Prairie Fava Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Glenboro|Glenboro, MB · grants and contributions register · Brandon-Souris

Prairie Fava Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 13 agreements; $4.5M value; 4 departments; 6 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1ULR4DV1S2 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Prairie Fava Ltd.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/prairie-fava-ltd/

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13agreements
$4.5Mvalue
4departments
6programs

Largest agreements

000018737$1.5Mvalue2020start2024end

Commercialize value-added fava bean food products

PC0009490$1.5Mvalue2024start2028end

Optimize processes and expand grower network to meet demand for fava bean ingredients

000018737$1.0Mvalue2020start2024end

Commercialize value-added fava bean food products

000015367$100Kvalue2019start2021end

Expand into the U.S. market through scale up and product commercialization activities

Prairie Fava – Expanding Exports of Value-added Fava Ingredients into US Food and Ingredients Markets$54.0Kvalue2020start2021end

This application targets US market where market & demographics support entry of new high value food products & ingredients (NE, S, W). It is focused on increasing growth by accelerating exports of fava bean value-added ingredients.

Building Production Management Expertise for Innovative Processing Efficiencies$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

The essence of this project is to expand PFL innovation in de-hulling and other processing systems for fava bean ingredients to increase capacity thereby capturing sales and increasing revenue. Innovative in-house engineering and production management expertise and scale-up support will be developed that will assist PFL’s ability to meet the growing demand for PFL fava ingredients.

Implementing Lean and Innovative Production Processes to Optimize Quality and Capacity$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The essence of this project is to implement innovative and lean processing initiatives by the new manufacturing skill set recently added to the company. The focus is to increase the PFL capacity for de-hulling and other unique processing systems for fava bean ingredients. Innovative in-house technologies, lean processing expertise and scale-up initiatives will be developed to assure PFL’s ability to meet the growing demand for the company's fava bean ingredient products.

Developing Product Management Tools for New Innovative Fava Portfolio Products$50.0Kvalue2021start2022end

This project will 1) Expand Prairie Fava Ltd (PFL) product line by launching an innovative new healthy extruded snack product and 2) develop new technology and market entry strategies for the successful launch and effective management of the new fava snack portfolio, leading to innovative line extensions and new ingredient uses. The project will determine Canadian and US partners, online marketplaces and platforms where PFL can sell new products to a wide range of consumers and businesses.

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Prairie Fava Ltd.-2022-2023-991453$40.0Kvalue2022start2023end

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.

Prairie Fava Ltd.-2021-2022-970573$36.0Kvalue2021start2022end

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.

Prairie Fava Ltd.-2024-2025-1018556$31.0Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

Improving Prairie Fava Operations$18.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Prairie Fava wishes to implement standard operating procedures throughout all aspects of its business including all accounting, contracting and other paperwork. This will maximize operational efficiencies while ensuring that PF can position itself as a green and sustainable company.

Work Experience$14.0Kvalue2019start2020end

The objective of this project is for the intern to gain experience in developing sales and marketing support for prairie fava.

Departments

Prairies Economic Development Canada2agreements$3.0Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Prairies Economic Development Canada

Western Economic Diversification Canada2agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

National Research Council Canada8agreements$329Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SMEs
  • CanExport SME
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada1agreements$14.0Kvalue1programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Program

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Years

20242agreements$1.5Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • CanExport SME
20221agreements$40.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport SMEs
20212agreements$86.0Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SMEs
20204agreements$2.7Mvalue3programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20194agreements$182Kvalue4programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Youth Employment and Skills 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.