Cooke Aquaculture Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Blacks Harbour|Blacks Harbour, NB · grants and contributions register

Cooke Aquaculture Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 22 agreements; $34.8M value; 1 departments; 6 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-14UAO2I0VV · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Cooke Aquaculture Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/cooke-aquaculture-inc/

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22agreements
$34.8Mvalue
1departments
6programs

Largest agreements

190434$6.0Mvalue2006start2010end

Establish a salmon farming operation in the Fortune Bay area

215668$3.5Mvalue2020start2021end

Purchase equipment and make COVID-19 compliance modifications to processing facility

213011$3.0Mvalue2019start2020end

Expansion/modernization of the Johnson Lake hatchery facility

207584$3.0Mvalue2016start2018end

Commercialize a proprietary warm water shower system for Atlantic salmon sea lice removal

210415$2.6Mvalue2018start2021end

Farmed Atlantic Salmon Genomics-based Family Breeding Station and Gene Bank Library

216686$2.6Mvalue2020start2021end

Install additional cold storage capacity related to COVID-19

198273$2.5Mvalue2011start2011end

To purchase new technology - well boat

222001$2.5Mvalue2023start2024end

Acquire value-added processing equipment and undertake facility modernization in Hermitage

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222325$2.5Mvalue2023start2023end

Purchase of automated value-added processing equipment

192068$1.9Mvalue2008start2011end

Development/Implementation of Aquaculture Stock Traceability

216687$1.0Mvalue2020start2021end

Modify processing lines to enhance employee health and safety due to COVID-19

228179$1.0Mvalue2026start2027end

Undertake market diversification activities to mitigate the impact of tariffs

196265$500Kvalue2010start2011end

Construct a new Atlantic salmon smolt production facility

203703$500Kvalue2014start2017end

Undertake innovation activities for broodstock development

226495$500Kvalue2025start2026end

Purchase manufacturing equipment and upgrade facilities to increase capacity/productivity

212390$375Kvalue2019start2020end

Expansion and modernization of fishmeal reduction facility

211487$280Kvalue2018start2018end

Upgrade marine equipment and infrastructure to improve productivity

206760$250Kvalue2016start2016end

Purchase and install ice-making equipment

213235$200Kvalue2019start2019end

Acquire an automatic palletizing system to improve safety and productivity

217276$32.8Kvalue2020start2023end

Engage expertise to design new pipeline system for smolt transfer

194376$0value2009start2012end

Establish a cod demonstration farm

213860$0value2019start2020end

Purchase automated processing equipment for the Atlantic Fish Specialties facility in PEI

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency22agreements$34.8Mvalue6programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Business Development Program
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Years

20261agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
20251agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20232agreements$5.0Mvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20204agreements$7.2Mvalue3programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20194agreements$3.6Mvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20182agreements$2.9Mvalue2programs
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
20162agreements$3.2Mvalue2programs
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
20141agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
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20111agreements$2.5Mvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20101agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20091agreements$0value1programs
  • Business Development Program
20081agreements$1.9Mvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
20061agreements$6.0Mvalue1programs
  • 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.