Fredericton, New Brunswick – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
A new federal-provincial partnership will support the sustainability and competitiveness of the province’s agriculture sector.
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a cost-shared suite of targeted programs that will make $8.5 million available annually to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri‐food and agri‐based products sector. This is a 25 per cent increase in support for New Brunswick producers.
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a new $3.5-billion, five-year agreement. This includes $1 billion in federal programs and activities and a $2.5 billion commitment that is cost-shared 60 per cent federally and 40 per cent provincially/territorially for programs that are designed and delivered by provinces and territories.
New Brunswick’s agriculture sector finished 2022 with record revenues of $1.3 billion. The province also had a record $689 million in agri-food exports.
Source : Canada.ca