Taste of Nova Scotia Society: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Dartmouth|Dartmouth, NS · grants and contributions register

Taste of Nova Scotia Society: federal grants and contributions: 60 agreements; $12.9M value; 2 departments; 15 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-13K3ZT61IF · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Taste of Nova Scotia Society: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/taste-of-nova-scotia-society/

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60agreements
$12.9Mvalue
2departments
15programs

Largest agreements

228398$624Kvalue2026start2027end

Support multi-year funding of the Atlantic Venture Forum for 2026-2027

220020$615Kvalue2022start2023end

Develop marketing activities to support culinary tourism and product development

214525$524Kvalue2019start2021end

Seafood Expo Global 2020-2021

226180$524Kvalue2024start2025end

Support multi-year funding of the Atlantic Venture Forum for 2024-2025

221721$513Kvalue2022start2023end

Support multi-year funding of the Atlantic Venture Forum for 2022-2023

226638$510Kvalue2024start2027end

Marketing activities to support culinary tourism, business development, and sector growth

200362$500Kvalue2012start2014end

European export market development

214909$500Kvalue2020start2021end

Support multi year funding of the Atlantic venture forum

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215613$416Kvalue2020start2021end

Provide assistance to mitigate impacts of Covid-19

210266$414Kvalue2017start2020end

Execute the comprehensive management of the Atlantic Venture Forum

211929$394Kvalue2018start2020end

Develop culinary tourism marketing programs

204196$378Kvalue2014start2016end

Comprehensive management for the second Atlantic Venture Forum

214475$308Kvalue2019start2023end

Atlantic Canada Seafood Brand and Website Development and Promotion

201793$284Kvalue2012start2015end

European Seafood Exposition

205969$268Kvalue2015start2016end

Support sector focused export development activities

222358$260Kvalue2023start2024end

Support for the coordinated Atlantic Canada presence at the 2023 Seafood Expo Global Show

212334$252Kvalue2018start2019end

Lead an Atlantic Canadian delegation to Seafood Expo Global 2019 in Brussels

210020$246Kvalue2017start2017end

Lead an Atlantic Canadian delegation to Seafood Expo Global

211634$245Kvalue2018start2018end

Lead an Atlantic Canadian delegation to Seafood Expo Global 2018 in Brussels

207879$234Kvalue2016start2017end

Support a delegation to attend the 2016 Food and Hotel China and the 2017 SIAL Canada

211191$232Kvalue2017start2018end

Implement a Nova Scotia wine export development initiative

208245$229Kvalue2016start2017end

Develop a marketing and sustainable development plan for the Nova Scotia culinary industry

222399$210Kvalue2023start2024end

Support pan-Atlantic delegation to 2023 Seafood Expo Asia and coordinate Asia Export Cafe

226421$210Kvalue2024start2025end

Support an Atlantic delegation at Seafood Expo Asia 2024

210945$196Kvalue2017start2018end

Support an Atlantic Canadian delegation to attend Food and Hotel China 2017

212244$192Kvalue2018start2019end

Support an Atlantic Canadian Delegation to attend Food & Hotel China 2018

225967$191Kvalue2024start2024end

Support for the coordinated Atlantic Canada presence at the 2024 Seafood Expo Global Show

205025$190Kvalue2015start2016end

Market Nova Scotia as Authentic Culinary Destination

206967$188Kvalue2016start2016end

Promote Atlantic Canadian seafood to international markets

211000$179Kvalue2017start2018end

Implement Asian market development activities

228555$175Kvalue2026start2026end

Support for the Atlantic pavilion at Seafood Expo Global 2026

227269$173Kvalue2025start2025end

Support an Atlantic Canada pavilion at the 2025 Seafood Expo Global Show

211609$156Kvalue2018start2019end

Support to attend SIAL Canada 2018 and an incoming buyers mission to Atlantic Canada

226861$156Kvalue2024start2025end

Support ATIGA Trade Mission to Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam

202076$150Kvalue2012start2014end

Nova Scotian pavilion at the New York Fancy Food Show 2013

227734$144Kvalue2025start2025end

Support Atlantic Canada trade mission to the United Kingdom and the ANUGA Food Fair 2025

227090$140Kvalue2025start2026end

Promote Seafood from Canada - Seafood Sector Marketing Strategy

204566$136Kvalue2014start2015end

Lead an Atlantic Canadian delegation to Seafood Expo North America 2015

221940$132Kvalue2022start2022end

Support Seafood Expo Asia 2022

199212$125Kvalue2011start2012end

Undertake a range of marketing activities

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency59agreements$12.9Mvalue14programs
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • Business Development Program
  • ATIGA -International Market Engagement
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Employment and Social Development Canada1agreements$0value1programs

Years

20262agreements$799Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
20253agreements$457Kvalue2programs
  • ATIGA - Short-term Market Engagement Activities
  • ATIGA - Ecosystem Support
20246agreements$1.7Mvalue5programs
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • ATIGA - Short-term Market Engagement Activities
  • ATIGA - Long-term Market Engagement Activities
20232agreements$470Kvalue2programs
  • ATIGA - Short-term Market Engagement Activities
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20224agreements$1.4Mvalue3programs
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystems (Jobs and Growth)
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20203agreements$1.0Mvalue3programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • ATIGA -International Market Engagement
20193agreements$938Kvalue2programs
  • ATIGA -International Market Engagement
  • ATIGA - Competitive Intelligence and Market Analysis
20187agreements$1.3Mvalue5programs
  • ATIGA -International Market Engagement
  • Business Development Program
  • ATIGA - Competitive Intelligence and Market Analysis
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
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20175agreements$1.3Mvalue4programs
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - IBD - Team Canada Atlantic
  • ATIGA -International Market Engagement
20164agreements$691Kvalue2programs
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • Business Development Program
20152agreements$458Kvalue2programs
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • Business Development Program
20144agreements$628Kvalue3programs
  • Business Development Program
  • IBDA-International Business Development Activities
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
20134agreements$334Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20126agreements$1.2Mvalue3programs
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • Business Development Program
  • IBDA-International Business Development Activities
20115agreements$358Kvalue3programs
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • IBDA-International Business Development Activities

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.