Alberta is surrounded by natural beauty and a stable economy which is growing rapidly. If you are planning to live in Alberta and you’re a farm owner/operator with farming business knowledge along with management skills then this is the right Province you are choosing.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must have management skills shown as follow:

• Financial documentation of your existing farm business
• Documentation of your education, training and work experience
• Proposed business plan for the same farming enterprise you are planning in Alberta
• Proof that a Canadian financial institution is willing to finance your proposed farming business.

The applicant must have sufficient financial resources as follow:

• The applicant must be able to invest equity of minimum CDN $500,000 in a primary production farming business in Alberta.
• The applicant must provide documents that prove you have equity of minimum CDN $500,000 or confirmation that you have access to a similar amount of funds from other sources.
• The applicant may be required to show that they have the ability to invest more than the minimum CDN $500,000 as it is the minimum amount.

The applicant must invest in a primary production farming business in Alberta.

• The applicant will have to submit document of his/her investment intentions in proposed business plan.

Alberta's agriculture-food targets will be given priority by the applications representing the best opportunity for growth.