Organic Path microsite

This project was funded through the New Opportunities and Business Development Investment Initiative (NOBDI) under the Renewal Chapter of the Canada-Nova Scotia Agricultural Policy Framework Agreement.

Canada

Nova Scotia

Regional and Federal programs

 



For a table of all federal agricultural programs for farm business risk management, see http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.php?s1=prog#a.

Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) aim at helping entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada get the information, advice, and capital they need to make their businesses succeed.

Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act (FIMCLA) is designed to increase the availability of loans for improvement and development of farms and the processing, distribution or marketing of farm products by co-operative associations.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is Canada’s largest provider of business and financial services to farms and agribusiness

Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) integrates stabilization and disaster protection into a single program, helping producers protect their farming operations from both small and large drops in income. This has been replaced by The New Business Risk Management Suite (AgriInvest and AgriStability) in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. 

AgriInvest accounts help producers protect their margin from small declines. AgriInvest replaces the coverage for margin declines of less than 15%, previously covered by the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program

AgriStability provides payments when your current year program margin falls below 85% of your reference margin. In the Atlantic region, AgriStability is delivered in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador by the federal government.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides information, research, technology, policies and programs for security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.

Canadian Agricultural Skills Service (CASS) is designed to help farm families increase their income through skills development and training. The focus may be on either improving the farm business or preparing for other income options, or both.
          
Canada Business offers tips on starting up and running your own business.