The AgriStability workbench for accounting firms.
Prepare, check, and file AgriStability across every province — with election modelling, penalty-deadline tracking, and working papers that review like the government form. Built by people who maintained the firm spreadsheet, so you don't have to.
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ORM vs AARM, side by side
The reference-margin election locks for 4 program years. Model both bases across your client's actual numbers before the April 30 deadline — not after.
The penalty clock, watched
Late program forms cost $500 a month and eligibility dies 3 months after the deadline. One dashboard tracks enrolment and filing status across your whole farm roster.
Official code lists, current year
CRA/AAFC commodity, program-payment, and inventory code lists for both the T1163 and harmonized T1273 worlds — imported from the source, refreshed every program year.
Prints like the government form
Working papers mirror Statement A page for page, line for line, so review feels familiar — and every allowability call cites the guideline clause behind it.
Rules that keep up
Program parameters are versioned by year and province. The 2025 one-offs (90% compensation, $6M cap) and 2026 feed-valuation change are already encoded.
Every province, one interface
Federal harmonized, AFSC, SCIC, Agricorp, PEI — same entry experience, with the provincial differences isolated where they belong.
Pricing
- 5 preparer seats (additional seats $99/yr)
- 25 client files included per program year, then $39 per file — most firms recover it as a client disbursement
- All provinces and both form families
- Election modelling, benefit estimator, deadline dashboard
- Firm-branded working papers
Founding Firm program
For the first season we're partnering with a small number of farm-practice firms: half price for year one, direct input on the roadmap, and white-glove onboarding — in exchange for feedback and (anonymized) parity files so the numbers are verified against real Calculations of Program Benefits.
Frequently asked questions
What is AgriBench?
AgriBench is AgriStability preparation software for Canadian farm accounting firms. It covers Statement A entry (T1163 and harmonized T1273 form families) with the official CRA/AAFC commodity and program-payment code lists built in, the inventory and cash-to-accrual schedules, provincial supplementary forms, a benefit estimator, and working papers that print page-for-page like the government forms.
What is the ORM vs AARM reference margin election?
Starting with the 2025 program year, AgriStability participants elect between the Olympic Reference Margin (ORM) and the Accrual-Adjusted Reference Margin (AARM) as the basis for their reference margin, and the election is locked in for four program years. The right choice depends on each farm's accrual patterns, such as habitual grain-ticket deferrals. AgriBench models both bases side by side on the client's actual multi-year data so preparers can make an accurate, informed election and document it with a working-paper memo. Read our full plain-language guide to the ORM vs AARM election.
Does AgriBench calculate an estimated AgriStability benefit?
Yes. The benefit estimator computes the Olympic-average reference margin from the client's stored years, applies the program year's actual parameters (compensation rate, payment caps, and year-specific rules such as the 2025 one-time changes), and shows the estimated payment under both ORM and AARM. Estimates are for planning and review; benefits are determined solely by your program administrator. The engine reproduces AAFC's published worked examples exactly.
Which provinces does AgriBench support?
Alberta (AFSC, including the AB3001 supplementary schedules and crop and livestock inventory worksheets) and Saskatchewan lead, with the T1163 group (AB, SK, ON, PEI) and the harmonized T1273 provinces (BC, MB, NL, NS, NB, and the territories) sharing one entry experience. Quebec (FADQ) is planned last.
When are AgriStability deadlines, and what do late filings cost?
Program-form deadlines vary by province and year. Filing late costs $500 per month off the benefit, and eligibility ends three months after the deadline. AgriBench tracks enrolment and filing status across your whole farm roster so no client's deadline slips.
Can an individual farmer use AgriBench for their own farm?
The live demo is free and runs entirely in your browser with nothing saved to our servers, so any producer can explore their own numbers today. Paid subscriptions are currently designed for accounting firms. If you would use a single-farm plan, email hello@getagribench.com — enough interest moves it up the roadmap.
What does AgriBench cost?
$1,199 CAD per year for a firm (5 preparer seats, 25 client files included), then $39 per client file per program year, which most firms recover as a client disbursement. Founding firms get half price for year one.