Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)

Receive up to 50% of $5 million in Funding Support.

The Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) was created to address the impacts of international trade agreements on processors in the agri-food sector. This program will provide funding to processors of supply-managed commodities so they can invest in new automated equipment and technology to improve productivity and efficiency. In addition to leveraging private investments in processing plants, the Fund enhances product quality while lowering labour costs, addressing labour shortages, and accelerating automation adoption.

Funding Amount

Access up to 50% of eligible project costs to a maximum $5 million per application.

Eligible Applicants

Companies may be eligible for funding if they facilitate dairy processing, are poultry processors, operate hatcheries, and egg graders and processors.

Eligible Activities

Funding may be provided to projects that focus on increasing automation efficiencies in processing facilities, improve a business’ environmental sustainability, or address food safety and animal welfare.

Deadline to Apply

This program has an open intake until funding is fully committed or further announcements are made.

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Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)

Amount of Funding

Successful applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible project costs if they are a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) with under 500 employees, or up to 25% for companies with more than 500 employees. Funding may provide up to a maximum $5 million per application.

Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)

Eligible Applicants

The program is open to companies that process supply-managed commodities, such as:

Companies that facilitate dairy processing;
Poultry Primary processors (chicken and turkey);
Poultry Further processors (chicken and turkey);
Businesses that operate hatcheries (broiler, egg-type, and turkey); and
Agricultural egg graders and processors.

Eligible Applicants for Canadian Government Funding

Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)

Eligible Activities

Funding may be provided to projects that focus on one or more of the following areas:

Increasing automation efficiencies in processing facilities:
- Adding automation or robotics to an existing process;
- Improving automation or robotics that are already implemented;
- Activities associated with implementing a new production line; and
- integrating new management software technology.

Improve a business’ environmental sustainability:
- Acquiring or implementing equipment that will reduce waste and consumption of water and energy; and
- Acquiring or implementing equipment that is necessary for treating an increase in waste water, as a result of increased production.
Address food safety and animal welfare:
- Designing new packaging approaches that will increase a product’s shelf life; and
- Acquiring or implementing equipment that will control or reduce pathogens within a facility.