Nova Scotia Farm Grants & Funding Programs

11 active programs for farmers in Nova Scotia.

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Graduate to Opportunity (GTO) Program

Salary incentive program helping Nova Scotia employers hire recent graduates, covering 25-30% of first year salary and 12.5-15% of second year salary.

NSDeadline: Ongoing25-30% of first year salary, 12.5-15% of second year

START Program: Hiring Incentive

Wage incentive program that helps employers offset salary and benefit costs when hiring unemployed Nova Scotians, with priority given to full-time sustainable employment. Covers…

NSDeadline: OngoingWage incentives determined case-by-case, plus training and equipment cost coverage

CSA Incentive Program

Nova Scotia program supporting Community Supported Agriculture farms with 10% consumer discount reimbursement and up to $2,000 in marketing support to promote CSA sales.

NSDeadline: Ongoing10% consumer discount reimbursement + up to $2,000 marketing support

Program for Accessing Agricultural Land

Supports new primary producers, expanding operations, and commercial farm successors in Nova Scotia with flexible lease and financing options to secure land for starting, growin…

NSDeadline: Ongoing$5 million pilot program with loans up to $500,000

Business Development Program (BDP)

Provides interest-free, unsecured, repayable contributions to help entrepreneurs set up, expand or modernize businesses in Atlantic Canada, covering up to 50% of capital needs.

NB, NL, NS, PEDeadline: Ongoingup to 50% of capital needs, up to 75% for business growth activities

Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)

Provides funding to help businesses scale up and grow in Atlantic Canada through repayable and non-repayable contributions for expansion, productivity improvements, and market d…

NB, NL, NS, PEDeadline: Ongoing

Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)

Provides up to $1 million in non-repayable funding (part of $80 million over three years) to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Atlantic Canada impacted by tariffs boost…

NB, NL, NS, PEDeadline: Ongoing$80 million over three years (up to $1 million per business for non-repayable contributions)

Farm Animal Health & Welfare

Offers four separate herd/ranch health assistance programs: Cattle Herd Health Assistance Program, Sheep Herd Health Program, Swine Herd Health Program, and Mink Ranch Health Pr…

NSDeadline: Ongoing

Organic Certification Rebate Program

Provides rebates up to 50% of organic certification fees (maximum $750) to help Nova Scotia farms become certified organic or support existing certified organic operations.

NSDeadline: Mar 31, 2027up to 50% of eligible expenses, maximum $750

Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association - Advance Payments Program (APP)

Provides cash advances up to $1,000,000 for Nova Scotia tree fruit growers, with first $100,000 interest-free.

NSDeadline: Ongoingup to $1,000,000 ($100,000 interest-free)

Perennia – On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF)

Provides funding to help farmers implement nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing practices to improve soil health and tackle climate change.

NSDeadline: Ongoingup to $100,000 depending on gross farming income

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What farm grants are available in Nova Scotia?

We track 11 active government grants and funding programs for Nova Scotia, all listed on this page with links to apply.

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