Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Alaina Lockhart (Fundy Royal, NL) announced the Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, is contributing $100,000 towards the South Eastern New Brunswick Snowmobilers Association Inc. to upgrade its grooming equipment. The full release is available online. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, … Read more

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) joined other federal ministers and Atlantic premiers in Halifax, N.S., to discuss the Atlantic Growth Strategy, touching on the creation of good-paying jobs for the middle class, clean energy, growing the region’s food industry, pursuing regulatory alignment, and addressing persistent skills gaps. “Almost three years in, the Strategy demonstrates that … Read more

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) announced a $171,750 repayable contribution for Blue Harbour Cheese Incorporated for an expansion project through the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417.

The Government of Canada is supporting the Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club so it can host the 2019 Albacore International Championship Regatta. Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced the Government of Canada invested $69,917 in this project through ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417.

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) announced the Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, toward the Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick. The full release is available online. Call 506-292-7524.

Liberal MP Bobby Morrissey (Egmont, PEI) announced the Government of Canada is providing more than $1.1 million through ACOA’s Business Development Program in support to two organizations in Western PEI, including: A conditionally repayable contribution of $500,000 to Slemon Park Corporation to upgrade test cell equipment in its commercial leasing space, supporting growth in PEI’s aerospace industry. A repayable … Read more

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) announced a non-repayable contribution of $786,500 to the Charlottetown Harbour Authority Inc. to support the redevelopment of a major property on the historic Charlottetown waterfront. Call 902-566-7569.

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Liberal MP Nick Whalen (St. John’s East, NL) and Christopher Mitchelmore, provincial Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, announced non-repayable contributions totaling $432,348 for two projects to encourage tourism in the City of St. John’s. The full release is available online. Call 709-772-2984.

Liberal MP Darren Fisher (Dartmouth–Cole Harbour, N.S.) announced the Government of Canada is providing repayable contributions totalling $3.5 million towards Maplewave. The company is developing a new generation software suite that will help retail and telecommunications service providers. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie … Read more

Liberal MP Darrell Samson (Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, N.S.) announced Government of Canada support of $500,000 to Novonix to help it expand its capability to include battery manufacturing and continue to improve battery performance. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.), joined by Sébastien Deschenes, Dean of the Business Faculty, announced the Government of Canada … Read more