A Year in Review: Accomplishments & Insights
Renewal of Protein Industries Canada
April 14, 2022
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, announced as part of Budget 2022, a $750 million investment into Canada’s Global Innovation Clusters.
Attending Bridge2Food conferences and Future Food-Tech
May 10, June 21 & 22, and June 21 to 23, 2023
Meghan Gervais, Chief Technology Officer, and James Street, Director of Business Development, highlight and reflect on their experiences at Bridge2Food conferences and Future Food-Tech.
Launch of the Artificial Intelligence program
Sept. 14, 2022
Through a $30 million commitment under the Government of Canada’s Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy (PCAIS), Protein Industries Canada launched a new stream of programming that will co-invest in collaborative projects that utilize artificial intelligence to help grow Canada’s plant-based food, feed and ingredients ecosystem efficiently and sustainably.
Co-hosting Plant Forward
Nov. 1 & 2, 2022
Alongside co-hosts Pulse Canada and Plant-Based Foods of Canada, Protein Industries Canada successfully hosted the first-annual Plant Forward with over 250 attendees, delegates from 11 countries, and multiple bi-lateral and B2B meetings.
Attending COP27
Nov. 6 to 20, 2022
CEO Bill Greuel attended COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt to share the Canadian innovation story as part of the Canadian delegation.
Attending Food Ingredients Europe
Dec. 6 to 8, 2022
CEO Bill Greuel and Chair Frank Hart attended Food Ingredients Europe in Paris and met with ingredient manufacturers and food companies.
Receiving the $150 million renewal
Feb. 13, 2022
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a renewal of $150 million into Protein Industries Canada. The funding is part of the $750 million investment into the Global Innovation Cluster program announced as part of budget 2022.
Opening Fund II's first round of EOIs
Feb. 22, 2023
Protein Industries Canada started accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for new technology leadership projects. This was the first call for projects under the new tranche of $150 million funding provided through the Government of Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster program.
