La collaboration renforcée tout au long de la chaîne de valeur témoigne du désir de la TRCBD et de ses partenaires de soutenir les éleveurs et producteurs certifiés TRCBD par le développement de divers programmes d’incitatifs.
Ces programmes visent à reconnaître l’engagement continu des producteurs dans leur parcours de durabilité du bœuf, à leur permettre de constater un retour sur leur investissement dans des pratiques et résultats durables, et à tirer pleinement parti de leur certification.
Vous trouverez ci-dessous les programmes actuellement disponibles. De nouveaux programmes et initiatives seront ajoutés au fur et à mesure pour offrir les dernières opportunités.
Les producteurs de bœuf certifiés CRSB s’engagent et investissent pour améliorer leurs opérations. Nous apprécions le soutien de nos partenaires de programme pour la reconnaissance de ces engagements. Ces incitatifs montrent aux producteurs de bœuf canadiens que leurs efforts sont remarqués, et que la rentabilité ainsi que la résilience économique de leurs opérations constituent un aspect important de la durabilité.
Créée pour reconnaître et récompenser les producteurs de bœuf canadiens qui ont investi dans l'obtention de la certification, cette mesure incitative soutient les agriculteurs et les éleveurs certifiés CRSB et contribue à faciliter l'approvisionnement en bœuf certifié CRSB par le biais de chaînes d'approvisionnement certifiées.
Au cours de sa première année (2026), tous les producteurs de bœuf admissibles recevront un paiement incitatif de 400 $.
Le programme d'incitation sera reconduit chaque année, les versements annuels futurs étant calculés en fonction des ventes de bœuf certifié CRSB. Ces versements seront déterminés selon les fonds disponibles et répartis équitablement entre tous les producteurs de bœuf admissibles.
Toute opération certifiée CRSB entre le 1er janvier 2025 et le 30 juin 2026 doit renouveler ou maintenir sa certification CRSB existante à compter du 30 juin 2026. Un certificat valide délivré par un organisme de certification agréé par le CRSB, daté du 30 juin 2026 ou avant, est requis. Ce certificat doit être valide au moins jusqu'au 30 juin 2026.
Doit avoir satisfait à toutes les exigences de qualification des bovins certifiés CRSB.
Pour les producteurs de bœuf du Québec, le système de traçabilité fonctionne un peu différemment et est géré par les Producteurs de bovins du Québec. Lire l'annonce et la foire aux questions ci-dessous pour connaître les détails du programme propres au Québec.
Les producteurs n'ont aucune démarche supplémentaire à faire pour recevoir la prime. Tous les producteurs admissibles recevront automatiquement le versement. Les paiements devraient être distribués d'ici octobre 2026.
Innovative producers are key to growing a more sustainable future for agriculture and these changes require research, time and capital. By working with industry partners, Farm Credit Canada has created an incentive program open to eligible customers who meet our partners’ program requirements in sustainability. Together, we’re laying the groundwork for future generations to thrive in our industry.
In 2022, CRSB was the first to partner with FCC to recognize Canadian beef producers who are certified to the CRSB standards for sustainable beef production.
Canadian producers have long been leaders in responsible land and livestock stewardship – an effort that requires commitment and investment. With these incentives, we’re telling Canadian beef producers that their dedication to improving their operations is valued, and that profitability and economic resilience on their sustainability journey is our priority. We’re proud to work with CRSB to recognize FCC customers who have already achieved their certification, while encouraging more producers to take this step.
Marie-Claude Bourgie, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Impact - Farm Credit Canada
HOW DOES IT WORK?
FCC’s Sustainability Incentive Program rewards eligible FCC customers who are CRSB Certified. Incentive payments are calculated as a portion of your lending with FCC, to a maximum payment of $4,000 per year. You can re-apply annually throughout the life of the program.
The 2026 Program opened June 1, and is open for applications until January 31, 2027.
While the CRSB Certified program was the first, FCC has partnered with a number of organizations and sectors to support their producers through sustainability incentives. Programs for beef (CRSB Certified), crops (through Cargill’s RegenConnect™program), dairy (through the Dairy Farmers of Canada and Lactanet), potatoes (through McCain’s Regenerative Agriculture Framework), and Ducks Unlimited Canada (through their Marginal Areas Program).
* If you are a producer and FCC customer that participates in more than one of these programs, you could be eligible to receive multiple FCC payments, as the incentives can be stacked in many cases.
Remember this is an annual incentive, so be sure to apply even if you already received it in previous years!
Visit fcc.ca/sustainabilityprograms for more information.
Cargill’s beef sustainability programs enable Cargill’s retail and foodservice customers to source beef from CRSB Certified farms and ranches and to market beef products to Canadians with on-product CRSB claims. Cargill’s implementation of the CRSB Certified program has helped Canada become the first country to deliver beef from certified sustainable sources, establishing Canadian beef as synonymous with sustainability in the global market.
Both of Cargill’s Canadian abattoirs – High River, AB and Guelph, ON – are certified to the CRSB Certified Sustainable Beef Processing Standard and Chain of Custody Requirements, meaning that any cattle processed at either of these facilities can qualify if they meet all requirements prior to processing.
Qualifying Cattle Credit Payments
Cargill and their participating customers are grateful for beef ranchers and farmers' dedication to responsible practices and have chosen to recognize that effort financially in the form of Qualifying Cattle Credit Payments. These payments are issued monthly to producers along the beef production chain, on a per head basis, for fully qualifying cattle processed by Cargill in the prior period. Payments are provided to every CRSB Certified Operation in the supply chain that owned these qualifying animals as a thank you for the upfront investment. This helps demonstrate sustainable practices within Cargill’s supply chain according to the CRSB Certified requirements.
Learn more about qualifying cattle requirements and steps to make your cattle eligible for CRSB Certified supply chains.
AgriInvest is part of a suite of risk management programs under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the current federal-provincial-territorial agricultural policy framework. It is a self-managed producer-government savings account designed to help you manage small income declines and make investments to manage risk and improve market income.
Each year, you can deposit up to 100% of your Allowable Net Sales to your AgriInvest account and receive a matching government contribution on 1% of your Allowable Net Sales.
Under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, there is a commitment by governments to integrate climate risk management, environmental practices and climate readiness into business risk management programming that would encourage awareness and action to help producers respond to the challenges of climate change. The agri-environmental risk assessment is a way to support positive environmental outcomes.
The CRSB Certified program is one of the tools recognized as an agri-environmental risk assessment (AERA) under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriInvest program.
All CRSB Certified beef producers that require an AERA to participate in the program can use their CRSB certification to qualify for the government contribution.
“The CRSB is pleased that the AgriInvest program recognizes the work producers have undertaken to get certified and that producers can leverage their certification for this program.”
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