Grants and Contributions

The project advances a modular, low-resource Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) system based on fogponics, closed-loop water management, and IoT monitoring. Building on prior prototype cycles that validated the core cultivation approach, the company will complete the active growth cycle, commission a second pilot unit, execute two further growth cycles across diversified berry cultivars in parallel multi-unit operation, develop custom A-Frame hardware to replace the current residential unit hardware, produce per-cultivar growth protocols, and quantify clean-tech performance on water, energy, nutrient utilization, and yield. The funded scope concludes with the engineering design for a 200 m² scaled-up configuration validated against the accumulated multi-cycle dataset.

The project will adapt the current go-to-market plan for the Ideal Customer Profiles of the Middle East, and develop digital marketing strategies and strategic partnerships to drive brand awareness.

Plantaform is hiring a youth candidate to support the national expansion of its smart indoor garden. The new hire will coordinate logistics, staff training, and scheduling to ensure operational efficiency and sales targets are met. This role will accelerate our retail growth, streamline operations, and contribute to bringing sustainable food-growing technology into Canadian homes.

This project focuses on conducting research to identify and reduce barriers for market expansion of innovative indoor gardening solutions. The outcomes will support strategic growth and align solutions with emerging consumer needs in a competitive landscape.

This project focuses on enhancing the firm's brand presence and marketing capabilities by hiring a talented young professional in branding and graphic design. The new hire will create new visual assets for social media, document events, and assist with website updates, newsletters, and marketing materials, and design improved packaging, user manuals, and tradeshow booth layouts while fostering influencer partnerships. This initiative aims to strengthen the Firm’s visual identity, improve customer engagement, and support expansion efforts to new international markets.

This projet aims to develop a monitoring and feedback system to improve the user-experience related to growing end-user supplied seed stock. By refining system adaptability to various environments and expanding plant variety capabilities, this innovation will address user demand for customization and sustainability.

This project consists of creating graphics, maintaining, and optimizing social media accounts, managing email marketing campaigns and coordinating with media groups.

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Commercialization Strategy: The project aims to support the implementation of a commercialization strategy for a company specializing in interior vegetable gardens.

This project is centred on creating a strong Public Relations strategy, increasing visibility across the Canadian and US market. The objective is to increase sales, brand awareness, and attract retailer and distributor partnerships.