Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, on behalf of Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay, and Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky, on behalf of Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart, today announced $330,000 in SLIM funding for Rebellion Brewing.

"Canada's food processing industry is the single largest customer of Canadian farmers. Our government is proud to work with the province to increase productivity and efficiency in the food processing sector, adding value to our exports, creating jobs and supporting the long-term prosperity of our farmers.”
- Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

“Saskatchewan's value-added agricultural processing sector is thriving and contributing to our diversified provincial economy. Our Government is pleased to support companies that are investing in Saskatchewan by adopting the latest and most efficient technology.”
- Gene Makowsky, Saskatchewan Parks, Culture and Sport Minister

“World class and innovative producers, in partnership with processors and manufacturers, convert our agricultural output into food, ingredients and products that service global markets. Investments in infrastructure, value-added advanced manufacturing and innovative new technologies, aided through programs like SLIM, are assisting Saskatchewan agriculture in building sustainable competitive advantages. These investments position Saskatchewan and Canada to capture opportunities with the world's growing populations and rising incomes in emerging markets.”
- Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO, AGT Food and Ingredients

"We are a proud Saskatchewan company. We live here, we spend dollars here and our profits stay here. In less than three years, our small brewery has created 20 new jobs with more on the way. The value-added agriculture sector has tremendous growth potential and is key to creating a diversified and resilient Saskatchewan economy."
- Mark Heise, President, Rebellion Brewing

• The SLIM program, part of the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 framework, provides funding to help processors that operate in Saskatchewan adopt best practices, new technologies and state-of-the-art processes that lead to improvements in productivity and efficiency.

• Eligible businesses must be involved in the value-added processing of crops and livestock into food, feed or bio-products, and must be expending a minimum of $200,000 on a project that will have a significant impact on productivity and efficiency. Eligible projects can receive 50 per cent reimbursement, to a maximum of $500,000.

• Twenty-five SLIM projects have already been completed over the life of the program, with an additional 19 expected to be completed by February 2018. The federal and provincial governments are investing $388 million in Saskatchewan for strategic initiatives over five years under Growing Forward 2.

Associated Links

• Growing Forward 2 (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
• Growing Forward 2 in Saskatchewan

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