Dairy Innovation Program
No fixed amount
Grant
Description:
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) created the Dairy Innovation Program (DIP) on August 1, 2013 to replace the Domestic Dairy Product Innovation Program (DDPIP), which expired on July 31, 2013. On July 23, 2015, the DIP was amended to include the eligibility of butter and butter oil. Like the previous innovation program, the DIP is designed to grant dairy processors with continued access to the milk they require to produce innovative dairy products without affecting their existing provincial milk plant supply allocation. By encouraging such new development, the overall demand for milk is expected to increase. The CDC will provide an allocation credit (deducted from the Canadian requirement) to each province Footnote1 ;that supplies milk for the new DIP contracts. These credits will be allocated to the province on end-use butterfat basis with no conversion of credits into quota (crystallization).
Comments on Funding:
March 31st June 30th September 30th December 31st
Eligibility:
Applicants must be dairy processors
Application Steps:
Applicants must answer the application form. The applicant has the option of making a national or provincial application, except in the case of butter and butter oil, where the application must be national.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. the anticipated sales volume of the proposed product;
2. the composition of the proposed product, including for example, its butterfat and milk solids non-fat components as well as other ingredients to be used;
3. the estimated market distribution of the proposed product and the amount of milk required annually for the first three (3) years;
4. a marketing plan indicating, for example, the distribution network and the targeted market (provincial or national);
5. the availability of similar products elsewhere in Canada;
6. the provincial certification and license number or application for a license in the case of a provincial DIP application;
7. the federal certification and license number or application for a license in the case of a national DIP application; and
8. the new or innovative factors being introduced to 9. the Canadian marketplace by the development of the proposed product.
Other Things to Note:
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