BC Agrifood & Seafood Market Development Program
“Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC”
$75,000.00
Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
The BC Agrifood and Seafood Market Development Program Federal and Provincial Government cost-shared funding support for BC's agriculture, food and seafood sectors to undertake eligible domestic and export market development projects and activities.
- Supporting the ability of permanent marketing staff within an eligible organization to complete eligible market skills train courses at qualified educational institutions; identifying, analysing and understanding current and emerging opportunities in BC, across Canada and internationally by: contract pre-qualified consultants to conduct new market research studies (new research or analyzing secondary research); and/or purchase existing market information or market research studies from qualified market research firms (i.e. existing secondary market research).
- Contracting pre-qualified consultants to develop marketing plans, export plans, or branding strategies for marketing in BC, across Canada or internationally.
- Undertaking international and interprovincial market development activities such as: trade shows, food fairs, sales exhibitions; trade missions and trade advocacy events; market access activities; buyers' meetings / networking events; in-store promotions / demonstrations; and / or designing, developing, translating, printing / producing marketing collateral and promotional tools to promote specific products in export markets.