Bioenterprise Canada Announces Round 1 Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program Recipients
Guelph, ON (June 10, 2025) – Bioenterprise Canada Corporation is pleased to announce the round one Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program (SGAP) recipients. Fifteen (15) food and agri-technology businesses in southern Ontario have been awarded funding to partner with organizations that will address their sustainable growth and adoption needs through clean technology adoption and sustainability process enhancements. These projects will help to accelerate environmentally conscious business growth and the transition to a green economy in southern Ontario.
The Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario(FedDev Ontario), is supporting Bioenterprise with a $5.95-million Government of Canada investment to deliver SGAP. Recipients receive from $40,000 up to $100,000 in non-repayable project-based contributions to embrace more efficient solutions that will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
“Congratulations to the round one Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program recipients,” said the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. Bioenterprise Canada plays a vital role in supporting Canada’s agri-food sector by delivering the innovative programming, tools, and resources that Canadian companies need to grow and compete. In challenging economic times, it’s more important than ever to back the businesses that feed our communities and drive sustainable growth. Our government is proud to support the success of Canadian agri-food companies as they adopt greener practices and build a strong, resilient future for our country.”
“Many of us have never experienced the political and economic uncertainties are we are currently facing. The recent tariffs are bringing new and significant challenges to Canada’s food and agriculture sectors. These challenges are causing businesses to aggressively seek ways to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and remain globally competitive under a tariff environment. As businesses strive to remain competitive, innovations and their adoption can play a major role in cost reduction and increased efficiency. More than ever, programs like the Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program can be highly impactful in driving long-term competitiveness of our agriculture and food sectors.” says Dave Smardon, CEO at Bioenterprise.
As Bioenterprise Canada expands its national membership program, Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine, collaborative initiatives like SGAP, offered across southern Ontario, strengthen the connection between industry and funding. SGAP connects organizations with proven clean technologies and solutions to businesses seeking to adopt greener and more sustainable practices. This program encourages industry collaboration, modernization, and expansion, while helping to reduce the risk of adopting more forward-thinking solutions that will benefit the sector’s carbon footprint.
We would like to offer our congratulations to the following recipients:
Twenty Bench Brewing Company Inc. (Beamsville, ON)
Conestoga Meat Packers Ltd. (Breslau, ON)
Creemore Springs Brewery Ltd. (Creemore, ON)
Dominion City Brewing Co. (Ottawa, ON)
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. (Brampton, ON)
Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. (Windsor, ON)
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (Brampton, ON)
Maple Lodge Farms Ltd. (Brampton, ON)
Mondelez Canada Inc. (East York, ON)
Nature Fresh Farms Inc. (Leamington, ON)
Oat & Mill Ltd. (Colborne, ON)
Pefferlaw Creek Farms Ltd. (Uxbridge, ON)
Reunion Coffee Roasters (Oakville, ON)
Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. (Georgetown, ON)
Sofina Foods Inc/Aliments Sofina Inc. (Brampton, ON)
Join our mailing list to stay up to date with SGAP, or contact Bioenterprise Canada today to explore the other programs and commercialization support services being offered nationally.
Media Contacts
Liza Knill, Program Manager, Bioenterprise Canada, liza.knill@bioenterprise.ca
Cindy Caturao
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Cindy.Caturao@feddevontario.gc.ca
FedDev Ontario Media Relations
media@feddevontario.gc.ca
About Bioenterprise Canada
Bioenterprise is Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine. As the country’s national agri-technology focused commercialization accelerator, Bioenterprise uses its 20+ years of industry experience and its national and international network of experts, mentors, funders, advisors, researchers, government and industry partners to help small- and medium-sized agri-food businesses connect, innovate and grow.
Since its inception in 2003, Bioenterprise has supported over 2,500 innovative ag-tech companies, helped launch 2,000 technologies, generated $285 million in follow-on investment in Canadian agriculture and agri-food, and yielded a 200:1 return on invested dollars. The organization has six locations across Canada and more than 350 members and partners nationwide.
About FedDev Ontario
For nearly 16 years, the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, has worked to advance and diversify the southern Ontario economy through funding opportunities and business services that support innovation, growth and job creation in Canada’s most populous region. The Agency has delivered impressive results, which can be seen in southern Ontario businesses that are creating innovative technologies, improving productivity, growing revenues, creating jobs, and in the economic advancement of communities across the region. Learn more about the impact the Agency is having in southern Ontario by exploring our investment profiles, our Southern Ontario Spotlight, and FedDev Ontario’s X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts.