Atlantic Aqua Farms Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Charlottetown|Charlottetown, PE · grants and contributions register · Charlottetown

Atlantic Aqua Farms Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 16 agreements; $16.1M value; 3 departments; 9 programs.

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16agreements
$16.1Mvalue
3departments
9programs

Largest agreements

225705$7.4Mvalue2024start2025end

Provide assistance to mitigate economic hardships resulting from Hurricane Fiona

225591$5.0Mvalue2023start2024end

Provide assistance to mitigate economic hardships resulting from Hurricane Fiona

216873$1.0Mvalue2020start2021end

Support expansion of oyster storage for excess inventory due to COVID-19

Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)$958Kvalue2020start2024end

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.

Development of Breeding Technologies for Eastern Oysters$566Kvalue2021start2024end

The firm will develop a capacity to produce high-quality oyster seed, reducing time required to grow the product in the water and the overall cost of production. These will be accomplished by developing the technology necessary to run a breeding program in an integrated brood stock / hatchery facility.

Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)$243Kvalue2025start2025end

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.

National Contaminants Advisory Group Contribution Program$240Kvalue2025start2026end

To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e.g. data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of: (a) Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; (b) Ecosystem Science; (c) Oceanography and Modelling; and (d) Freshwater Science.

FACTAP-2021-A024$210Kvalue2021start2023end

Encourage Canadian fisheries and aquaculture industries to implement clean technologies and measures to reduce the potential negative environmental impacts of their activities.

  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Contributions to support the Adoption of Clean Technology within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry through the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP)
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218092$98.5Kvalue2021start2021end

Engage expertise in the area of digital adoption

Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)$69.7Kvalue2020start2024end

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.

Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)$69.7Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

212743$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Hire Director of Innovation to lead future projects

221193$50.0Kvalue2022start2023end

Hire Vice President of Operations responsible for all PEI operations

Agreement$45.6Kvalue2018start–end

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

Extraction of Nutraceutical Lipids in Blue Mussel and Tunicates$40.5Kvalue2019start2022end

The Firm will validate and scale processes to extract candidate nutraceutical lipids for human health from waste products generated during shellfish processing.

218831$0value2021start2022end

Hire a Director of Human Resources

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency7agreements$13.6Mvalue5programs
  • BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Fisheries and Oceans Canada7agreements$1.8Mvalue3programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
  • National Contaminants Advisory Group Contribution Program
  • Contributions to support the Adoption of Clean Technology within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry through the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP)

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

National Research Council Canada2agreements$607Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20252agreements$483Kvalue2programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
  • National Contaminants Advisory Group Contribution Program
20242agreements$7.5Mvalue2programs
  • BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
20231agreements$5.0Mvalue1programs
  • BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)
20221agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
20214agreements$875Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Contributions to support the Adoption of Clean Technology within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry through the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP)
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20203agreements$2.0Mvalue2programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)
20192agreements$90.5Kvalue2programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20181agreements$45.6Kvalue0programs

    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.