EC Labs Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Edmonton|Edmonton, AB · grants and contributions register · St. Albert–Edmonton

EC Labs Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $1.5M value; 3 departments; 5 programs.

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10agreements
$1.5Mvalue
3departments
5programs

Largest agreements

000015472$350Kvalue2019start2023end

Launch a new hair care line and scale up manufacturing capacity

000021069$350Kvalue2021start2024end

Expand manufacturing of luxury beauty, health and wellness products for global markets

000021069$278Kvalue2021start2024end

Expand manufacturing of luxury beauty, health and wellness products for global markets

Development of all natural skin care products using peptide actives$234Kvalue2018start2019end

EC Labs has a reputation for developing high quality all natural private label personal care products that are available for sale to Canadian and international customers. Five new all natural high performance skin and body care product lines will be prepared using new and innovative peptide and other botanical based actives.

000015361$100Kvalue2019start2021end

Manufacture naturally sourced high performance hair care products

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2$43.3Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

EC Labs Inc. - 2020-2021 - 957094$42.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Innovation Assistance Program$30.5Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided from the IAP program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

COVID 19 Response: Scale up and implementation of QMS in hand sanitizers production$24.9Kvalue2020start2020end

EC Labs has developed a new Quality Management System (QMS) for a new manufacturing facility that meets Health Canada’s standards for GMP manufacturing of natural health products. Company will implement the QMS, hire and train QC staff to manufacture Health Canada approved hand sanitizers to combat the current Covid-19 pandemic.

ICAP – EC Labs- International Co-Innovation with Germany and the Netherlands$19.1Kvalue2021start2021end

As the category leader for protective hand and facial care, EC Labs has developed practical solutions that help combat the impact of current pandemic on skin condition. The company has developed luxury hand sanitizer and facial products that sanitize and protect the skin and is looking for partners in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands and Germany, to assist with EU market penetration in the health and beauty market.

Departments

Western Economic Diversification Canada3agreements$800Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

National Research Council Canada6agreements$394Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Innovation Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Prairies Economic Development Canada1agreements$278Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Prairies Economic Development Canada

Years

20213agreements$647Kvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20204agreements$141Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20192agreements$450Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
20181agreements$234Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

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.