Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) and PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning Allen Roach announced combined funding of $165,000 for North Atlantic Organics Ltd. to expand its operations in Tignish, Prince Edward Island. The full release is available online. Call 613-941-7241. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced it will provide a $150,000 repayable contribution to … Read more

Prince Edward Island is home to a fast-growing aerospace sector that is among the province’s leading industries. Along with the evolution and growth of this sector, there has been a growing need for a collaborative and targeted approach to growth and development. Since 2005, the Aerospace and Defence Association of P.E.I. has been working with … Read more

The Confederation Centre of the Arts is a unique institution that showcases both performing and visual arts and also stands as a national memorial to the Fathers of Confederation. Opened in 1964, this structure commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference, the first meeting of Canada’s founding fathers. The Government of Canada is supporting … Read more

Two Sussex companies, Timberparts Ltd. and Kings County Mechanical Ltd., will be expanding their facilities and increasing their productivity and efficiency thanks to investments by the Government of Canada. Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.) joined Timberparts Ltd. and Kings County Mechanical Ltd. officials to make the announcement. The Government of … Read more

Nova Scotia offers value, variety and a solid reputation of education excellence to a growing number of international students pursuing their studies at one of the province’s institutions of learning. There are financial, academic and cultural benefits associated with welcoming these young minds. The economic returns are the most easily measured. On average, each international … Read more

Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced that the Government of Canada, through ACOA, is committing nearly $6 million to help the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) establish a new Centre for Engineering Design and Industry Partnerships (CEDIP) that will collaborate with Atlantic Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to help them to … Read more

Atlantic Canadian business, community and government stakeholders are meeting in Charlottetown with their counterparts from the French archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon to mark the 20th anniversary of formal cooperation between the two regions, highlight recent accomplishments, and identify opportunities for further collaboration. Created as part of an agreement between France and Canada, the Canada-France Regional Joint Cooperation … Read more

On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Conservative MP John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, N.B.) joined Huntsman Marine Science Centre officials to make an announcement in St. Andrews, N.B. The Government of Canada, through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund, is investing $800,000 in the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, while the Huntsman … Read more

On behalf of Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Rob Moore (Fundy Royal, N.B.), Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Ron MacKinley, PEI Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development, announced combined funding of $399,175 for the Indian River Festival Association near Charlottetown, PEI. Funding will allow the association to undertake necessary enhancements to their facility in Indian … Read more

When it comes to pairing the worlds of scientific research with business, the Université Sainte-Anne and Comeau Sea Foods’ Nova West Laboratory will be discovering solutions for local needs. Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) was in the Municipality of Clare, N.S. to celebrate the grand opening of Université Sainte-Anne’s laboratoire d’innovation en science et … Read more