Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $3 million to assist the Shorefast Foundation in Fogo Island, N.L., with its project, the Shorefast Institute for Place-Based Economies. Hutchings also announced a non-repayable investment of $181,967 to assist the Shorefast Foundation with … Read more

Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Darren Fisher (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.) announced a repayable investment $498,750 to Freshr Technologies to expand and improve operations. The full release is available online. Contact Connor.Burton@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

From Feb. 19-28, a delegation of eight Atlantic Canadian companies, two educational institutions and as well as industry association representatives travelled to Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Participants from the Agri-food, Ocean Tech, Energy, Clean Tech, Aerospace and Defence, and ICT sectors engaged in business-to-business meetings, in-market briefings, site tours, and roundtable discussions to expand their … Read more

Minister of Seniors Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) announced a Government of Canada investment of $300,000 to the East Coast Music Association Inc. for its annual awards festival and conference slated to return to the province’s capital city for the first time in a decade in May 2025. The full release is available online. Contact Connor.Burton@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) announced an investment of $545,249 in ConnexionWorks through ACOA’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program. The full release is available online. Contact Connor.Burton@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

Liberal MP Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) attended the opening of The Foundry in Charlottetown, PEI, where he announced a Government of Canada investment of $855,000 for the PEI IT Alliance. The full release is available online. Contact Connor.Burton@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced a repayable contribution of $1 million for Atlas Salt Inc. in St. George’s, N.L., to support the company’s Mine Design & Optimization Initiative, a key component of the Great Atlantic Salt Project. The full release is available … Read more

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced non-repayable contributions totalling $1,195,659 for two projects in western Newfoundland: $800,000 for the Flat Bay Band Inc. – No’kmaq Village; and $395,659 for Our Lady of Mercy Complex Committee Inc. Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, … Read more

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) and Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) announced a non-repayable investment of $473,693 for Cruise Newfoundland & Labrador (Cruise NL). The funding will support international marketing and strategic initiatives to grow the cruise sector … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $200,000 to the Village of St. Peter’s in Nova Scotia to transition an unused building along Main Street into a community hub. The full release is available online. Contact Connor.Burton@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.