Haliburton Forest Biochar Ltd: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Haliburton|Haliburton, ON · grants and contributions register · Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock

Haliburton Forest Biochar Ltd: federal grants and contributions: 5 agreements; $4.4M value; 3 departments; 5 programs.

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5agreements
$4.4Mvalue
3departments
5programs

Largest agreements

Advanced Biochar Pyrolysis Project$4.1Mvalue2022start2023end

This project will install innovative technology in a forest products facility in Canada.

Haliburton Forest Biochar Research & Development$217Kvalue2025start2026end

The Haliburton Forest Biochar Research & Development project will directly improve plant capacity through process optimization and the introduction of a new feedstock. This project will indirectly support the broader expansion of Haliburton Forest Biochar to achieve targeted overall plant capacity and targeted overall plant consumption of forest biomass by 2027. Theses research and development activities will also contribute to the development of new biochar products and the scale required to commercialize them.

Innovation Assistance Program$50.8Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided by the IAP program is intended to assist innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up phase that cannot access existing commercial support related to COVID-19.

HFB YEP 2025-2026$30.0Kvalue2025start2026end

Haliburton Forest Biochar (HFB) has been developing novel biochar technology and new markets for biochar for seven years. The purpose of this project is to scale current processes and continue the advancement new high value markets for biochar. The project addresses the major hurdle of the lack of supply of high-quality biochar in Ontario and lack of a high-value market for biochar through scaling a commercial high-performance biomaterial replacement for fossil fuel products in the automotive foam and construction sector. To achieve these HFB is seeking to increase its internal engineering cap

CSJ2021-Haliburton Forest Biochar( Haliburton--Kawartha Lakes--Brock)$3.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Natural Resources Canada1agreements$4.1Mvalue1programs
  • Contributions in support of Investments in the Forest Industry Transformation Program

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

National Research Council Canada3agreements$297Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada1agreements$3.0Kvalue1programs

Years

20252agreements$247Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20221agreements$4.1Mvalue1programs
  • Contributions in support of Investments in the Forest Industry Transformation Program
20211agreements$3.0Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20201agreements$50.8Kvalue1programs
  • Innovation Assistance 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.