Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) announced the Government of Canada is investing $498,099 to enable Dalhousie Industrial Engineering students to work with local small to medium-sized enterprises and high growth firms to develop, reach and improve productivity goals. ACOA is providing this non-repayable assistance through the Business Development Program. The … Read more

Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) announced the Government of Canada is investing $500,000 in McConnell Gordon Estates Limited to help the Annapolis Valley company automate to meet increased global demand for its wines. The repayable contribution is being made through ACOA’s Business Development Program. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417.

The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are providing $125,000 to support Ignition Startup Zone Inc. in hosting Invest Atlantic 2018, the largest networking event for startups, entrepreneurs and private equity investors in Atlantic Canada. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) and Chris Palmer, Prince Edward Island Minister … Read more

Thanks to a combined investment of more than $591,000 from the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador, Rosewood Suites in Trinity has modernized and expanded its facilities to meet a growing demand for high-end accommodations in the area. Liberal MP Churence Rogers (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) announced a $345,000 repayable contribution from ACOA’s Business Development Program for the project. The full release is … Read more

Liberal MP Darrell Samson (Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, N.S.) announced Government of Canada funding of $400,000 to help Capital Seafood International Incorporated expand from a seasonal operation into a year-round exporter of live lobster. This repayable contribution is being made through ACOA’s Business Development Program. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-9417.

Liberal MP Mark Eyking (Sydney-Victoria, N.S.) announced the Government of Canada is investing $258,635, over a two-year period, in New Dawn Enterprises Limited. The non-repayable assistance will support the international student population at Cape Breton University in transitioning from student to working professional through the provision of entrepreneurship-related training, networking, workshops and business skills development. This investment was allocated through … Read more

Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PE) on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) and Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced $90,000 in funding for Tourism Cavendish Beach Inc. to help the organization implement its three-year strategic plan focused on product development, training, marketing, and season … Read more

In Atlantic Canada’s four provinces, local Community Business Development Corporations invested more than $73 million in 1,388 loans. Additionally, 8,792 small and medium-sized businesses received tailored services, including training and counseling, assistance with challenges such as assessing the viability of their ideas, preparing a business plan and identifying growth and training opportunities. All of these … Read more

Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) announced funding of $639,806 for two export-related wine industry initiatives. A $398,200 non-repayable contribution from ACOA’s Innovative Communities Fund will enable Perennia Food & Agriculture Incorporated to establish a mobile filtration trailer. And a $241,606 non-repayable contribution through ACOA’s Business Development Program, will allow the Winery Association of Nova Scotia … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) announced the Government of Canada is providing support to La Coopérative d’intégration francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, to help the organization better understand and address the needs and challenges of French speaking newcomers to the province.ACOA is providing a non-repayable contribution of $60,000 to CIF to help … Read more