What is BC Agri-Food and Seafood Investment (AFSI) Fund?
BC Agri-Food and Seafood Investment (AFSI) Fund is delivered by BC Ministry of Agriculture as a grant. Funding is typically up to $500,000. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Up to $500,000 |
|---|---|
| Cost share | 50% |
| Level | Provincial |
| Program type | Grant |
| Delivered by | BC Ministry of Agriculture |
| Available in | BC |
| Intake status | Check intakes — annual or periodic calls |
| Last verified | Apr 2026 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: Agriculture, food processing, seafood, value-added food
- Eligible activities: Capital equipment; processing facility upgrades; technology adoption; market development
Watch out for
Non-food/non-ag sectors; outside BC
Deadlines & how to apply
Under BC's Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP); check gov.bc.ca/agriculture
How NorthGrants helps with BC Agri-Food and Seafood Investment (AFSI) Fund
Most business owners read about BC Agri-Food and Seafood Investment (AFSI) Fund, 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.