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Minister Vandal to announce significant federal investment for Alberta’s value-added agricultural sector

July 2, 2024 – Olds, Alberta – The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, will announce significant federal support for a range of projects and initiatives that build capacity for Alberta-based organizations and businesses to bring new value-added agricultural products, services, and applications to market. Joining Minister Vandal will be the Hon. RJ Sigurdson, Minister…

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Minister Vandal to announce major investment to advance clean technology innovation across Alberta

July 3, 2024 – Calgary, Alberta The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, will announce federal support to help Alberta’s small- and medium-sized businesses capitalize on economic opportunities by commercializing and adopting clean technologies and clean energy solutions. Joining Minister Vandal will be the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages;…

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Backgrounder: Minister Vandal announces investments to support infrastructure and economic development projects across Alberta

PrairiesCan is investing $39,432,507 for 10 Alberta projects to support skill development, infrastructure investment and economic diversification in impacted communities transitioning from coal-fired electricity generation. Projects receiving funding will have significant environmental and economic benefits, including supporting more than 680 jobs while enabling coal-affected communities to create new sources of economic growth. PrairiesCan funding for…

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Minister Vandal announces investments to support infrastructure and economic development projects across Alberta

More than $39 million to help Alberta communities attract investments, create jobs and transition to a sustainable green economy July 3, 2024 – Wabamun, Alberta – PrairiesCan Canada and the world are shifting away from coal-fired power, to protect our climate, and create a more sustainable and robust economy. The Government of Canada is investing…

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Backgrounder: Minister Vandal announces federal investments to support value-added agriculture projects

PrairiesCan is investing over $21 million for 14 projects in Alberta through several federal programs, including the Business Scale-up and Productivity program, the Regional Innovation Ecosystems program, the Jobs and Growth Fund, the Community Economic Development and Diversification program, and the Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative. These investments are expected to support over 800 jobs and…

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Minister Vandal announces federal investments to support value-added agriculture projects across Alberta

PrairiesCan investments of over $21 million building on Alberta’s strengths in commercializing innovative agricultural products, technologies, and services for global markets July 3, 2024 – Olds, Alberta – PrairiesCan The Prairies are an agricultural powerhouse, and innovators across Alberta have new opportunities to create and commercialize technologies that benefit both the economy and the environment.…

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