Press Release Department: Federal - Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) visited The Grove in London, Ont. Western Fair Association’s agri-food business and innovation hub accelerates food and beverage companies through incubation, scale-up support, and commercialization. While there, he announced an investment of more … Read more

Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) visited building products manufacturer, Ennova Facades, in Windsor, Ont. While there,he announced a combined investment of over $20 million for 14 businesses across Windsor-Essex: Border Steel Limited, Canadian Electrocoating Ltd., Central Stamping Ltd., Dimachem Inc., Ennova Facades Inc., Formedge … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mona Fortier (Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, Ont.) announced an investment of just over $815,000 for Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM) to expand the capacity of the Montfort Innovation Lab in Ottawa. This project is funded through the Economic Development Initiative, which is part of Canada’s Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028. The full … Read more

Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) announced a combined investment of $14.5 million to two Canadian companies in the defence sector: $7-million investment for Kepler Communications Inc., a Toronto‑based satellite telecommunications company that designs and builds satellites to deliver secure, resilient, … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Peter Fragiskatos (London Centre, Ont.) announced a combined investment of over $1.6 million for two auto manufacturers to modernize their operations and enhance their competitiveness in response to tariff-related market volatility. This includes an over $886,000 investment in Canadian manufacturer MVA Stratford, to modernize its core … Read more

In celebration of Black History Month, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) announced a federal investment of $2 million for Foodpreneur Lab to expand its current programming that prioritizes Black and equity-deserving entrepreneurs to overcome barriers in the food … Read more

Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) announced that a federal investment of up to nearly $7 million has been approved for Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global venture accelerator that operates 16 sites globally that helps early‑stage tech … Read more

Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) visited Kumi Canada Corporation in Bradford, Ont. While there, he announced the company has been approved for an investment of up to $9.3 million to modernize its operations through the adoption of new advanced … Read more

Liberal MP Chi Nguyen (Spadina—Harbourfront, Ont.) announced an investment of $500,000 for the Toronto Region Board of Trade and its World Trade Centre Toronto to deliver the CUSMA (Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement) Compliance Series, a targeted program supporting  Ontario small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The full release is available online. Contact sofia.ouslis@ised-isde.gc.ca.

Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre, Ont.) announced a combined investment of over $3.5 million for two companies in Waterloo, Ont.: This includes a $1.7-million investment for Voltera Inc., a Waterloo-based manufacturer that specializes in electronics printing machines to … Read more