Growing traditional sectors through innovation

From: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

News release

Government of Canada investments help to bring Atlantic Canadian products to the world  

January 6, 2023 · Malpeque, Prince Edward Island · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

Atlantic Canada’s traditional industries are a key source of community pride, vitality and identity. Investing in strategic planning and new technologies helps ensure rural-based businesses can adapt, modernize and compete on a global scale.

That is why the Government of Canada is helping five organizations in Central P.E.I. explore new ways to innovate and drive economic growth in their communities.

Improving business operations

Today, Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, announced a total investment of $480,000 in five organizations to support modernization and growth for rural businesses in Central P.E.I. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for ACOA.

For the full list of projects, please see backgrounder.

Today’s announcement demonstrates the Government of Canada’s commitment to helping Atlantic Canadian businesses in both new and traditional sectors to innovate, compete, and grow.

Quotes

“Atlantic Canadians are proud of the quality of the products that we export across the country and around the world. Small and medium-sized businesses are fixtures in our communities, providing essential jobs and economic opportunity.”

-   The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for ACOA.

“The projects we are announcing today will impact and benefit numerous industries that are intertwined with the Island cultural fabric, including agriculture, tourism, harness-racing, and the ever-growing golf industry. These strategic investments will assist with adapting and innovating rural-based industries, ensuring a prosperous and successful future for Islanders and communities across the province.”

-   Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque

Quick facts

  • Golf PEI promotes P.E.I. as a premiere golf destination and works to draw golfers from all over the world.

  • The Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission (APHRC) governs, regulates, and ensures the integrity of harness racing in Atlantic Canada. Today, there are nine racetracks overseen by APHRC from its office in Kensington, Prince Edward Island.

  • Tourism Cavendish Beach (TCB) Inc. is a member-driven regional tourism association that develops and markets tourism products within the Green Gables Shore region of P.E.I.

  • Allan Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. (AEM) is the largest Canadian designer and manufacturer of potato harvesting equipment including harvesters, graders, windrowers, conveyors and washers. The company also manufactures blueberry harvesters and mowers.

  • P.E.I. Bag Co. (PBC) is located in Central Bedeque, and manufactures food grade packaging for agriculture, aquaculture and other food processing sectors to export across North America.

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Contacts

Marianne Blondin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Official Languages and of the
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca

Jacqueline Beauregard 
Director, Policy and Communications
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Jacqueline.Beauregard@acoa-apeca.gc.ca

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