Funding
Climate Agri-Solutions Fund
Invest in climate-smart farming practices. Supports adoption of beneficial management practices that strengthen environmental sustainability and climate resilience.
Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program
Improve water security and irrigation efficiency. Provides support for agricultural water supply, storage, irrigation, and water management infrastructure projects.
Environmental Farm Plan (EFP)
Identify risks and unlock funding opportunities. Helps growers assess environmental risks and opportunities while providing access to additional funding programs.
BC Agriculture and Food Export Program
Expand into new markets. Funding support for marketing, export readiness, and market development initiatives.
AgriInnovate Program
Adopt innovative technology and practices. Supports commercialization, demonstration, and adoption of innovative technologies and processes.
AgriAssurance Program
Supporting certified, high-quality planting material. Helps improve assurance systems and supports access to certified virus-free grapevine materials.
AgriStability
Protect your vineyard from significant income losses. AgriStability helps BC grape growers manage large declines in farm income caused by poor production, rising costs, weather events, market disruptions, or other unforeseen challenges.
AgriInvest
Build financial resilience for your farming operation. AgriInvest is a producer-government savings account that helps growers manage smaller income declines and invest in risk reduction and business improvements.
Enhanced Replant Program (ERP)
Replant for the future of BC wine grapes. Supports vineyards by replacing damaged, unproductive, or outdated vines with climate-resilient and market-responsive varieties.
Beneficial Management Practices (BMP)
Access cost-share funding for environmental improvements. Supports projects that improve environmental stewardship, water management, soil health, and climate adaptation.
BC Agri-Business Planning Program
Plan for growth, succession, and long-term success. Supports business planning initiatives that strengthen farm viability and support future growth.
Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA)
Access government-backed financing for land, equipment, infrastructure, and business improvements.
AgriScience Program
Supporting research that benefits growers. Funds research addressing climate adaptation, pest management, disease control, and vineyard resilience.
Wine Sector Support Program
Supporting the competitiveness of Canada’s wine sector. Provides financial assistance to help the Canadian wine industry adapt, invest, and remain competitive.
AgriStability
BC Gov AgriStability is a vital risk management program designed to help BC farmers manage income losses due to rising costs, market shifts or poor production. In agriculture, there are no guarantees. You cannot control the weather, market shifts, or rising costs. AgriStability can help protect your farm.
AgriStability is a low-cost program that helps farmers manage large income losses. When your income drops due to disaster, poor production, rising costs, or adverse market conditions, we are here for you.
Your farm’s unique history is used to create personalized coverage. You can feel secure knowing your farm has support when you need it.
AgriInvest
AgriInvest is a self-managed producer-government savings account designed to help you manage small income declines and make investments to manage risk and improve market income.
Each year, you can deposit up to 100% of your Allowable Net Sales into your AgriInvest account and receive a matching government contribution equal to 1% of your Allowable Net Sales.
Your AgriInvest account grows as you make deposits, receive matching government contributions and earn interest. You can withdraw funds from your AgriInvest account any time.
Investment Agriculture Fund
IAF is a non-profit organization that delivers programs and services to support a thriving agriculture and food sector in British Columbia.
Since 1996, IAF has been recognized as the leading provider of high-quality and cost-effective program delivery services for the agriculture and food sector in BC. We have committed more than $370 million to industry on behalf of the federal and provincial governments.
IAF is responsible for delivering many government-funded programs, which are guided by the funding parameters and eligibility criteria set by the government funder.