Programme de stratégie pour l'élevage — Expansion de la pollinisation ### 📋 Eligible Entities - Agricultural producers and beekeeping operations in Canada - Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the apiculture sector - Farmer cooperatives and agricultural associations - Beekeeping businesses engaged in pollination services - Producers seeking to expand local bee colony operations - Entities with established or planned pollination activities ### 💰 Funding Details - Grant Type: Non-repayable financial assistance - Funding Structure: Direct grant to support sustainable bee colony expansion - Grant Size: Not specified in provided documentation (verify with program administrator) - Matching Requirements: Likely cost-sharing model (specific ratio to be confirmed) - Repayability: Non-repayable grant (forgivable assistance) - Currency: Canadian dollars ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Acquisition and establishment of bee colonies - Apiary infrastructure development and equipment - Hive construction and beekeeping supplies - Training and capacity-building for pollination management - Research and development in bee colony health - Sustainable pollination strategy implementation - Labor costs for colony expansion and management - Technology adoption for apiary operations - Market development for pollination services ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Recipient must develop and implement an industrial pollination strategy - Focus on sustainable and local bee colony expansion - Demonstrated commitment to increasing available pollinators for agricultural production - Compliance with federal and provincial beekeeping regulations - Progress reporting on colony expansion milestones - Use of funds must align with agricultural sector development objectives - Recipient must maintain operational viability of expanded operations - Potential requirement to demonstrate environmental stewardship practices - Timeline for completion of expansion activities (specific dates to be confirmed with program administrator)