Royal Star Foods Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 11 October 2026 · Tignish|Tignish, PE · grants and contributions register

Royal Star Foods Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 24 agreements; $6.5M value; 2 departments; 7 programs.

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24agreements
$6.5Mvalue
2departments
7programs

Largest agreements

226828$1.0Mvalue2025start2025end

Construct a new holding facility and increase processing facility space.

217713$950Kvalue2020start2021end

Support investment in capital projects to increase safety and expand product lines

202974$500Kvalue2013start2014end

Expansion of cold storage facility

211247$500Kvalue2018start2018end

Expand cold storage

228164$431Kvalue2025start2026end

Enhance product quality and mitigate tariff uncertainty by constructing infrastructure.

222223$378Kvalue2023start2023end

Support infrastructure modifications to meet CFIA certification

225542$354Kvalue2023start2024end

Provide assistance to mitigate economic hardships resulting from Hurricane Fiona

213075$303Kvalue2019start2019end

Expand facility to increase efficiencies and improve productivity in export shipping

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209787$284Kvalue2017start2017end

Construct a lobster holding facility and purging tank

206861$250Kvalue2016start2016end

Acquire an innovative water circulation system

221927$243Kvalue2023start2023end

Purchase equipment for value-added products

225975$226Kvalue2024start2024end

Purchase and install new equipment to improve quality and productivity.

204008$175Kvalue2014start2014end

Construct a live lobster purging unit

207502$164Kvalue2016start2016end

Install live packaging technology

199960$110Kvalue2012start2013end

Special equipment to accommodate the introduction of concentrated lobster flavoured stock

216890$93.1Kvalue2020start2021end

Support for PPE and related expenses due to COVID-19

203956$80.0Kvalue2014start2014end

Acquire and modify production equipment

Agreement$69.9Kvalue2018start–end

Contribution Program to support Atlantic Canada's fish and seafood sector

AFF-PEI-2362 - Royal Star Foods Ltd$69.8Kvalue2023start2024end

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

AFF-PEI-1999$65.8Kvalue2022start2023end

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

AFF-PEI-1688 - Royal Star Food Ltd$63.7Kvalue2021start2022end

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

206879$50.0Kvalue2016start2016end

Acquire British Retail Consortium cert'n to incorporate new products being introduced

210568$50.0Kvalue2017start2018end

Upgrade the company's British Retail Consortium certification

198681$31.2Kvalue2011start2012end

Hire sales and marketing manager

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency20agreements$6.2Mvalue6programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Fisheries and Oceans Canada4agreements$269Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Years

20252agreements$1.5Mvalue2programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
20241agreements$226Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20234agreements$1.0Mvalue3programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
20221agreements$65.8Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
20211agreements$63.7Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)
20202agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)
20191agreements$303Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20182agreements$570Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
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20172agreements$334Kvalue2programs
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20163agreements$464Kvalue2programs
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20142agreements$255Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20131agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20121agreements$110Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20111agreements$31.2Kvalue1programs
  • 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.