Canadian Food Innovation Network Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Guelph, ON · grants and contributions register · Guelph

Canadian Food Innovation Network Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 3 agreements; $6.4M value; 2 departments; 3 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1JWFE231CR · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Canadian Food Innovation Network Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/canadian-food-innovation-network-inc/

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3agreements
$6.4Mvalue
2departments
3programs

Largest agreements

1017839$2.8Mvalue2024start2027end

To support the commercialization and adoption of food technologies.

True North Sustainable Food Sector Fund$2.5Mvalue2026start2028end

This project aims to accelerate the adoption of clean technologies within the Canadian food processing and distribution sectors by supporting industrial demonstration projects.

YODL Empower: Bringing Anytime, Anywhere Innovation Solutions to Canada’s Food Industry$1.1Mvalue2025start2027end

This project aims to expand upon a previous project's food innovation digital hub by creating a suite of self-serve features, many supported by generative AI tools, and a mobile application that will become an essential industry platform.

Departments

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada2agreements$3.6Mvalue2programs
  • Agricultural Clean Technology
  • Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario1agreements$2.8Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Years

20261agreements$2.5Mvalue1programs
  • Agricultural Clean Technology
20251agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
  • Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program
20241agreements$2.8Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)

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.