Province invests $10M into 43 projects to drive innovation in BC manufacturing, supply chain sector
Funding recipients include A&K Robotics, NZ Technologies Inc, Portable Electric Ltd and Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities and demonstrated the importance of the manufacturing sector and supply chain, here in BC and around the world. In response, BC’s government is providing funding to help small and medium-sized manufacturers in BC expand, adapt and enhance their operations through the StrongerBC Accelerating Manufacturing Grants program.
As part of the initiative, the province is investing $10 million into 43 new projects — ranging from breweries to ocean tech — designed to strengthen innovation and diversification and create jobs in the province’s manufacturing sector as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Accelerating Manufacturing Grants program provided grants to eligible businesses to help them scale up, develop and commercialize new technologies or products, improve market access and identify operational improvements.
“The pandemic has changed the way many BC companies do business and for many, adapting and innovating is the way to ensure long-term growth,” said Ravi Kahlon, minister of jobs, economic recovery and innovation. “This program recognizes those businesses that have a solid plan to grow and become more globally competitive in the years ahead.”
The 43 grant recipients represent a wide range of manufacturing sectors throughout the province, including technology, food processing, shipbuilding, aerospace and forestry. Here they are in alphabetical order with their grant amounts:
Arctic Pearl Fishing Ltd.: $250,000
Alkeme Foods: $187,500
Ardea Herodias Enterprises Ltd.: $250,000
A&K Robotics: $59,736
Big Mountain Foods: $250,000
Blend Projects Inc.: $222,735
Chewters Chocolates (1992) Inc.: $250,000
Coulson Aircrane Ltd.: $250,000
Deserving Health International Corp./Sitka CNC Machining Ltd.: $500,000
Ergo Eco Solutions Inc.: $249,580
Eteros Technologies Inc.: $201,555
Eversio Wellness Ltd.: $238,312
Field House Brewing Co./Konig Brewing Solutions: $492,846
Flex Structure: $250,000
GelMA Biotechnologies Ltd.: $249,899
Global Mining Products Inc.: $112,081
GlüxKind Technologies Inc./OutlierJoinery: $190,350
Gourmet Savories Inc.: $250,000
Greenlight Canada Enterprise Ltd.: $94,312
GTC Construction Ltd.: $121,000
Megatech Distribution Inc.: $114,863
MotherLove Ferments Inc.: $110,000
Nanozen Industries Inc.: $241,150
Nova-BioRubber Green Technologies Inc.: $135,000
NZ Technologies Inc.: $243,405
Okanagan Mobile Juicing Inc.: $250,000
Open Ocean Robotics: $185.710
Parallel 49 Brewing Co.: $250,000
Portable Electric Ltd.: $249,303
Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd.: $250,000
Precision MicroDynamcs Inc.: $74,400
Quejos Ancient Foods Inc.: $250,000
RaceRocks 3D Inc./Iris Dynamics: $486,341
Rainhouse Manufacturing Canada: $250,000
ReaplyWOOD Design and Research Inc.: $203,812
ReFeed Canada Farm Ltd.: $246,875
Response Biomedical Corp.: $219,500
Rohe Homes: $97,800
Sunasia Best Brand Foods Co. Ltd.: $250,000
Taeron Systems Inc.: $249,050
TAG Panels Inc.: $249,917
Vital Manufacturing Inc./Specific Mechanical Systems Ltd.: $472,968
Williams and White Machine Inc.: $250,000
The Accelerating Manufacturing Grants program provided 75% of project costs to a maximum of $250,000 for individual business projects or up to $500,000 for projects by a group of businesses. Projects are supporting the following activities:
demonstration or testing for prototypes of new technologies
commercialization of new technologies, products or services
improving market access or supply-chain competitiveness
identifying and applying operational improvements or increasing sustainability in supply chains
The Accelerating Manufacturing Grants program is part of the B.C. Supply Chain Resiliency and Value-Added Manufacturing Project, which the government committed more than $16 million to. Today’s announcement coincides with Manufacturing Week in BC.
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