This is a rendering of the $241 million wheat flour mill that the P&H Milling Group plans to build in Alberta’s Red Deer County. Construction is expected to generate up to 200 jobs, with 27 full-time skilled positions available once operational. | P&H illustration

New flour mills planned as population surges

P&H says increased demand behind plans to build wheat milling facility in Alberta and expand an existing mill in Ontario

SASKATOON — A major Canadian grain company is building two new wheat flour mills in response to rising domestic consumption of the product. “We’re seeing the demand pinch and so we knew we had to expand,” said Mike Warkentin, director of special projects and stakeholder relations with P&H Milling Group, a division of Parrish & […] Read more

The Little Potato Company is building a new $39.5 million project in Nisku to double its processing capacity and produce more packaged potatoes with seasonings that can be quickly roasted, microwaved or grilled. | Screencap via Facebook/The Produce Exchange

Firm qualifies for tax credit

The Little Potato Company has qualified for Alberta’s Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program by building a new facility to produce ready-to-cook potatoes. The program was introduced last spring. The company is building a new $39.5 million project in Nisku to double its processing capacity and produce more packaged potatoes with seasonings that can be quickly […] Read more

In Manitoba, the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership allows a non-repayable, cost-shared funding incentive to value-added food processing businesses and applies to the purchase of processing equipment.  |  File photo

Agri-processing tax credits are available in Sask., Man.

In a previous article, we discussed the Agri-processing Investment Tax Credit as a new incentive that has been introduced by the Alberta government. As promised, this article presents additional information on incentives that are offered in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Saskatchewan government has issued the value-added Agricultural Incentive. This incentive is a non-refundable, non-transferable tax […] Read more


Alberta’s Agri-processing Investment Tax Credit can provide a 12 percent non-refundable tax credit to businesses investing $10 million or more to build or expand agri-processing facilities in the province.  |  File photo

New investment tax credit aimed at agri-processing sector

This article focuses on a new incentive happening in Alberta. We plan to look at similar programs in other provinces in future articles. The Agri-processing Investment Tax Credit (APITC) is a new incentive introduced by the Alberta government. It can provide a 12 percent non-refundable tax credit to businesses investing $10 million or more to […] Read more