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Federal budget proposes $176.9 million to renew wine sector program

Budget 2026 proposes to renew the Wine Sector Support Program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, with $176.9 million spread across three years that begin in 2027-28, federal officials said on November 13. They said the program pays licensed wineries directly to cope with rising input costs and to keep buying grapes from Canadian growers. Officials said the new money follows $343 million already invested in the sector. The chair of a national wine industry group said the renewal gives the industry the confidence to invest.

Farming. Added November 14, 1:11 pm Saskatchewan time.References 12