By Connor Gunn

Alberta investing in agriculture through grants

Jun 14, 2021 | 6:36 PM

EDMONTON, AB – Alberta’s government is making its Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) grant easier to access for producers and food manufacturers.

“Changes include a simplified grant application process that will allow applicants to receive their money faster, enabling companies to more easily create jobs and inject more money into the province’s economy,” the release reads.

Funding for the five-year $406-million partnership will stay the same.

This year’s CAP funding is going to focus on food manufacturers and processors in the province.

Through these changes, the program will encourage innovation and technological advancement on farms and throughout the entire food supply chain.

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Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen says these grants will be vital for farmers and producers.

“CAP grants have increased our farmers’, ranchers’ and producers’ competitiveness and this will continue going forward. Value-added processing is so important to the industry and a simplified grant process will help us attract private investment across Alberta and create jobs.”

The program awarded 989 grants that aim to help farmers and businesses grow and innovate in 2020-21.

Alberta estimates these grants have led to more than $150 million in investment and created more than 750 jobs in the agriculture and agri-food processing sector.

“Alberta’s nine programs will be organized under three themes: Growth and Value-Added, Farm Efficiency and Public Trust,” the release reads.

Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, says these programs will create good jobs for those in the sector.

“Through our cost-shared programming, the Government of Canada and Alberta are working to ensure our farmers and processors can continue to innovate and create good jobs. The changes announced today will help Alberta’s agricultural sector remain competitive by helping farmers and businesses access funding more quickly.”

Program information will be posted on Alberta’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership website.