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Back to Table of ContentsSection F Rev. June 1, 2014New Entrant Quota Assistance Program (NEQAP)(Revised for 2015 Application Period)The following terms and conditions apply to the NEQAP:1. The P5 makes available up to 120 kg of quota per year for the NEQAP in Ontario. Up to 10 applicants areselected to receive assistance each year.2. Applicants must be 18 or more years of age and shall not be an undischarged bankrupt at the time ofapplication.3. Applicants cannot have been previously licensed to produce and market milk in Canada.4. Applicants can only submit one application and can only be listed on one application.5. If multiple applications are received from the same applicant(s), all of these applications will be cancelled.6. Applicants must provide the location of the farm facility they will be producing milk from and can only submitone application per farm facility.7. If multiple applications are received for the same farm facility, all applications for the same farm facility will becancelled.8. Applicants who use a non-registered business name will not be eligible for the program.9. When the necessary ownership and farm location information has not been provided or the ownershipstructure does not meet DFO policy requirements, the application will be cancelled.10. Applicants cannot be spouses of milk producers previously licensed in Canada.11. Applicants cannot be DFO staff members or contract employees, their spouses, their children or theirchildren’s spouses.12. Applicants cannot apply for assistance if they will be starting on a licensed dairy facility from which theirparents were licensed and shipped milk in the previous five years.13. Applicants must produce and market milk from their own separately licensed dairy facility and can thereforenot share facilities.Application Process14. DFO will provide applications for the NEQAP each year in the July issue of The Milk Producer magazine andthe application forms will also be available on DFO’s website during the application period.15. The application period for the NEQAP is from August 1 to October 31 of each year.Quota and Milk Transportation Policies 21 July 1, 2010