Aspire Food Group Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · London|London, ON · grants and contributions register · Lanark—Frontenac

Aspire Food Group Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 5 agreements; $9.2M value; 2 departments; 3 programs.

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5agreements
$9.2Mvalue
2departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Novel Application of ASRS and Bluetooth Mesh to Quality Protein Production$8.5Mvalue2020start2032end

This project aims to support the building of a commercial demonstration facility in London, Ontario to produce crickets for pet, human, biomedicine and agrochemical markets.

Cricket Protein and Frass Manufacturing Plant$501Kvalue2023start2024end

The Project will grow crickets in totes inside a controlled environment facility, producing target volumes by the end of Q4 2023. Targets will be achieved by addressing internal technical challenges by adopting/developing technology and processing enhancements."

Pet food formulation trials with cricket protein$129Kvalue2022start2023end

Aspire pioneers precision insect farming at scale through the power of technology to enable innovative industries to create products and materials that prioritize health and sustainability. Combining self-optimizing AI with modular farming, Aspire efficiently cultivates versatile insect ingredients. Our offerings include a complete protein source (with prebiotic fiber and other nutrients) with infinite applications for people and pets. Our by-product, frass, becomes a natural and potent enhancer of soil and plant growth. This project evaluates novel pet food diets formulated with cricket prote

YOUTH - Commissioning Support Activity$50.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Aspire Food Group is pursuing the ambitious goal of building the most environmentally sustainable and densest protein production system in the world, enabling Canada to position itself as the leading global manufacturer and thought leader in this rapidly growing sector. Using vertical farming systems, Aspire is establishing a first-of-a-kind, modular cricket production and processing facility. A key priority of this work is commissioning our state of the art automation equipment for insect protein production and will ensure Aspire's long term success by cementing its leadership in insect pro

Food Safety Specialist$50.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Pioneering Insect agriculture by building the world's smartest and densest cricket protein production and processing facility. The Food Safety Specialist is responsible for the development, implementation, and improvement of the Food Safety Management System including HACCP (Food Safety Plan) and ensures compliance with all regulatory bodies.

Departments

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada1agreements$8.5Mvalue1programs
National Research Council Canada4agreements$731Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20231agreements$501Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20221agreements$129Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20212agreements$100Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20201agreements$8.5Mvalue1programs
  • AgriInnovate 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.