Tri-Star Industries Limited: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Yarmouth|Yarmouth, NS · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Sydney—Glace Bay

Tri-Star Industries Limited: federal grants and contributions: 12 agreements; $1.8M value; 2 departments; 8 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1WD3RBL119 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Tri-Star Industries Limited: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/tri-star-industries-limited/

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12agreements
$1.8Mvalue
2departments
8programs

Largest agreements

213731$550Kvalue2019start2020end

Purchase advanced manufacturing equipment and expand existing facility

228334$375Kvalue2025start2026end

Upgrade equipment and integrate digital technology to reduce costs and offset tariffs.

200045$195Kvalue2012start2014end

Undertake marketing activities

Ambulance Body Optimization$153Kvalue2020start2023end

The new project would focus on two main areas for improvement. Design a body to minimize corrosion; design a body and manufacturing jigs and fixtures that would employ a more efficient manufacturing process and effectively utilize the capabilities of our newly purchased CNC manufacturing equipment to reduce costs and allow Tri-Star to scale up.

Design and Manufacturing Improvements for Ambulance Production$114Kvalue2023start2024end

Design and Manufacturing Improvements for Ambulance Production including: • Door design, manufacturing, and attachment of doors to bodies • Inspection processes • Configure Price Quote

Automation of Engineering Workflows$94.7Kvalue2025start2026end

The Firm will digitize and automate its engineering document control processes. With support from NRC IRAP, the firm will upgrade from Autodesk Vault Basic to Vault Professional, enabling structured version control, automated release workflows, and secure access for non-CAD users. The project enhances consistency, compliance, and efficiency across production documentation—minimizing rework, improving traceability, and reducing engineering administrative burden.

Integration of Production Automation$75.0Kvalue2025start2026end

To reduce reliance on U.S. supply chains and improve manufacturing efficiency, the company is undertaking an automation project with support from the IRAP program. The initiative will implement integrated automated systems to streamline production, enhance consistency, and reduce manual rework. These technologies will address labour-intensive and quality-sensitive tasks, increasing flexibility and throughput. Funding will support internal labour for system setup, integration, and training, as well as consulting for programming and workflow optimization. Feasibility of additional automation wil

226054$71.6Kvalue2024start2024end

Acquire advance manufacturing equipment to increase productivity and efficiency

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213946$45.4Kvalue2019start2020end

Hire expertise to integrate its paint shop in its manufacturing process

Design To Build Project$36.0Kvalue2019start2021end

The manufacturing Design (to Build) project at Tri-Star will leverage new technologies, new processes, and new talent to alter existing designs and manufacturing processes creating a robust design process that does not only full fill external customer expectations but will engaged production staff in a right-the-first-time production process that minimizes unnecessary waste.

Youth$30.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Bringing the BOM under the control of the engineering department requires a restructure of the current file structure and adapting the processes that are currently in place. The new position will be used to help with the reorganization of the processes and file structure to enable the BOM to be completed within the engineering departments scope of work.

213353$15.0Kvalue2019start2019end

Engage Engineering Expertise to improve the quality of the metal fabrication department

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency6agreements$1.3Mvalue5programs
  • REGI - Steel and Aluminum Initiative
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada6agreements$503Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20253agreements$545Kvalue3programs
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20241agreements$71.6Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20231agreements$114Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20202agreements$183Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20194agreements$646Kvalue3programs
  • REGI - Steel and Aluminum Initiative
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20121agreements$195Kvalue1programs
  • 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.