List of Ineligible Activities

Ineligible activities/costs include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Activities that are peripheral or not directly connected to food safety, including, but not limited to:
    • Dead-stock disposal and removal or other waste disposal;
    • Activities that support food quality rather than food safety; or
    • In-house (non-recognized) HACCP systems.
  • Traceability equipment;
  • Any cost not specifically required for the execution of a project;
  • Normal day-to-day operating costs/activities associated with carrying out a business, such as salaries and benefits of non-contract staff (e.g., full-time and part-time staff), office space, leasing and ongoing rental of facilities, equipment and machinery, utilities, phone, materials, labour, board, committee and annual meetings, etc.;
  • Costs associated with food safety that are inherent in the day-to-day operations of the business or for the ongoing maintenance of a food safety program (e.g., ongoing expenses for employee salaries, disposable gloves, hairnets, ongoing pest control services, laundry services, hiring of external sanitation crews; ongoing calibration, etc.)
  • Mentoring and coaching in-house;
  • Sponsorship of conferences and learning events or initiatives;
  • Any travel costs unrelated to approved activities, in excess of provincial guidelines for Travel and Meal Guidelines.
  • Purchase of vehicles, furnishings, land, building and facilities;
  • Lease of land, buildings and facilities for the purpose of starting up a new business or as part of normal operations;
  • Financing charges, loan interest payments, bank fees, and charges;
  • Any cost, including a tax that is eligible for a rebate, credit or refund (including a refundable portion of the Government Sales Tax);
  • Gifts and incentives;
  • Permits and approvals;
  • Legal fees;
  • Expenses incurred for same activities also funded under other approved Province programs;
  • Costs incurred before the approval of the project or after the project completion date identified in the contribution agreement between the Applicant and the Registrar;
  • Costs related to activities that promote British Columbia products explicitly over those of another province or territory; and
  • Costs related to activities that directly influence or lobby any level of government.
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We encourage all eligible businesses, no matter where you are on the food safety spectrum, to apply for program funding!