Agriculture and Agri-Food
How Agriculture and Agri-Food spent its budget in fiscal year 2023-24, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Agriculture and Agri-Food supports the growth and stability of Canada's agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sector. Its work includes farm income protection and risk-management programs, support for sustainable agricultural practices, and efforts to expand trade and market access for Canadian producers and food processors.
In fiscal year 2023-24, Agriculture and Agri-Food spent $4.19B, or 0.8% of total federal spending.
The great majority of this spending was administered through the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, with the Canadian Grain Commission and the Canadian Dairy Commission accounting for smaller shares. Much of the department's budget flows out as transfer payments to producers and provinces, led by contributions under the AgriInsurance and AgriStability farm income protection programs. Other significant transfer payments included grant payments under the Dairy Direct Payment Program, cost-shared contributions with provinces and territories under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, and disaster-relief contributions through the AgriRecovery program.
Department Spending
In FY 2023-24,
$4.19B
was spent by Agriculture and Agri-Food
In FY 2023-24,
0.8%
of federal spending was by Agriculture and Agri-Food
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $5.42B in FY 2023-24 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Agriculture and Agri-Food spend its budget in 2023-24?
Spending by entity, FY 2023-24
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canadian Grain Commission
Canadian Dairy Commission
$4.16B
$25.3M
$5.4M
Agriculture and Agri-Food’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the AgriInsurance program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $1,210,265,388 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the AgriStability program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $394,487,135 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the Dairy Direct Payment Program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $294,073,718 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Provincial/Territorial delivered cost-shared programs under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $219,736,272 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the Agricultural Disaster Relief program/AgriRecovery (Farm Income Protection Act) | $179,032,367 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the AgriInvest program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $162,218,916 |
| Contributions | Payments in connection with the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (S.C., 1997, c. C-34) | $143,080,375 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the On-Farm Climate Action Stream of the Agricultural Climate Solutions | $106,474,448 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments in support of the Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program under Supply Management Initiatives | $105,015,664 |
| Grants | Grant payments for the AgriStability program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $89,455,778 |
| Grants | Grants to support the Canadian wine industry | $78,550,493 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Agricultural Clean Technology program | $75,396,537 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments in support of the Supply Management Processing Investment Fund under Supply Management Initiatives | $62,575,284 |
| Contributions | Contribution payments for the AgriInvest program (Farm Income Protection Act) | $25,515,325 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the AgriMarketing program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership | $19,498,637 |
Explore other federal departments
Agriculture and Agri-Food figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
