Quidi Vidi Brewing Company Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · St. John's|St. John's, NL · grants and contributions register · St. John's East

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 18 agreements; $2.7M value; 3 departments; 12 programs.

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18agreements
$2.7Mvalue
3departments
12programs

Largest agreements

228343$750Kvalue2026start2026end

Undertake initiatives to mitigate the impacts of ongoing tariff and trade volatility

216766$730Kvalue2020start2021end

Provide assistance to mitigate impacts of Covid-19

227073$500Kvalue2025start2026end

Enhance manufacturing efficiencies to support local and export market growth

217876$100Kvalue2021start2022end

Undertake operational improvements through the adoption of digital technologies

220162$100Kvalue2021start2022end

Upgrade an existing tourism operation to enhance visitor experiences

Investigation of Artificial intelligence Applications and Product Development$100Kvalue2026start2027end

The project will utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools as well as technical brewing developments and planning processes to increase production capacity.

211295$50.0Kvalue2017start2018end

Complete technical review of operations, update quality systems and training

213083$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Add capabilities to implement continuous improvement activities

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218739$50.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Enhance financial management capabilities to support company growth

226567$50.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Enhance expertise to support sustainable supply chain and procurement practices

228483$50.0Kvalue2026start2027end

Enhance artificial intelligence capabilities to boost productivity and growth

QVBC Operational Efficiencies and Productivity$50.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Over the course of 12 months, Quidi Vidi Brewing Company will research and adopt new technologies and processes to increase efficiencies, reduce operational risks and enhance data collection and analysis to improve operational workflow. The project will be completed in multiple phases, which will occur concurrently and include yeast management, liquid loss and risk management, efficiencies in heating and cooling, pasteurization research, general process efficiencies, seaming integrity and supply chain management.

System and Process Developments to Support ERP Implementation$32.3Kvalue2021start2022end

The goal of the project is to prepare the company for a transition to company wide electronic resource planning software.

Upgrade of Internal Inventory Control Processes$30.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Through this project Quidi Vidi Brewery will develop processes and procedures to manage the movement of goods within the company and to ensure proper record of this internal product movement. These processes will support future plans to adopt technological tools for company wide automated resource planning and inventory control.

Brewhouse Technical Skill & Process Development$30.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The purpose of this project is to further develop technical skill in our brewhouse, increase capacity for research and development (particularly as it relates to recipe development, local ingredient use, and sensory panels) as well as expand our processes to consider and incorporate these new findings and skills.

Work Experience$13.1Kvalue2021start2022end

The objective of this project is to provide a youth with some work experience in the agriculture and agri-food sector.

Distribution System Optimization$12.2Kvalue2021start2022end

In this project Quidi Vidi Brewing Company will optimize systems and procedures in the new warehouse space to streamline the Distribution process. It will focus on improving coordination and communications for account orders, better order tracking processes, and increased level of focus on the functionality of order fulfillment within the warehouse environment.

USA Export Market Development/Sales Mission$4.2Kvalue2019start2019end

The objective of this project is for Quidi Vidi Brewery to attend the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Denver, Colorado to develop key relationships and partnerships which will enable export to the United States.

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency10agreements$2.4Mvalue7programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
  • BDP - Dev and Enhancement of Tourism Exper (TRF)
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada6agreements$255Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada2agreements$17.4Kvalue2programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Program
  • AgriMarketing Program: Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Years

20263agreements$900Kvalue3programs
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
20251agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20242agreements$100Kvalue2programs
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20231agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20217agreements$338Kvalue6programs
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
  • BDP - Dev and Enhancement of Tourism Exper (TRF)
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Youth Employment and Skills Program
20201agreements$730Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20192agreements$54.2Kvalue2programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • AgriMarketing Program: Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)
20171agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills

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.