Farm Land Identification Program

The program provides for the deferral of provincial property taxes on eligible farmland and outbuildings to encourage the preservation of real property for agricultural use.

Grant Deadline

Deadline not available

Funding Amount

Deadline not available _{The total amount of interest added to the deferred taxes payable upon deregistration or withdrawal on or after September 1, 2007 from the Farm Land Identification Program is limited to a maximum of 50% of the total taxes deferred}

Type of Grant

Funding

Sectors

Agriculture

Demographics

Incorporation

Government Institution

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Registration is open to all owners of real property. To be eligible, real property must meet certain criteria as established in the Farm Land Identification Program Regulation. i)Land must be registered in the Registry of Agricultural Land under the Agricultural Land Protection and Development Act. ii) Farm outbuildings must be located on land registered in the Registry of Agricultural Land under the Agricultural Land Protection and Development Act. iii) The property (land and farm outbuildings where applicable) must be in use by an agricultural operation, or the owner must be willing to make the property available for use by rent or lease, given a reasonable offer, and must allow such property to be advertised as being available for rent or lease, to be eligible for registration in FLIP. iv) The land does not have a subdivision plan registered in the Provincial Land Registry which will result in the removal of the property from agricultural use. To be eligible, land must be in active use by an agricultural operation or if the land is not in active use, it must be suitable for use by an agricultural operation. Land is deemed to be suitable for use according to the following criteria: i) be clear of trees, brush, or other obstructions that would restrict normal farming operations, unless the trees are producing trees such as apple, maple or are a managed Christmas tree plantation; ii) have a combination of soil texture, depth to compact layer, depth to bedrock, drainage, slope and climate which make it possible to sustain an agricultural operation.

Grant Application website

https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.14296.html

Contact

https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/contacts.html