Amount:
No Fixed Amount
Type of Program:
Grant
Description:
The Capacity Building Program is focused on advancing Canada’s agrifood sector and creating a competitive and sustainable global business environment, while incenting new approaches to doing business and removing barriers to growth.
Capacity Building projects are focused on benefitting the whole industry, bringing lasting value to the sector. Projects under Capacity Building can be led by non-profits and academia, although industry-dollar contribution is also part of the selection criteria. The projects must benefit the whole industry and not duplicate existing efforts.
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
For a project to be considered eligible for co-investment, it must:
PIC members:
Applications Steps:
Applicants must complete and submit the Application Package, which consists of the following documents (PIC’s templates will be made available):
The application package will go through a pre-screening process from PIC staff to assess eligibility.
If the project is approved on the pre-screening, project will be evaluated by the Project Approval Committee (PAC).
PAC’s approved projects will sign a Master Project Agreement (MPA) with PIC.
A project kick-off meeting will be scheduled with PIC’s team.
Other Things to Note:
- 1PIC is an industry-led, not-for-profit, value-chain consortium created to position Canada as a global source of high‑quality plant protein and plant-based co-products. PIC will build on Canada’s strengths to substantially increase global market share in novel protein (and co-product) fractions, ingredients, food and feed products, and technologies, contributing to Canada’s economic growth and international trade balance. This will occur by mobilizing and enhancing Canada’s agri-food innovation capacity in support of industry driven market priorities and needs.
- 2Projects may be of one or two years or be completed before March 31, 2023. We encourage project proponents to consider multi-year projects in their proposal.
- 3The Capacity Building strategy will support growth and help build capability in the sector and strengthen our ecosystem in seven key priority areas: Labour, Skills and Access to Talent; Regulatory Modernization; Data and ICT Management; Intellectual Property Literacy; Infrastructure; Access to Capital; and Global Brand and International Engagement.