The governments of Canada and Alberta are supporting the Alberta Hemp Alliance with a one-time grant to establish a provincial industry association for hemp processing with more than $300,000 over two years (2021-2023) through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced investments totalling over $4.5 … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Neil Ellis (Bay of Quinte, Ont.) and Liberal MP Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.) highlighted funding of up to $1.48 million for extractX Inc. to develop a mobile, ethanol-based extraction lab for biomass processing. The project is funded through the original Agricultural Clean Technology Program. The full release … Read more
Indigenous entrepreneurs and communities in B.C. will be able to begin or expand their farming and food businesses through funding available in the next intake of the B.C. Indigenous Agriculture Development Program. Eligible applicants can receive professional mentoring and project-specific advice from qualified business consultants with experience in building agriculture ventures to help them develop … Read more
The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting agri-food innovation in the vegetable farming sector with an investment of $150,000 to drive new research at the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Bradford. Details of this announcement were provided by Caroline Mulroney, MPP for York-Simcoe, and Liberal MP Helena Jaczek (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.). The full release is … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture David Marit announced $2.5 million in funding for research led by the University of Saskatchewan into new opportunities for starches from pulse crops. The $2.5 million in funding through Saskatchewan’s Strategic Research Initiative has been awarded to Dr. Yongfeng Ai at the University of Saskatchewan. … Read more
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) announced investments of over $4 million in 16 projects that will help support Indigenous food systems initiatives, provide equitable access to healthy food, and increase participation of under-represented groups in the agriculture and agri-food sector. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327.
Liberal MP Patrick Weiler (West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, B.C.) announced that the new $165.7-million Agricultural Clean Technology Program is now open to applicants. Weiler spoke during a virtual visit at Winecrush Technology Inc., an Okanagan-based agri-tech company. He also announced that Winecrush received up to $124,800 under the original Agricultural Clean Technology Program. The full release … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Neil Ellis (Bay of Quinte, Ont.) announced that the new $165.7-million Agricultural Clean Technology Program is now open to applicants. The new program has two funding streams: The Adoption Stream will support the purchase and installation of proven clean technologies and solutions that show meaningful reductions in GHG … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Western Economic Diversification Canada) and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Canada Water Agency) Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South, Man.) announced an investment of over $1.1 million for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association. The funding will be used to develop a new forecasting … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and the Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, André Lamontagne, announced the creation of the Ministerial Initiative on Agri-Food Action/Prevention for the management of health and food risks, which will remain in effect until March 1, 2023. This $6-million initiative, funded under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, aims to help … Read more
