Programs and resources for cannabis entrepreneurs

This Ministry of Agriculture and Food program allows you to talk with a qualified expert and offers one-on-one help to access the right funding programs, solve technical production problems, and grow your business or find other opportunities.

AgriService also allows you to sign-up to receive the latest news about upcoming programs, webinars, events and resources tailored to your region. News updates are delivered straight to your inbox with the Agri-Service eBulletin.

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Food program allows you to connect with a team of skilled professionals to access supports for navigating programs and connecting with government, industry partners, and other potential collaborators.

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Food program provides diagnoses for plant health problems affecting crops and plants grown in B.C. for a small fee, including plant diseases and assessments for non-pathogenic (abiotic) disorders, and insect pests.

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This Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth program allows you to get paired with a community-based advisor to help guide you through the export process. Specialized services are available for Indigenous-owned businesses.

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Food program helps people in B.C. identify and select products that are grown, raised and made in B.C.

The Buy BC Partnership Program is a fundamental component of Buy BC that provides up to $2 million in cost-shared funding annually to support local marketing activities that increase consumer awareness and sales of B.C. products.

To participate in the partnership program, you must hold a valid Buy BC registration. The partnership program is open to:

• Producers
• Processors
• Associations

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This program, a joint federal-provincial initiative between the federal Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Agriculture and Food, provides cost-share funding to eligible sector business and associations to undertake market development activities outside of B.C. 

The BCAFE program is open to:

• Producers
• Processors
• Cooperatives
• Industry Associations
• Boards and councils

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This Trade Commissioner Service program helps small and medium-sized businesses sell their products or services in new countries. The program shares some of the costs of doing business internationally, making it less risky for companies to grow and helping businesses become stronger, creating more Canadian jobs.

The CanExport SMEs program is open to:

• Small and medium sized enterprises

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This BC Tourism Innovation Lab program supports new ideas for tourism through mentorship, funds, support, advice and networking.

The BC "Spark" Mentorships & Grants program is open to:

• Producers
• Non-profit organizations
• Indigenous organizations (for-profit and non-profit)
• Individuals

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada program helps businesses show that their products are safe, high-quality, and able to meet the rules of other countries. This program includes support for getting special certifications, and supports businesses in selling more products in Canada and around the world.

The AgriAssurance Program-SME Component program is open to: 

• Small and medium sized enterprises
• First Nations
• Indigenous organizations

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This Greater Vancouver Board of Trade program facilitates strategic growth and fosters international trade opportunities. TAP offers a range of skills, experience, and individual mentoring and coaching across a broad spectrum of fields such as legal, finance, global sales & marketing, taxation, and logistics.

The TAP program is open to: 

• Small and medium sized enterprises (typically less than 500 employees)

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This Work BC program provides funding to small, medium and large enterprises to support skills training for their workforces, including prospective new hires. Priority is given to first-time applicants, small businesses, and applicants from regions and industries experiencing the greatest challenges acquiring skilled workers.

The BC Employer Training Grant program is open to:

• All B.C.-based businesses with a registered BCeID

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Food program helps farmers and food businesses in B.C. learn new skills and adapt to changes in how food is made, the environment and markets. This program provides funding for training, expert talks and hands-on learning. Groups must show how their activities will help producers or processors learn and grow.

The Knowledge and Technology Transfer program is open to:

• Producers
• Processors
• Indigenous organizations & First Nations 
• Municipalities and regional districts
• Not-for-profit organizations or industry associations representing commercial producers/processors
• Farmers and Women's Institutes

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This Innovate BC program provides non-repayable grants to B.C.-based startups and small and medium-sized enterprises to accelerate their path to market success. Funding goes to marketing, branding and improving investor-readiness, helping market-ready businesses expand their customer base and market footprint.

The Go-to-Market Microgrant program is open to:

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (typically less than 500 employees)

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Food program supports producers to complete environmental and climate change risk assessments related to agriculture.

The EFP program is open to:

• Producers 

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC program supports producers to implement practices, identified through an environmental farm plan, to increase agricultural sustainability, address climate change and contribute to a cleaner environment.

The Beneficial Management Practices program is open to:

• Producers with an Environmental Farm Plan less than 5 years old

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This Foresight Canada program provides support for businesses through ideation, commercialization, scaling and adoption of clean technology. Foresight Canada also helps businesses identify funding, network and connect with experts.

The Cleantech Adoption Accelerator program is open to:

• Producers
• Processors
• Distributors
• Agri-tech
• Non-profits
• First Nations
• Indigenous organizations and businesses

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Food program, in cooperation with Innovate BC, provides cost-shared funding to eligible participants to support their ability to adopt new, innovative technologies on-farm, focusing on labour-savings to enhance profitability, productivity and efficiency.

The On-Farm Technology Adoption program is open to:

• Producers
• Indigenous businesses

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada program assists national farming groups in keeping Canadian food and agriculture safe, healthy, and trusted. This program supports better food safety, animal care, and environmental systems, and helps farmers meet international rules to sell more products.

The AgriAsssurance Program is open to:

• Non-profit organizations
• First Nations
• Indigenous organizations

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada program helps farmers learn new skills, stay safe, and work better together by funding training, leadership, farm safety, business planning, and public awareness. This program aims to strengthen Canada’s farming sector and build trust with Canadians.

The AgriCompetitiveness program is open to:

• Non-profit organizations
• First Nations
• Indigenous organizations

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This Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada program helps people who face barriers in farming—like Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and others—by supporting learning, skill-building, and sharing knowledge.

The AgriDiversity program is open to:

• Non-profit organizations
• First Nations
• Indigenous organizations
• Academia

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