Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Contribution program
AgriInnovate Program
AgriInnovate Program - accelerate the demonstration, commercialization and/or adoption of innovative agri-based products, technologies, processes or services that increase sector competitiveness and sustainability.
- Total value
- $159M
- Agreements
- 50
- Apr 2018 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $2M
- Typical range
- $1.4M–$5M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 6 agreements ($23.1M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | $41.8M |
| 2019 | 9 | $18.6M |
| 2020 | 7 | $31.6M |
| 2021 | 6 | $16.8M |
| 2022 | 1 | $5M |
| 2023 | 3 | $11.4M |
| 2024 | 7 | $18.7M |
| 2025 | 5 | $9.8M |
| 2026 | 3 | $5.3M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 23 | $60.3M |
| Ontario | 12 | $55.8M |
| Manitoba | 4 | $16.8M |
| British Columbia | 5 | $15.3M |
| Alberta | 1 | $3.6M |
| Nova Scotia | 2 | $3.4M |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | $2.4M |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $1.4M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 43 | $118M |
| Not stated by the department | 4 | $24.5M |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 3 | $16.6M |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other food manufacturing | 9 | $29.7M |
| Pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing | 3 | $9.1M |
| Meat product manufacturing | 3 | $13.9M |
| Grain and oilseed milling | 3 | $7.9M |
| Support activities for crop production | 3 | $9.6M |
| Vegetable and melon farming | 3 | $7.4M |
| Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production | 2 | $5.3M |
| Other chemical product manufacturing | 1 | $1.8M |
| Basic chemical manufacturing | 1 | $3.6M |
| Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing | 1 | $5.7M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Hilton Foods Canada Inc. | Hilton Foods Canada LaunchContribution | $3,500,000 |
| Mar 2026 | BLIQc Inc. | Démonstration, optimisation et préparation à la commercialisation d’une solution optique de mesure de viscosité en temps réelContribution | $1,200,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Équipements Vegtech Inc | VEGTECH - Transplanteur automatisé - PLANTIS - Commercialisation et démonstrationContribution | $600,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Produits Frais FMS Inc. | Construction of a baby carrot sorting and processing plantContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Colibri Vanille inc | Vanilla Hummingbird, go ahead!Contribution | $801,984 |
| Feb 2025 | Colibri Vanille inc | Vanilla Hummingbird, go ahead!Contribution | $801,984 |
| Feb 2025 | Laboratoire Innodal inc. | Démonstration d'une solution antimicrobienne innovante permettant d'inhiber les pathogènesContribution | $1,599,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Laboratoire Innodal inc. | Demonstrate an innovative antimicrobial solution that can inhibit pathogensContribution | $1,599,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Cascadia Seaweed Corp. | North Coast British Columbia BiorefiningContribution | $2,261,475 |
| Sep 2024 | Kinghaven Farms Cultivation Limited | Contribution | $5,000,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Les solutions Axceta inc. | Digitization of raw material flows in animal husbandryContribution | $255,353 |
| May 2024 | Premier Horticulture ltée | Production and commercialization of a biostimulation active ingredientContribution | $4,859,399 |
| Mar 2024 | CTK Research and Development Canada Ltd. | Converting Agricultural Waste into Compostable Food Packaging ProductsContribution | $1,750,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Solution Aleop | New functionalities and marketing of Aleop in CanadaContribution | $371,250 |
| Aug 2023 | KSM inc. | Contribution | $5,000,000 |
| Jul 2023 | CRO Quail Farms Inc. | Vertically Integrated Quail Egg and Meat Operations CommercializationContribution | $1,645,200 |
| Jun 2023 | Ferme d'Hiver Inc., Ferme d'Hiver Technologies Inc., and Nova Farming Inc. | Vertical Farm: High-volume strawberry production solutionContribution | $4,718,728 |
| Jan 2022 | Aliments BVeggie Inc. | Implementation of new production processesContribution | $5,000,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Entosysteme inc. | Project EnvolContribution | $6,000,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Développement Solugen inc. | Manure treatment center in Saint-Patrice-de-BeaurivageContribution | $1,817,500 |
| Jun 2021 | Outcast Foods Inc | Commercializing innovative upcycling of food waste into high value productsContribution | $1,447,960 |
| Apr 2021 | Innomalt inc. | Innomalt Bécancour plant projectContribution | $2,500,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Canary Biofuels Inc. | Canary Biofuels Inc. - Phase 1 Lethbridge AB Biodiesel PlantContribution | $3,630,954 |
| Jan 2021 | Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. | Allergen-Free Chickpea Tofu Equipment Purchase and InstallContribution | $1,434,175 |
| Dec 2020 | Floating Leaf Fine Foods Inc. | Commercializing Floating Leaf Fine Foods Wild Rice in MinutesContribution | $325,000 |