First-time international buyers travelling to Canada’s Farm Progress Show (CFPS) in 2015 and 2016 will be able to access support through the show’s Incoming Buyers Program thanks to a federal investment announced by Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski (Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre, Sask.). The government support of $399,750 through the Western Diversification Program (WDP) will pay for half of … Read more
Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) announced $5 million in support to the Orthopaedic Innovation Centre (OIC) to develop an Advanced Digital Manufacturing Hub (ADMH) to meet the prototyping and commercialization needs of Canadian businesses. Additive manufacturing is a technology that builds 3D objects by adding layers of various materials, such … Read more
Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) announced $1,565,000 in funding for the Northern Lights School Division No. 69 to enhance its Trades Exposure Program. This funding will go towards the purchase of specialized equipment, building renovations and upgrades, as well as site preparations to develop the only service rig training centre in Alberta. … Read more
Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) announced funding of $2,167,000 to The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) to support the development and commercialization of innovative treatments for human disease in the field of immunotherapy. Through this project, called the ‘Immunotherapy Initiative’, CDRD will collaborate with academic and private sector … Read more
Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) announced a federal investment of $450,000 for the University of British Columbia (UBC) towards the commercialization of technologies that will support sustainability in the oil and gas industries. Funding provided through the Western Diversification Program will be used to develop and commercialize equipment to convert … Read more
Biofuel producers in Western Canada will soon be able to purify and convert raw glycerol more cost-effectively thanks to an investment of $538,542, announced by Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.). With this funding, researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will be able to purchase highly-specialized equipment … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.), Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, Sask.) announced $4.35 million in funding for the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. (Food Centre) to establish an agri-food innovation centre. The full release is available online. Call 306-975-5942.
On behalf of Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.), Conservative MP Kelly Block (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar) announced $3.1 million in funding for the Gabriel Dumont Institute Training and Employment to help train 150 new Aboriginal apprentices in trades experiencing a shortage of skilled workers. The full release is available online. Call 306-975-5942. Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port … Read more
Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) announced $4.9 million for CMC Research Institutes to establish a Field Research Station which will work to accelerate technology development and performance validation, as well as the commercialization of key instruments associated with the underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). The full release is available online. Call 613-954-8097.
At the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board Dan Albas (Okanagan-Coquihalla, B.C.) announced over $1.75 million in funding to support training for skilled trades. This investment, provided through the Western Diversification Program, will be used by NVIT to purchase a mobile trailer used to deliver the Bridging to Trades … Read more
