Hundreds of thousands of {dollars} have been allotted by the Canadian authorities to assist agrifood firms increase their manufacturing capacities and productiveness by the nation’s Provide Administration Processing Fund.

Lawrence MacAulay, minister of Agriculture and Agri-Meals Canada, on February 5, introduced that 23 firms within the poultry and egg industries have been recipients of grants by the fund. This system gives non-repayable contributions, supporting as much as 50% of eligible challenge prices for small- and medium-sized enterprises and as much as 25% for big organizations of 500 staff or extra.

“I’ll all the time arise for Canada’s provide administration system and the communities it helps. With this funding, dairy, poultry and egg processors will have the ability to modernize their operations to allow them to proceed offering Canadian households with high-quality merchandise whereas supporting small, rural communities throughout the nation,” MacAulay stated.

MacAulay additionally stated the help offered by the federal government will assist Canadian companies deal with the impacts of current worldwide commerce agreements, in addition to reply to environmental challenges and labor shortages.

The transfer is applauded by Mark Hubert, president and CEO of the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council.

“The Provide Administration Processing Funding Fund has enabled quite a few poultry and egg processors to make necessary new investments of their amenities. New investments in tools and expertise will facilitate firms’ efforts to enhance productiveness and effectivity and allow Canadian poultry and egg processors to undertake useful and modern modernization tasks.”

Grant recipients embody:

Ontario Restricted and Amir High quality Meats

Funding of as much as CA$5 million (US$3.71 million) will permit Ontario Restricted and Amir High quality Meats, Arthur, Ontario, to put in a brand new processing line for its poultry processing actions.

Ferme la rose des vents

Ferme la rose des vents, Mont-Laurier, Quebec, will obtain as much as CA$427,200, which might be used to put in feathering, chopping, processing and packaging tools for its poultry processing operations.

Burnbrae Farms

Funding of as a lot as CA$1,248,600 will assist Burnbrae Farms, Mississauga, Ontario, set up a brand new depalletizer system, a gable high packaging, packing and palletizing system, in addition to a brand new mechanical spirale freezer system for the corporate’s egg processing actions.

D&D Poultry

D&D Poultry, Scarborough, Ontario, will use as much as CA$1,374,000 in funding to help with the set up of automated dicing, marinating and defrosting tools, in addition to undertake info expertise administration software program for the corporate’s poultry additional processing strains.

ENS Poultry

ENS Poultry, Elora, Ontario, will obtain CA$174,300 to be utilized for the set up of an automating slaughtering system and computerized vacuum packaging system for its poultry processing operations.

Erie Meat Merchandise

Additionally of Mississauga, Erie Meat Merchandise will obtain as much as CA$5 million for use for automation tools for the breaded and battered line, in addition to for packaging and packing techniques, and the set up of a spiral freezer system for its poultry additional processing actions.

Floyd Dickie & Sons

Based mostly in River Philip, Nova Scotia, Floyd Dickie & Sons will obtain as much as CA$729,300 to put in a brand new egg grader and a loader with superior expertise for its egg processing operations.

Golden Valley Meals

CA$5 million has been awarded to Golden Valley Meals, Abbotsford, British Columbia, for the set up of a totally computerized grading system for its egg processing operations.

Jenner Colony Farming

Jenner Colony Farming, Jenner, Alberta, will have the ability to enhance enterprise with CA$43,600 for a refrigeration system improve and new main poultry processing tools.

Larkin Farms

New automated poultry processing and packaging tools might be put in, in addition to a smokehouse and refrigeration tools at Larkin Farms, Crapaud, Prince Edward Island, due to CA$1,081,200 in funding.

Les Ferms Valens Inc.

A CA$67,000 grant will allow Les Ferms Valens, Hutingdon, Quebec, to put in egg grading tools for egg processing.

Les Produits de Viande Pac-Ceremony

Les Produits de Viande Pac-Ceremony, Montreal, Quebec, will set up a brand new packaging line for the corporate’s poultry processing operations, due to CA$1,742,100 in funding.

Central Bernard Butchers Corp.

Les Viandes Bernard Central Inc. / Central Bernard Butchers Corp. will obtain as much as CA$2,403,000 for its poultry processing enterprise. The funding might be utilized to automate and purchase processing tools resembling deboning machines, breast skinning machines and packing machines. The corporate is positioned in Lachine, Quebec.

Maritime Hatchery

Maritime Hatchery, Dalhousie Junction, New Brunswick, will set up a brand new egg setter and an automatic waste elimination system with the assistance of a CA$55,200 grant.

McKinley Hatchery

Funding amounting to CA$366,300 will assist McKinley Hatchery, St. Mary’s, Ontario, set up new incubators and egg racks.

Pixtar Canada Inc.

This Mississauga-based enterprise will set up new poultry additional processing and packaging tools with CA$269,500 in funding.

Rossdown Pure Meals

Additionally based mostly in Abbotsford, Rossdown Pure Meals will set up new automated poultry main and additional processing tools, with the assistance of CA$1.5 million in funding.

Shelmac Model Merchandise

Shelmac Model Merchandise, North York, Ontario, will set up new egg breaking tools for its egg processing enterprise. A grant of as much as CA$197,000 has been awarded for that goal.

Sierra Customized Meals

Sierra Customized Meals, Brampton, Ontario, will set up new automated poultry processing tools for chopping, grinding, stuffing and packaging with the assistance of CA$1,391,600 in funding.

Star Egg Co.

A CA$5 million grant will assist Star Egg Co. modernize and automate the packaging course of, in addition to set up new processing tools to allow in-house egg processing actions for the corporate based mostly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Sunworks Farm

Sunworks Farm, Armena, Alberta, will automate its poultry slaughtering, chopping, deboning and packaging operations, with the assistance of a CA$160,000 grant.

TNT Meals

TNT Meals, additionally of Brampton, will set up new automated tools for its poultry additional processing actions. As a lot as CA$1,893,900 has been allotted to assist with these upgrades.

Uniqpol

Uniqpol will set up a brand new refrigeration system, meat smoking tools, sanitation tools and packaging tools for its poultry processing actions in Brantford, Ontario. A grant of as much as CA$1,262,800 has been awarded.