Legislation
The Agriculture Financial Services Act incorporates Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) as a Crown corporation.
Within the legislation, AFSC is given a mandate to:
- lend funds
- provide insurance
- provide financial assistance
- market and provide expertise and skills
- provide any service related to the business of the corporation
AFSC fulfills its legislated mandate through the delivery of the following programs:
- AgriInsurance
- AgriStability
- AgriInsurance (Annual and Perennial Crop Insurance programs)
- The Livestock Price Insurance program
- The Next Generation Loan program
- The Developing Producer Loan program
- The Alberta Producer Loan program
- The Revolving Loan program
- The AgriBusiness Loan program
- Loan guarantees
- Straight Hail Insurance program
- other programs as directed by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Mandate and Roles
