Canada Invests Over $11.2 Million in Eight Saskatchewan Projects as Businesses Face U.S. Tariffs
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) announced in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on October 9 that the Government of Canada is investing over $11.2 million through PrairiesCan in eight organizations across Saskatchewan, as businesses in the province adapt and grow amid U.S. tariffs.
The funding was announced by Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, on behalf of Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan. It is delivered through the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) and the Business Scale-up and Productivity program (BSP), and will help businesses enter new markets, boost productivity and strengthen domestic supply chains.
The projects include support for Northern Nutrients Ltd. to expand production of its enhanced sulphur fertilizers at its new facility; for Solo Italia Fine Pasta Inc. and South West Terminal Ltd. to expand commercial pasta production in Swift Current; for M.P.S Welding Inc. to expand manufacturing capacity in Pierceland; and for the Western Canadian Short Line Railway Association Inc. to build Prairie Connect, a map-based digital platform displaying prairie trade corridors.
PrairiesCan noted that on August 25, 2026, the Government of Canada announced an additional $1.5 billion through the RTRI to help tariff-affected small and medium-sized businesses. Belanger also highlighted the federal Productivity Mega Deduction, which will increase the share of assets eligible for immediate expensing from roughly 15 per cent to more than 65 per cent and cut the marginal effective tax rate on new business investment from roughly 13 per cent to 6.4 per cent.
Source: Prairies Economic Development Canada
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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