Grants and Contributions:
Agreement Number:
-
Agreement Value:
$982,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 22, 2013 -
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Location:
SAINT JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK, CA
Reference Number:
GC-2013-Q4-04908
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Recipient's Legal Name:
IRVING PULP & PAPER, LIMITED
Program Purpose:
The objective of the Project is to develop a state-of-the-art fully mechanized facility for somatic embryo handling, transplanting, and a greenhouse-culture system to produce up to four million elite white spruce and Norway spruce seedlings per year in a cost efficient manner. This facility will be the first large-scale advanced seedling plant in the Canadian forest sector and will also incorporate the first in the world Endophyte-Enhanced Seedling Technology.