New to AgriStability?
If you are new to AgriStability or have been out of the program for four or more years, you will need to complete a few easy steps to be enrolled in the program.
Step 1: Complete the Application for Fee Notice form
Complete the AgriStability Application for Fee Notice and return it to AFSC by email at info@afsc.ca or drop it off at your AFSC office. You can also return it by mail to Lacombe Central Office; 5718 – 56 Avenue; Lacombe, Alberta; T4L 1B1.
Your request must be made by April 30, 2024 for the 2024 program year. Enrolment has closed for the 2023 program year.
You do not need to provide any historical farm information or tax information at this stage.
Application for Fee Notice
Step 2: Receive your enrolment/fee notice
Once enrolled, you will receive an enrolment/fee notice. You will receive this notice annually for as long as you are in the program.
If you then decide to not participate in the program, you must complete an AgriStability Opt Out Request Form by the applicable deadlines. Choosing not to pay the enrolment fee will not remove you from the program.
Step 3: Pay Your Fee
Pay your fee and administrative cost share ($55) by the deadline.
Producers have until April 30 or 30 days after receiving their enrolment notice, to pay their fee without penalty.
Should you miss the initial fee deadline, you have until the final fee deadline of December 31 to pay your fee with a penalty equal to 20 per cent of your fee.
Step 4: Forms Needed
Visit our Expert Zone resources page for up-to-date information on the forms you will need to submit as a new participant.
Scroll down to the AgriStability Application Checklists section > Do you have all the right forms? > First Year Participants
How AgriStability works
Participant Eligibility
In order to participate in AgriStability, applicants must have:
- Carried on the business of farming in Canada
- Conducted a minimum of six consecutive months of farming activity
- Completed production cycle (a production cycle includes the growing and harvesting of a crop, the process of rearing livestock, such as the calving of cows or farrowing of sows or the purchase and sale of livestock in the case of feeding and finishing enterprises)
- Reported farming income (loss) for income tax purposes to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- Met all program requirements by the deadlines established by AFSC
