in The Guelph Statement:
- Building sector capacity, growth and competitiveness
- Climate change and environment
- Science, research and innovation
- Market development and trade
- Resiliency and public trust
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10 million through the Sustainable CAP to help food processing businesses increase energy efficiency and lower their costs. You can read more about the Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative here.