Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP)

Insider Tip

Register in PEFIPOS first — your maximum funding allocation is calculated automatically from your January 1, 2021 quota holdings. You cannot determine your maximum without registering. Projects are grouped by eligible activity category (efficiency, biosecurity, environmental, animal welfare) before submission. Multiple licenses from the same producer can be registered together under one participant profile. Costs retroactive to March 19, 2019 are eligible if work is well-documented, but applying retroactively carries risk of non-reimbursement if the project was not pre-approved.

Rejection Pitfalls 7

• Does not hold a qualifying supply-management license or quota as of January 1, 2021
• Eligible costs were incurred before March 19, 2019
• Eligible costs already reimbursed under another federal, provincial, or municipal program

Success Profile

A licensed supply-managed poultry or egg producer in any Canadian province who held quota as of January 1, 2021, planning capital investments in barn ventilation, biosecurity upgrades, animal welfare housing (e.g., enriched colony cages, barn-roaming systems), automated production equipment, or environmental management systems (manure handling, water treatment).

Evaluation Criteria

Entitlement-based, not competitively scored. AAFC reviews each project application to confirm: (1) applicant holds qualifying quota and is eligible, (2) proposed activities are eligible categories (efficiency, biosecurity, environmental, animal welfare), (3) costs are eligible and not already claimed elsewhere, (4) project documentation is complete. No head-to-head competition among applicants.

Application Steps

Required Documents 5

Eligible Expenses 7

• Construction, renovation, and retrofitting of on-farm infrastructure (barns, processing facilities)
• Purchase of new or refurbished equipment from commercial retailers or authorized resellers (used from private sale ineligible)
• Installation, shipping, and transportation of eligible assets
• Commercial software directly related to production management
• Contracted consulting and professional services for eligible project activities
• Training directly related to other eligible project activities
• Incremental salaries and benefits for project-specific work (not regular farm operations)

Ineligible Expenses 10

• Quota or production rights purchases
• Animal or flock purchases
• Used equipment purchased through private sales
• General farm vehicles, trucks, and trailers
• Spare parts and like-for-like replacements
• GST, HST, and other sales taxes
• Land, buildings, and structures not related to the eligible project
• Ongoing operational costs, routine maintenance, and repairs
• Marketing, legal fees, and lobbying activities
• Costs already funded under another government program

Intake Periods

Rolling intake — applications accepted continuously until March 31, 2030. Program concludes March 31, 2031. No formal intake windows or competitive rounds.

Deadline Notes

Applications accepted on a rolling basis until March 31, 2030. Program concludes March 31, 2031 (for project completion and claims). Eligible costs retroactive to March 19, 2019 if work was performed prior to registration. However, unapproved retroactive costs risk non-reimbursement — register first, then apply.

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Ineligible Organizations

• Government entities and government-owned organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Producers who did not hold qualifying supply-management quota as of January 1, 2021
• Sole proprietors without a valid supply-management license (individual producers with a license ARE eligible)

Compatible Programs

Clawback Risk

Low Risk