Reference number : 172-2024-2025-Q2-1022604, amendment number : , agreement type : C, recipient legal name : 8803552 Canada Inc., recipient country : CA, recipient province : ON, recipient city : Toronto|Toronto, recipient postal code : M6E 1B1, program name english : Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms, program name french : Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises, program purpose english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization, program purpose french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation, agreement title english : Phase 3 Amaranth commercialization Project, agreement title french : Phase 3 du projet de commercialisation de l’amarante, agreement number : 1022604, agreement value : 70100.0, agreement start date : 2024-08-01, agreement end date : 2025-02-03, description english : Phase 3 of the amaranth commercialization project includes the following elements: 

1) Implementation of recyclable flow wrap material and product packaging in preparation for Q1-2025 product launch.
2) Increase scale of amaranth popping system for higher scale production.
3) Purchase, implementation and training of new semi-automated Selmi cluster machine. 
4) Completion of 2024 field trial testing of amaranth at Luna Mia farm near Owen Sound, with focus on varietal of seeds, harvesting, cleaning and drying techniques in preparation for scaling to approximately 10 acres in 2025 of local sustainable agriculture.  Project objective will include trial testing of harvest technology, cleaning and drying processes, and use of cover crops., description french : La phase 3 du projet de commercialisation de l’amarante comprend les éléments suivants :, expected results english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization, expected results french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation, additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada