Governments of Canada and Manitoba announce new program to help agri-processors mitigate the spread of COVID-19

Jul 23, 2020

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a new $3 million cost-shared Canadian Agricultural Partnership program to support projects that will help agricultural processors mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced.

The new COVID-19 Response Initiative will provide financial assistance to agri-food and agri-product processors, food distributors and agri-food industry organizations for:

personal protective equipment and sanitation supplies;
business continuity practices, training and resources to support COVID-19 mitigation; and
beginning in September financial assistance will also be available for materials, supplies and equipment rentals needed to adapt production processes to meet social distancing and other precautions related to COVID-19.

Eligible costs must be directly related to the execution of a project, and must be incurred between March 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021. Projects must be completed on or before January 31, 2021. Governments will contribute a maximum of 50 per cent of eligible project costs, up to $25,000 per applicant.

Source : Canada.ca

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