Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Saint John|Saint John, NB · grants and contributions register · Saint John–Rothesay

Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 13 agreements; $1.4M value; 4 departments; 6 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0BKG4W21NS · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/acadian-sturgeon-and-caviar-inc/

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13agreements
$1.4Mvalue
4departments
6programs

Largest agreements

226859$1.0Mvalue2025start2026end

Expand and scale-up a high-end culinary tourism product offering

204166$50.0Kvalue2014start2015end

Undertake marketing activities in support of export market development

205775$50.0Kvalue2015start2015end

Purchase of equipment

208619$50.0Kvalue2016start2018end

Hire a technical manager

221004$50.0Kvalue2022start2023end

Hiring Project Management expertise to oversee a large expansion project

Agreement$50.0Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement$45.8Kvalue2011start–end
193279$45.0Kvalue2008start2008end

Increase quality & production capacity of sturgeon hatchery

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Agreement$30.0Kvalue2009start–end
Selective Breeding Program for Increasing Productivity and Production Capacity of Farmed Shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon$30.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar has developed since 2005 husbandry technologies for the two local species of sturgeon - shortnose and Atlantic. As the business grows, the Firm is looking to improve productivity of it's aquaculture technology. The Youth Intern will participate in the selection of the broodstock, sampling, selective breeding, growing the progeny and measuring growth performance per families, tagging etc.

Agreement$27.0Kvalue2012start–end
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$2.8Kvalue2019start2019end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills. The CSJ program is delivered by the Department of ESD.

Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc$2.4Kvalue2018start2018end

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Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency6agreements$1.2Mvalue4programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada3agreements$106Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada2agreements$77.0Kvalue0programs
Employment and Social Development Canada2agreements$5.2Kvalue1programs

Years

20251agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20221agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20201agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20191agreements$2.8Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20181agreements$2.4Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20161agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20151agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20141agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
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20121agreements$27.0Kvalue0programs
    20112agreements$95.8Kvalue0programs
      20091agreements$30.0Kvalue0programs
        20081agreements$45.0Kvalue1programs
        • Business Development Program

        Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.