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Manitoba Manufacturers Receive $15.9M Federal Aid Amid US Tariff Disputes

The Canadian government awarded $15.9 million to 15 Manitoba manufacturers to offset costs from US tariffs and supply chain shifts.

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The Canadian federal government announced $15.9 million in funding for 15 projects across 11 Manitoba-based manufacturers on September 3, 2026. [1] Eleanor Olszewski, Canada's Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan, stated in a media advisory that she will announce federal funding on September 3, 2026, in Winnipeg to help local manufacturers expand production and enter new markets. [2] Grant Cockshott noted that high-pressure cylinders usually sourced from the United States face a 25 per cent Canadian counter-tariff that will jump to 50 per cent on September 8, 2026. [3] Grant Cockshott, president of Innovair Group, stated that his company is shifting supply chains to China, India, and local sources to avoid the United States due to economic uncertainty. [4] Innovair Group received $1 million for production development and $2.5 million for gas storage and cryogenic gas transport trailers, with the company contributing $3.5 million of its own funds. [5] The planned federal funding is intended to help Winnipeg manufacturers overcome difficulties caused by tariff-related pressures, strengthen their operations, and seize new growth opportunities, according to the PrairiesCan advisory. [6] PrairiesCan, also known as Prairies Economic Development Canada, is the federal agency responsible for economic development in Canada's Prairie provinces and the body through which the funding announcement will be made. [7] The funding announcement is scheduled to take place on September 3, 2026, at 9:30 Central Time at Fort Garry Fire Trucks, located at 53 Bergen Cutoff in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [8]
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  1. The Canadian federal government announced $15.9 million in funding for 15 projects across 11 Manitoba-based manufacturers on September 3, 2026. · Winnipeg Free Press
  2. Eleanor Olszewski, Canada's Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan, stated in a media advisory that she will announce federal funding on September 3, 2026, in Winnipeg to help local manufacturers expand production and enter new markets. · Les Affaires
  3. Grant Cockshott noted that high-pressure cylinders usually sourced from the United States face a 25 per cent Canadian counter-tariff that will jump to 50 per cent on September 8, 2026. · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. Grant Cockshott, president of Innovair Group, stated that his company is shifting supply chains to China, India, and local sources to avoid the United States due to economic uncertainty. · Winnipeg Free Press
  5. Innovair Group received $1 million for production development and $2.5 million for gas storage and cryogenic gas transport trailers, with the company contributing $3.5 million of its own funds. · Winnipeg Free Press
  6. The planned federal funding is intended to help Winnipeg manufacturers overcome difficulties caused by tariff-related pressures, strengthen their operations, and seize new growth opportunities, according to the PrairiesCan advisory. · Les Affaires
  7. PrairiesCan, also known as Prairies Economic Development Canada, is the federal agency responsible for economic development in Canada's Prairie provinces and the body through which the funding announcement will be made. · Les Affaires
  8. The funding announcement is scheduled to take place on September 3, 2026, at 9:30 Central Time at Fort Garry Fire Trucks, located at 53 Bergen Cutoff in Winnipeg, Manitoba. · Les Affaires
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