BC Agriculture Council

Programs

The BC Agriculture Council provides programs that benefit producers and producer organizations.

Key programs (in alphabetical order) include:

Agriculture Environment Initiatives
- Agriculture Environment and Wildlife Fund (AEWF)
- Agriculture Environment Partnership Initiative (AEPI)
- Agriculture Environment Stewardship Intiative (AESI)
- Canada British Columbia Water Supply Expansion Program
  - (Click here for more information on the CBCWSEP).
BCAC Farmer Identity Card
BC Agriculture Labour Market and Skills Development Initiative (ALMSDI)
BC BSE Surveillance Top Up Program
Buy BC Program
Environmental Farm Plan (EFP)

For the BC Poultry Association, the BCAC is hosting documents regarding the

British Columbia Biosecurity Program

and the

B.C. Poultry Industry Emergency Response Plan.

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BCAC Farmer Identity Card:

Farmer ID Cards are issued by the BCAC as a means for producers to verify tax exempt status. Cards are issued to eligible bona-fide producers on a three year basis. The Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations recognizes the Identity Card as a legitimate means of identification of a bona fide farmer for PST exemptions. Click here for the BCAC Farmer Identity Card Application Form.

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BC Agriculture Labour Market and Skills Development Initiative:

The BC Agriculture Labour Market and Skills Development Initiative (ALMSDI) falls under the auspices of the Agri-Food Futures Fund (AFFF). The AFFF is a cost-sharing industry development fund whose goals are the development and sustainability of the agri-food industry in British Columbia.

As all agriculture industries depend to varying degrees on labour, this initiative and the issues it addresses are truly cross-sectoral and are fundamental to sustainability of BC’s agri-food industry. This initiative outlines a proactive, responsive approach to achieving long-term agriculture labour market stability. It outlines goals and actions which focus in an integrated manner on the key attributes of the labour market, thereby achieving a balanced approach and laying out a roadmap to stability. This balance is necessary not only to meet the objective of long-term sustainability of the agri-food industry, but also to maintain and enhance BC’s competitive ability within the national and international marketplaces.

Click here for program guidelines and the application form.

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BC BSE Surveillance Top Up Program:

The purpose of the top-up program is to assist British Columbia and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) attain the required level of BSE surveillance, nationally and for British Columbia, specifically.

Click here for more.

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Buy BC Program:

Launched in 1993, the BUY BC Program has been the most successful food and beverage advertising program ever jointly undertaken by the provincial government and private industry. The Program has now been transferred to the Council under a licensing agreement with the provincial government and is being managed and directed by industry and agri-food sector Board of Advisors under the umbrella of the Council.

For more information, click here.

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Environmental Farm Plan Program:

Launched in 2003, the BC Environmental Farm Plan Program will complement and enhance the current environmental stewardship practices of producers.

For detailed program information, criteria, a brochure and application form template, click here.

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