AREA 52 Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Lutes Mountain|Lutes Mountain, NB · grants and contributions register · Fundy Royal

AREA 52 Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 13 agreements; $1.2M value; 3 departments; 6 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-15D6DA912X · Cite as: Assay Systems, “AREA 52 Ltd.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/area-52-ltd/

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13agreements
$1.2Mvalue
3departments
6programs

Largest agreements

217449$385Kvalue2021start2021end

Commercialize the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) product suite

204759$289Kvalue2015start2016end

Commercialize automated crustacean pre-cuts system

AFF-NB-1851$69.7Kvalue2021start2023end

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

AFF-NB-2336 - Area 52 Ltd$69.3Kvalue2023start2025end

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

Agreement$64.0Kvalue2018start–end

Contribution Program to support Atlantic Canada's fish and seafood sector

211677$50.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Hiring a Senior Project Manager with specialty in automation

IOT Human Migration$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Development of Human Detection & Migration Sensor for an area of processing.

Development of Fully Scored (Easy-Peal) Lobster Technology$50.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Prototype system and proof of concept to fully score canner to jumbo lobster sizes. This includes scored or cut tails, claws & knuckles, body with option to cut & extract legs direct into packaging.

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Agreement$49.9Kvalue2016start–end
Industrial IOT Sensor$49.6Kvalue2018start2019end

IOT Device - feasibility of splicing sensor signals and broadcasting to the cloud for Analytics.

Youth - Electrical Technologist$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Electrical Technologist to perform electrical panel wiring, assembly, commissioning & testing of products along with exposure to 6 Axis robotic programming, PLC, machine testing and implementation.

Increasing R&D Capacity Through Welding Technology$30.0Kvalue2024start2025end

This project is to hire a recent grad in welding technology to increase the Firm's R&D capabilities on automation, manufacturing and food grade equipment.

Youth - Business Analytics$26.9Kvalue2020start2021end

Business Analyst to develop drill down reporting using Cloud Data from IIOT Devices.

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency3agreements$723Kvalue3programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada7agreements$286Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada3agreements$203Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Years

20241agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20231agreements$69.3Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
20212agreements$454Kvalue2programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
20202agreements$76.9Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20191agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20184agreements$214Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20161agreements$49.9Kvalue0programs
    20151agreements$289Kvalue1programs
    • 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.