Guelph, ON (September 9, 2026) – Bioenterprise Canada Corporation is pleased to announce the recipients for round three of the Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program (SGAP). Sixteen (16) food and agri-food technology businesses in southern Ontario have been selected 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 Canada with a $5.95 million investment to deliver SGAP. Recipients will receive up to $100,000 in matching non-repayable, project-based contributions to embrace more efficient solutions that will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
“Canada’s agri-food sector has no shortage of innovation. The challenge is ensuring businesses have the support needed to adopt new technologies and put them to work,” said Dave Smardon, CEO of Bioenterprise Canada. “Through the Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program, we’re helping companies reduce risk, accelerate implementation, and realize measurable environmental and economic benefits. We congratulate the successful recipients and look forward to seeing these projects strengthen both the sustainability and competitiveness of Canada’s agri-food sector.”
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 access to the resources needed to develop and scale innovative technologies. 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:
Backx Dairy Farms Ltd. (Kerwood, Ontario)
Benderbrook Farms Ltd. (Tavistock, Ontario)
Eilers Farms (Ontario) Incorporated (Zurich, Ontario)
Escarpment Labs Inc. (Guelph, Ontario)
Grace Farms Ltd (Ailsa Craig, Ontario)
Harster Greenhouses Inc. (Dundas, Ontario)
Heeman Strawberries (Thorndale, Ontario)
Huybers Hog Haven Ltd. (Wyoming, Ontario)
King’s Pastry Inc. (Mississauga, Ontario)
Mackinnon Brewing and Distilling Ltd. (Bath, Ontario)
Muller Farms Ltd. (Dashwood, Ontario)
National Pasta Corporation (Cambridge, Ontario)
CRO Quail Farms Inc. (St. Anns, Ontario)
Talbot Farm Inc. (Woodstock, Ontario)
The Andersons Canada Limited (Chatham, Ontario)
Vloetvern Farms Ltd. (Parkhill, Ontario)
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
Kasia Kowanda, Program Manager, Bioenterprise Canada, kasia.kowanda@bioenterprise.ca
About Bioenterprise Canada
Bioenterprise Canada is Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine. As the country’s national agri-technology focused commercialization accelerator, Bioenterprise Canada 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 Canada 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
Since 2009, 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.