Production Insurance Program

The Production Insurance Program is a federal–provincial–producer cost-shared program. The insurance program stabilizes a producer's income by minimizing the economic effects of production losses caused by natural hazards.

The provinces deliver the Production Insurance Program, and the federal government covers part of the premiums and administrative costs. The federal government also provides a reinsurance arrangement (deficit financing) to provinces. Five provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) participate in this arrangement.

Eligibility Criteria

The program is offered to virtually all producers in all provinces. Eligibility criteria for this program will continue to evolve as provinces add new commodities to their lists of insurable agricultural commodities.

Summary

Objective
Ensure that producers in the agriculture and agri-food industry across Canada have access to affordable insurance.

Stabilize producers' income by minimizing economic effects of production losses caused by natural hazards like:

• drought;
• flood;
• hail;
• frost;
• excessive moisture;
• diseases.

Program Delivery
Each province has either a Crown Corporation or a branch of the provincial agriculture department responsible for administering the program.

Manitoba Contact(s):
See National Contact.

National Contact(s):
Mr. George Pikor
Director, PIRMD, Programs Team
Crop Insurance and Companion Programs Division
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
3rd Floor
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0C6
Telephone: 613-759-7518
E-mail: george.pikor@agr.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml