Island Abbey Foods Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

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

Island Abbey Foods Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 15 agreements; $3.6M value; 2 departments; 7 programs.

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15agreements
$3.6Mvalue
2departments
7programs

Largest agreements

201182$1.9Mvalue2014start2016end

Develop new products

199532$500Kvalue2011start2012end

Dehydration of pure honey into a solid form

198176$326Kvalue2010start2012end

Support of marketing activities in the United Kingdom

Agreement$204Kvalue2012start–end
207159$171Kvalue2016start2016end

Upgrade the facility to meet CFIA and FDA standards and increase productivity

194193$142Kvalue2008start2009end

Dehydration of pure honey; proprietary food process

Agreement$101Kvalue2012start–end
225087$50.0Kvalue2023start2024end

Hire Innovation Specialist to support Strategic Growth Plan

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Agreement$49.5Kvalue2014start–end
218325$45.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Hire specialized expertise to support innovation of new product development

Agreement$42.7Kvalue2012start–end
194902$35.0Kvalue2009start2010end

Hire Director of Operations to oversee production

Agreement$26.7Kvalue2013start–end
Prototype Development of Honey Crystals$8.7Kvalue2018start2019end

The company will develop a granular food product used in food service.

226862$0value2024start2025end

Purchase equipment to increase production capacity and efficiency

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency9agreements$3.2Mvalue6programs
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada6agreements$433Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20241agreements$0value1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20231agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
20211agreements$45.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20181agreements$8.7Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20161agreements$171Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20142agreements$2.0Mvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
20131agreements$26.7Kvalue0programs
    20123agreements$348Kvalue0programs
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      20111agreements$500Kvalue1programs
      • Business Development Program
      20101agreements$326Kvalue1programs
      • Business Development Program
      20091agreements$35.0Kvalue1programs
      • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
      20081agreements$142Kvalue1programs
      • 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.