Supply Management Processing Investment Fund

The new, $292.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund supports investments in processing facilities that improve productivity and efficiency through the acquisition of new automated equipment and technology.

What this program offers

Intake period: Open

The application intake period for contribution funding is open for dairy processors.

Important information for poultry and egg sector applicants

Funding for the poultry and egg sector has been fully allocated. As of July 22, 2025, the program is no longer accepting new applications from these sectors.

The Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) helps processors of supply-managed commodities adapt to market changes resulting from the implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

The program provides non-repayable contributions to support investments in dairy, poultry, and egg processing facilities that improve productivity and/or efficiency through the purchase of new automated equipment and technology.

2. Who is eligible

Eligible applicants are for-profit organizations, including corporations and cooperatives, and are processors of supply-managed commoditiesEndnote1:

• Dairy processors
• Poultry Primary processors (chicken and turkey)
• Poultry Further processors (chicken and turkey)
• Hatcheries (broiler, egg-type or turkey)
• Egg graders
• Egg processors

In addition, eligible applicants must be:

• operating in Canada
• processors buying domestic raw commoditiesEndnote1
• predominantly processing supply-managed commodities at the project locationEndnote1
• holding an active federal or provincial processing licence
• able to provide financial statements demonstrating ongoing revenues from processing for a minimum of 2 years prior to application
• federally or provincially registered legal entities capable of entering into legally binding agreements

Priority consideration will be given to:

• small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
• first-time applicants
• processors manufacturing products on the import control list
• projects that improve productivity

Note: To better meet program objectives, additional prioritization may be applied. For example, for poultry further processors, priority may be given to applicants engaged in deboning and cutting activities rather than value-added processing activities.

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