Protein Industries Canada — Capacity Building
grant_single|update January 24, 2025
Canada
Enhancing Canada's plant protein industry through capacity building
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Grant and Funding
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- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
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- Protein Industries Canada
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grant_card_status|open
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The grant aims to build capacity within Canada's plant protein sector, focusing on advancing the agrifood sector and creating a competitive and sustainable global business environment. Protein Industries Canada will co-invest in collaborative consortia projects that leverage strengths, address gaps, and develop innovations, with no specified maximum funding amount indicated, as contributions depend on project alignment with priority areas and potential for ecosystem transformation.
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This grant offers flexible financing modalities tailored to the needs of recipients while ensuring optimal resource utilization. The modalities vary based on the project type and targeted objectives.
- Co-investment in collaborative consortia projects that demonstrate alignment with priority areas and Global Innovation Cluster themes.
- The magnitude and proportion of funding will depend on the potential for ecosystem transformation and the extent of project alignment with priority areas.
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The Capacity Building program under Protein Industries Canada is designed to enhance Canada's plant protein sector by promoting collaboration and innovation. This initiative seeks projects that can bring transformative change across several strategic areas, creating a sustainable and competitive agrifood sector.
- Projects focused on Market and Ecosystem Insights to identify marketing opportunities and foster innovation.
- Initiatives that improve Innovation Infrastructure to enhance research and product-scaling capabilities.
- Efforts to increase Access to Talent, Labour and Skills to meet the demand for a skilled workforce.
- Developing a Supportive Regulatory Framework for modernizing regulatory systems for plant-based foods.
- Programs promoting an Inclusive Sector that benefits Indigenous Peoples and new Canadians.
- Investment in projects ensuring Access to Capital for scaling processing and manufacturing operations.
- Sustainability projects that focus on advancing sustainability metrics and reporting.
- Initiatives to strengthen Global Presence through international partnerships.
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$ 160,000
Developing sustainability metrics for plant-based agricultural practices
$ 400,000
Establishing a plant protein research lab at the University of British Columbia
$ 125,000
Creating an inclusive training program for newcomers in the plant protein industry
$ 200,000
Developing a market analysis tool for plant protein trends
$ 250,000
Modernizing regulatory frameworks for novel plant-based foods
$ 480,000
Scaling up plant-based food manufacturing
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Eligibility for this grant is based on factors related to collaboration, inclusivity, and alignment with the program’s priority areas.
- The project must be a collaborative consortia effort that leverages strengths and addresses gaps within the plant protein sector.
- Projects are required to engage diverse and inclusive teams, ensuring meaningful participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and/or other under-represented groups.
- The project outcomes must align with Protein Industries Canada’s priority areas and Global Innovation Cluster themes.
- The potential for ecosystem transformation is a key consideration in the eligibility assessment.
- Projects should demonstrate a willingness to do business differently without duplicating existing efforts.
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The Capacity Building program by Protein Industries Canada is open to collaborative consortia projects that aim to advance the plant-based food sector in Canada. Projects are expected to engage diverse teams and align with the strategic priorities and investment thesis of the organization.
- Diverse and inclusive teams involving women, Indigenous Peoples, and/or other under-represented groups.
- Projects must leverage strengths, address sector gaps, and develop innovative solutions.
- Engagement with partners who are willing to do business differently and in a collaborative manner.
- Alignment with priority areas such as market and ecosystem insights, innovation infrastructure, access to talent and skills, supportive regulatory frameworks, inclusivity, access to capital, sustainability, and global presence.
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According to the provided context, there are no specific types of companies mentioned that are explicitly not eligible for the grant.
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The Protein Industries Canada Capacity Building program focuses on advancing the plant protein sector in Canada by investing in projects that target market insight expansion, innovation infrastructure, talent attraction, regulatory framework adaptation, sector inclusivity, capital access, sustainability metrics, and enhancing global presence.
- Projects that identify marketing opportunities and adapt to customer needs within the plant-based ecosystem.
- Development of infrastructure to support research and product scaling in the sector.
- Initiatives aimed at attracting talent, labor, and skills necessary for sector growth.
- Projects focused on modernizing the regulatory framework for plant-based foods.
- Programs and initiatives that promote inclusivity, particularly involving Indigenous peoples and new Canadians.
- Projects aimed at increasing capital investment, enabling scale-up of processing and manufacturing operations.
- Initiatives focused on developing sustainability metrics and reporting throughout the supply chain.
- Efforts to strengthen Canada's global presence and connections in the plant protein market.
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This grant does not specify geographical eligibility criteria in its documentation. It is accessible to Canadian companies and entities in the agrifood sector looking to collaborate within the plant protein industry.
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The evaluation and selection of projects under the Capacity Building grant program are based on specific criteria to ensure alignment with Protein Industries Canada's strategic goals and potential for ecosystem transformation.
- Alignment with Protein Industries Canada's Investment Thesis and Global Innovation Cluster priorities.
- Potential for ecosystem transformation.
- Engagement of diverse and inclusive teams, specifically including women, Indigenous Peoples, and/or other under-represented groups.
- Incorporation of collaboration that addresses gaps and leverages strengths.
- Innovation in approach to overcoming barriers to growth within the plant protein sector.
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Here are additional relevant details for the Protein Industries Canada Capacity Building program:
- Protein Industries Canada provides advice throughout the EOI stage to help projects better meet eligibility criteria.
- Consortium members are prohibited from discussing their project with Project Selection Committee members.
- All members of the Project Selection Committee adhere to a Conflict of Interest Policy.
- The role of the Project Selection Committee extends to making final decisions on project approvals, rejections, or requests for further information.
- The project's alignment with strategic priority areas heavily influences the magnitude of co-investment provided by Protein Industries Canada.
- Projects must demonstrate meaningful contributions from women, Indigenous Peoples, and/or other under-represented groups.
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