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Canadian Agricultural Loans Act

A Canadian Agricultural Loan Is Commonly Used For:

  • Financing real estate or other large farm assets
  • Long-term financing – loan terms are up to 10 years, and 15 years when financing land
  • Expanding existing farm operations

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Farm products marketing co-operatives are eligible if at least 50% + 1 of the members are farmers

Key Benefits

Get the Financing You Need

Individual farmers can receive up to 80% financing (new farmers up to 90% financing) of the asset’s value to a maximum of $500,000 for property assets or up to $350,000 for all other eligible assets.

Competitive Interest Rates

  • Maximum interest rate on variable rate loans is Prime + 1%
  • Maximum interest rate on fixed rate loans is the Residential Mortgage Rate + 1%

Wide Range of Assets Eligible for Financing

Eligible assets include land, buildings, construction, machinery, livestock, consolidation, share purchases and crop storage condominiums.

Flexible Payments Available

Choose to make payments on a schedule that works for your farm business; monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.

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What Else Do You Need to Know?

Business Loan Insurance Plan** is available (certain conditions may apply†)

Fee Details

RBC administration fee of the lesser of 0.25% of the CALA loan amount or $250 (0.1% if loan exceeds $250,000).

Maximum interest rate on variable rate loans is Prime + 1%; for fixed rate loans the maximum interest rate is the Residential Mortgage Rate + 1%.

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