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TRANSITIONAL INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAM (TISP)
Direct payments to producers of cattle and other ruminants
Eligible Participants
A participant eligible for payment under the
program must be the owner of eligible animals on December 23, 2003, and be an individual,
corporation, trust, cooperative and communal organization carrying on farming in Canada
and reporting farming income (or loss) for income tax purposes. Status Indians farming on
a reserve are also eligible.
Eligible Animals
For the purpose of the direct payment portion of
TISP, ruminants are farm raised animals of the following species: cattle, bison, sheep,
goats, elk and deer.
The eligible animals are ruminants that have been affected
by the closure of the borders following the discovery of BSE and that are owned by an
eligible participant on December 23, 2003, with the exception of mature animals kept for
reproduction purposes.
For more clarity : calves, heifers and steers
raised for any purpose, including replacement of cull animals, are eligible. For ruminants
other than cattle, animals equivalent to these cattle categories are eligible. Cows,
bulls, rams, ewes and corresponding mature animals of other ruminant species are not
eligible.
Given the different nature of farming operations
for elk and deer, eligibility for these animals will be determined as a
percentage of a producer's inventory. For elk, payments will be made on 87.5% of
the number of elk on a producer's inventory, and for deer it will be on 81% of
the number of deer on a producer's inventory.
For registration, ineligible animals are those meeting the
following criteria:
| Animal Type |
Male |
Female |
| Bovine |
Intact older than 12 months |
Has had offspring (calved) |
| Sheep |
Older than 12 months |
Has had offspring (lambed) |
| Goats |
Older than 12 months |
Has had offspring |
| Bison |
Older than 36 months |
Has had offspring |
Payment Rates for Ruminant Animals
Payments per animal will be up to the following
amounts:
- Bovine – $80
- Sheep – $16
- Goats – $16
- Bison – $80
- Elk – $40
- Deer – $20
Payment rates for species other than bovine animals were
determined using an "Animal Unit Equivalent" (AUE) approach. The AUE system
equates various species to a bovine equivalent.
Application Details
The program is delivered by the federal
government in all provinces, except Quebec, where it is delivered by La Financière
Agricole du Québec.
Producers in all provinces other than Quebec can obtain
application forms from AAFC's Web site at www.agr.gc.ca/tisp, or by calling the federal
CAIS administration at 1-866-367-8506, as of March 29, 2004.
Producers who previously participated in the Net Income
Stabilization Account (NISA) program and had sales of cattle or other ruminants will
automatically have application forms mailed to them in mid-April.
Application forms can be returned by mail to:
TISP – Direct Payment
Box 3177
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3G7
Or by fax to: (306) 780-3575
The deadline for applying is July 31, 2004.
Application form attached
From: Serge Buy |
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We have had a discussion with Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada regarding the form for the request of the support program and how it will be
applied to elk and deer farms.
At this time, the form has several columns: "a, Total
Number of Animals", "b, Total Number of Intact Males", "c, Number of
Females Having Birthed" and "d, Total Number of Eligible Animals".
We have been advised that the change in the form will take
more time but, in the meantime, elk and deer producers can just send their inventories and
just fill in the last column "a, Total Number of Animals". Put in your total
inventory as of December 23rd 2003.
Another issue is that the staff at the office dealing with
this is not fully informed of the situation.
Therefore, we advise you to put in a cover page with a
statement that would read:
"As per the General Guidelines of Eligible Animals
indicated in the Administrative Details of the Transitional Industry Support Program and
the agreement between the Canadian Cervid Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
and given the different nature of farming operations for elk and deer, eligibility for
these animals is determined as a percentage of a producer's inventory. For elk, payments
will be made on 87.5% of the number of elk, and for deer it will be on 81% of the number
of deer."
Thanks,
Serge
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