Advancing Clean Technologies Program (Canada)

Funding Information

• Applicants can apply to receive Program funding up to 60% of eligible expenses, to a maximum of $150,000, for projects with eligible expenses over $60,000.

Eligible Expenses

• The following items are eligible in the program:
  • High Efficiency Farm Heating, Cooling and Energy Systems
    • Farm heating, high efficiency cooling and alternate energy system equipment (solar, wind, geothermal, ground source heat pumps, air source heat pumps)
  • Alternative/Efficient Energy Installations
    • Low carbon fuel switching technologies (e.g. electrification, replacing oil systems with high efficiency low carbon options)
    • Energy efficiency opportunities (head curtains or insulation) identified in an energy assessment
    • Reverse osmosis systems for maple production, and power installation to systems
    • Installation of 3-phase power
    • Battery storage
    • LED horticulture lighting
    • Energy monitoring systems
  • Byproduct Waste Reduction or Adding Value to Byproducts
    • Efficient biomass boilers and forced air furnaces
    • The production of biofuels (anerobic digestion)

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible, you must be a farm, Mi’kmaq conducting farming activities in a Mi’kmaw community or agri-business.
  • For farms, you need to:
    • be currently and properly registered in the correct income category under the Farm Registration Act
    • have generated an annual eligible gross commodity income of at least $30,000
    • be at least 19 years old and actively farming in the program year
  • For agri-businesses, you need to:
    • represent Nova Scotia agriculture and agri-food products
    • have generated an annual eligible agri-business income of at least $30,000
    • have demonstrated the value or use of Nova Scotia products and ingredients

For more information, visit Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.