Support for Saskatoon Food and Ingredients Processing Cluster Research and Development
Solicitation number 4W002-22-5158
Publication date
Closing date and time 2021/12/07 16:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
PrairiesCan is the department that supports diversification of the economy across the Canadian Prairies. PrairiesCan supports businesses, innovation, and community economic development in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Past research, consultation and engagement activities at the Western Economic Diversification Canada, predecessor of PrairiesCan, have led to the identification of high-potential clusters across the prairies provinces that could significantly contribute to regional growth. The Saskatoon Food and Ingredients Processing Cluster (the Saskatoon Cluster) is one of the high potential clusters identified in the West. This Cluster is centered on Saskatoon but includes communities within 125 kilometers radius, such as Rosetown, Humboldt, Outlook, and Rosthern. It is home to the Saskatoon Food Industry Development Centre, the University of Saskatchewan, and more than 90 food and ingredient companies including Ingredion and Three Farmers Food. Since 2018, WD-Saskatchewan has been supporting the Saskatoon Cluster through research, outreach, pathfinding, convening, and funding support through the Business Scale-Up and Regional Innovation Ecosystem programs. WD-SK’s work has built the initial momentum for the Cluster, including the establishment of the Cluster Steering Committee and the Cluster CEO group that meet regularly to discuss pertinent issues and potential opportunities for the Saskatoon Cluster. Having established the governance and initial strategy, additional activities will be required to support the formal launch of the Saskatoon Cluster and its next stage of growth.
Contract duration
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Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Western Economic Diversification Canada
- Address
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9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1500Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4H7Canada
- Contracting authority
- Owens, Michelle
- Phone
- 780-495-4217
- Email
- michelle.owens@canada.ca
- Address
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9700 Jasper Avenueedmonton, AB, T5J 4H7CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Western Economic Diversification Canada
- Address
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9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1500Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4H7Canada
Bidding details
Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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acan_french_-_ag_west_bio_.pdf | 000 |
French
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4 | |
acan_ag_west_bio.pdf | 000 |
English
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18 |
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