What is Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) — Business Loans?
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) — Business Loans is delivered by Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) as a loan. Funding is typically up to $10,000,000. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Up to $10,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Cost share | N/A (loan) |
| Level | Provincial |
| Program type | Loan |
| Delivered by | Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) |
| Available in | AB |
| Intake status | Open - Rolling |
| Last verified | Apr 2026 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: Agriculture, agri-processing, agri-business
- Eligible activities: Land; equipment; facility construction; operating capital; agri-processing investments
Watch out for
Non-agricultural businesses; outside Alberta
Deadlines & how to apply
Alberta's primary agri-lender; also offers crop and livestock insurance
How NorthGrants helps with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) — Business Loans
Most business owners read about Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) — Business Loans, see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building an application that actually wins.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.