There could be a minor increase in the farm registration fee the Ontario agriculture department charges if farmers want access to its subsidies and services.
The proposal is to increase the administration fee the beneficiary farm organizations can charge by $2.30 plus HST per registration. The new fee would be $22.60.
However, the increase to the fee would only impact the farm organizations which review and provide input on the program delivery budget before it is finalized, the ministry said on the province’s regulations registry.
While farmers pay the fee to AgriCorp, the money goes to support the general farm organization the farmer chooses.
The current fee totals $288.15.
