Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP)
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- Winning means you must produce audited accounts. 13 ask that.
- The heaviest thing to produce is technical documentation. 14 ask for that.
- What does not disqualify you: No landowner authorization for forage seeding; No grazing plan for livestock exclusion. 119 record an exemption like this.
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Cost-share funding for farmers adopting beneficial management practices (BMPs) that improve climate resilience, sequester carbon, and protect water quality. Covers 30-100% of costs for establishing grasslands, reducing tillage, planting trees, water retention, wetland management. $250M over 2023-2028 under Sustainable CAP, delivered through provincial agricultural ministries.
Eligibility Requirements
- Primary agricultural producers on Canadian agricultural land
- Must meet province-specific minimum gross farm income thresholds ($50,000 in Saskatchewan). A Saskatchewan new entrant earning less can still qualify if a recent significant investment in land, livestock or other farming assets will bring gross farm income to $50,000 by February 29, 2028
- Must meet the environmental requirement of the province delivering RALP: Saskatchewan requires an attestation of having reviewed the Agri-Environmental Risk Assessment, while Alberta and several other provinces require an Environmental Farm Plan (obtained or in progress)
- Pre-approval required before starting most projects
- In Saskatchewan, First Nation Bands are eligible applicants; Crown Land Pasture Associations are eligible for the Land Use, Grazing Management and Sulphate Water Treatment BMPs only
- In Saskatchewan, an individual applicant must be a Saskatchewan resident aged 18 or older, and a First Nation applicant must have reserve land in Saskatchewan
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- 30-100% of eligible costs; $2,000-$400,000 per applicant (province-specific caps)
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Federal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 100% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Saskatchewan: pre-approval applications by April 30, 2027 (Intensive Livestock Management) or September 30, 2027 (other pre-approval BMPs); rebate applications and claims by February 1, 2028.
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
Accessible — straightforward requirements
Below average competition
Easy — minimal documentation
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipApply for pre-approval BEFORE starting work — retroactive costs ineligible everywhere.
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
How Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada judges your application
What the reviewer scores, what gets applications rejected, and what to write.
Distilled from 6+ source documents, condensed into one brief. Sources as of 2026-09-10.
6 of the sources
- Resilient Agricultural Landscapes Program saskatchewan.ca
- Resilient Agricultural Landscapes Program publications.saskatchewan.ca
- Resilient Agricultural Landscapes Program publications.saskatchewan.ca
- Rangeland Health Assessment BMP Pre-Project Implementation Checklist publications.saskatchewan.ca
- Grazing Plan Template publications.saskatchewan.ca
- RALP Targeted Grazing BMP publications.saskatchewan.ca
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What Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada favours
Detailed description of work undertaken◦
“Provide a detailed description of the work undertaken.”
The form
Applicant information
- 1Applicant typeselection
- 2Applicant identity and contactshort answer
- 3Business number, gross farm income and new-entrant declarationshort answer
- 4Farm headquarters location and Premises IDshort answer
- 5Voluntary ownership / self-identification questionscheckboxes
- 6Alternate contact (optional)short answer
Business profile
- 7Business profile: land base, livestock, intensive operations, AOA approvaltable
Project and BMPs
- 8Project location and Agri-Environmental Risk Assessmentcheckbox
- 9Land Use BMP - Targeted Grazingyes/no + written
LAND USE BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (Deadline: September 30, 2027)
- 10Grazing Management BMP - Riparian Grazing Managementcheckboxes
- 11Grazing Management BMP - Native Rangeland Grazing Managementcheckboxes
- 12Livestock Stewardship BMP - Extensive Winter Site Managementcheckboxes
- 13Livestock Stewardship BMP - Sulphate Water Treatmentcheckboxes
- 14Livestock Stewardship BMP - Intensive Livestock Management (Manure Storage / Run-off Control / Livestock Relocation)checkboxes
- 15Livestock Stewardship BMP - Livestock Water Protection (site diagram)checkboxes
- 16Livestock facility permits and AOA self-evaluationcheckbox
- 17Primary agriculture sector impactedshort answer
- 18Project descriptionwritten answer
Provide a detailed description of the work undertaken. List any additional legal land descriptions included in this project.
Project budget
- 19Project budgettable
Authorizations
- 20Authorization and regulatory requirements (attachments)list
Declaration
- 21Statement of declaration and signaturecheckbox
Seeding Forage BMP
- 22Seeding Forage BMPs (tame / native) - rebate through a specialistshort answer
Rebate application
- 23Rebate application - Crown land lesseesyes/no + written
- 24Rebate application - project costs (paid invoices)table
- 25Rebate application - funding from other sourcestable
Rangeland Health Assessment checklist
- 26RHA Pre-Project Implementation Checklist - Section A (producer)checkboxes
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada states no length limits for these answers.
Judged against
- 1
Is this an eligible Saskatchewan producer?
Show them Show $50,000 in Saskatchewan gross farm income for this year or last, or clear evidence you qualify as a new entrant.◦
In the funder’s words · 1
- $50,000 gross farm income or new-entrant route
- 2
Does the chosen BMP meet its floor?
What to show, and the funder’s 1 criterion behind it in Premium
- 3
Are the costs reasonable and within the rates?
What to show, and the funder’s 1 criterion behind it in Premium
- 4
Are the required plans and approvals in place?
What to show, and the funder’s 1 criterion behind it in Premium
4 questions the reviewer answers about you, in Premium.
Where applicants fail
“Projects started before applying for pre-approval are at the applicant's own risk and funding is not guaranteed.”
“Any submissions for rebate using a third-party contractor must be at arm’s-length, or the submission will be considered to be using in-kind labour and original invoices for all materials will be required.”
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You
Saskatchewan producer, $50,000 gross income
Saskatchewan agricultural producers (individual, partnership or corporation) who can demonstrate a minimum of $50,000 in gross farm income in Saskatchewan in the year of application or the year prior to the application.
Applicant is at least 18
Individual applicants are at least 18 years of age.
2 things this funder says you do NOT need, in Premium.
Documents to attach
Ticks are kept on this device.
The money
Tame forage50%; $60,000 with agreement, $30,000 without
If a producer signs a five-year land use agreement, 50 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum of $60,000. If a producer opts out of the five-year land use agreement, 50 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum of $30,000.
Native forage90% up to $30,000
90 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum of $30,000.
Targeted grazing50% up to $50,000 per year
50 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum of $50,000 per year. Multi-year applications are accepted. Maximum eligible rebate for contracted small ruminant grazing services is $40/acre.
Native rangeland60% up to combined $20,000
60 per cent of eligible costs to a combined maximum of $20,000.
Riparian grazing60% up to combined $20,000
60 per cent of eligible costs to a combined maximum of $20,000.
Rangeland health assessment50% up to $10,000
I understand the Ministry of Agriculture will only reimburse 50 per cent of project costs, up to $10,000.
Intensive livestock70% up to $200,000 combined
70 per cent of eligible costs to a combined maximum payment of $200,000 for all Intensive Livestock Management BMPs. Solid manure storage sheds: 30 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum rebate of $50,000. Manure processing equipment: 30 per cent of eligible costs to a maximum rebate of $50,000.
Extensive wintering60% up to combined $50,000
60 per cent of eligible costs to a combined maximum payment of $50,000 for all eligible activities.
Livestock water protection90% up to $20,000
90 per cent of eligible costs up to a maximum payment of $20,000 under this BMP.
Sulphate water treatment50%/75% up to combined $20,000
50 per cent of eligible costs related to the water treatment technology and 75 per cent of eligible costs related to a wastewater evaporation or holding pond, if required, to a combined maximum of $20,000.
Minimum paymentMinimum rebate $250; minimum claim $500
Program payments are subject to a minimum rebate of $250. The minimum claim is $500.
StackingOther funding may be deducted
Total funding from other sources may be deducted from the calculated rebate amount.
Costs before approvalStarted on or after April 1, 2023
Projects must have started on or after April 1, 2023
What it pays for · 1
- Each BMP has its own eligible expense. Refer to individual BMP Guidelines in the pre-approval or rebate sections below for details.
What it does not pay for · 8
- Projects commencing prior to April 1, 2023
- Invoices not issued in the applicant's name
- Leased, used or self-made equipment, including any equipment or materials purchased at auction
- Expenses considered regular replacement, repair or maintenance
- Purchase of land/property or payment of easements
- Financing, interest, legal fees or taxes
- Fees paid to third parties for application support
- Permanent Shelters.
From application to money
- Call a specialist firstPre-approval via local agri-environmental specialist
- Submit pre-approvalDeadline April 30 or September 30, 2027
- Wait for approvalPre-approval required before work starts
- Complete the workComplete within 18 months; by Feb 1, 2028
- Claim with paid invoicesFebruary 1, 2028Claim with paid invoices by Feb 1, 2028
In the funder’s words · 5
- Call a specialist first
- Applicants must work through their local Ministry of Agriculture agri-environmental specialist to have their projects pre-approved.
- Submit pre-approval
- Email the completed PDF to [email protected] or mail the signed printed form, one application per project. (April 30, 2027, and September 30, 2027, for projects to be completed by February 1, 2028)
- Wait for approval
- Pre-approval is required before the project is started; work begun earlier is at your own risk.
- Complete the work
- Complete the project within 18 months of approval or by February 1, 2028, whichever is earlier. (18 months of project approval, or by February 1, 2028)
- Claim with paid invoices
- Attach photocopies of all paid invoices in the applicant's name; proof of payment may be requested.
Quoted lines are word for word from the source documents; lines marked ◦ are our reading of them.
Everything you need to win RALP
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 6-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 6-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 4-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 6
Eligible Expenses 8
Ineligible Expenses 6
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
Compatible Programs
Clawback Risk
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