Financial Consultant - Alberta for the Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS)
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**Tender summary:** Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) appears to be seeking financial consultants located in or serving Alberta for the Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS). Services would be requested as needed under task authorizations, rather than necessarily provided on a continuous basis. The consultant would support farmers experiencing difficulty meeting financial obligations by: - Visiting the farm site; - Reviewing and inventorying farm assets; - Preparing financial statements for the farming operation; - Developing a recovery plan to support discussions with creditors; and - Attending mediation meetings. The work involves handling private and confidential financial information. The requirement is intended to establish four contracts, each potentially covering a five-year period. The tender is currently listed as open and closes **November 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.** The service location is Alberta, although the tender record also references Ottawa, Ontario. A business with relevant agricultural financial counselling, restructuring, financial analysis, mediation-support, and confidentiality capabilities may find this opportunity potentially relevant. The available summary does not provide the complete mandatory qualifications, experience requirements, security or privacy conditions, pricing instructions, or submission details, so these must be reviewed in the official tender documents. **Official tender document:** https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/108858/csc-2627-0477-fdms-financial-consultants-alberta-%28e.pdf Please verify the official notice and all amendments before preparing or submitting a bid. This summary does not determine whether your business qualifies.
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- The requirement is for professional resources providing financial counselling and mediation-related services for the Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS), on an “as and when requested” basis.
- Services are intended to be delivered in Alberta.
- The procurement is intended to establish a Task Authorization Contract with a qualified contractor.
- The requirement is intended to result in the award of four contracts, with a stated contract period of five years.
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The Programs Branch (PB) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has requirements on an “as and when requested” basis for professional resources with expertise and skillsets for the delivery of financial counselling and mediation services. This requirement is to establish a Task Authorization Contract with a qualified Contractor’s for services in Alberta. It is intended to result in the award of 4 (four) contracts for 5 (five) years. The Farm Debt Mediation Service (FDMS) offers free financial counselling and mediation services to farmers who are having difficulties meeting their financial obligations. It is a voluntary, private and confidential service that brings farmers and their creditors together with a Mediator in a neutral forum to reach a mutually acceptable solution. The FDMS Administrator will assign a Financial Consultant and a Mediator to work with the farmer through the mediation process. Confidentiality is extremely important to the quality and effectiveness of the service. Information obtained from the farmer and their creditor(s) is used for the sole purpose of mediation and is shared only among the parties involved in the mediation process. The Financial Consultant will conduct a site visit, inventory all the farmer’s assets, create financial statements of the farming operation, develop a recovery plan for the purpose of reaching a financial arrangement between the farmer and their creditor(s), and attend mediation meeting(s). When the farmer and their creditor(s) agree upon a solution, the Mediator will draw-up an arrangement
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