Pre-production Funding Stream - Who is eligible

Who is eligible

Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants are:

  • For-profit dairy processors who process milk from cows.

To be eligible, applicants must also:

  • Hold a valid federal or provincial licence to carry out activities with respect to dairy processing.
  • Be Canadian milk buyers.
  • Be federally or provincially registered legal entities capable of entering into legally binding agreements.

Eligible studies

To be eligible, the study must be required to obtain a licence, a permit, or financing for an investment project:

  • That will increase the processing capacity to address the issue of the surplus of milk solids non-fat.
  • That has a positive impact on dairy farmers' global revenues.
  • For which the following have already been identified: product(s), market(s), market environment, risks and mitigation measures, preliminary timeline, and additional volume of milk required.