Title:
YODL Empower: Bringing Anytime, Anywhere Innovation Solutions to Canada’s Food Industry
Agreement Number:
CASPP2-PCPSA2 - 1762
Agreement Value:
$1,069,301.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 19, 2025 - Jul 1, 2027
Description:
This project aims to expand upon a previous project's food innovation digital hub by creating a suite of self-serve features, many supported by generative AI tools, and a mobile application that will become an essential industry platform.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program projects result in one or more of the following benefits:
- help the agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sector ('agricultural sector') take advantage of a situation or circumstance to develop a new idea, product, niche, or market opportunity
- respond to new and emerging issues (address sector issues that were unknown or not a concern before)
- find and test solutions to new and ongoing issues to adapt and remain competitive
Location:
Guelph, Ontario, CA N1H 6J2
Reference Number:
235-2025-2026-Q3-00546
Agreement Type:
Other transfer payment
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
778266544
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
Canadian Food Innovation Network
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canadian Food Innovation Network Inc.
Program:
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program
Program Purpose:
The Canadian Agriculture Strategic Priorities Program supports the Canadian agricultural sector's participation in the Government of Canada's growth and policy objectives, by investing in the sector's design development and implementation of tools and strategies to respond to and seize opportunities created by these objectives.