ongoing threats of tariffs<\/a> and other trade obstacles, three Abbotsford businesses have been handed federal funding to sustain key commercial sectors.<\/p>\nHousing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson recently made this announcement in Burnaby, where he said the government was giving money to 24 B.C. companies.<\/p>\n
Among the recipients were One Degree Organic Foods, Dynamic Fenestration, and Longboard Architectural Products, all of which are based in Abbotsford.<\/p>\n
One Degree Organic Foods received $1 million to assist with production automation, new product development, and international promotional efforts.<\/p>\n
The organic food manufacturer primarily produces oat products and other plant-based foods for both local and international markets.<\/p>\n
Dynamic Fenestration plans to use its $550,000 in funding to develop more energy-efficient products, expand its market reach, and create more advanced manufacturing jobs.<\/p>\n
This manufacturer of windows and doors creates its products for high-end residential and commercial buildings all across North America.<\/p>\n
Longboard Architectural Products was the recipient of $400,000, which is going toward the purchase of new production equipment, expansion into new markets, and the creation of manufacturing jobs.<\/p>\n
Commercial and residential buildings all across Canada and the U.S. use the external building components produced by this company.<\/p>\n
This combined $1.95 million in federal funding comes from the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI), which was created to help Canadian businesses thrive amid various trade difficulties.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrade disruptions are creating real challenges for the B.C. businesses that are the backbone of our economy,\u201d said Robertson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why the Government of Canada is stepping up with investments \u2013 to help these businesses build more resilient supply chains, grow productivity, and open doors to new markets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The total amount recently announced was $30.5 million, which was distributed among 24 B.C. companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abbotsford businesses get $1.95 million to protect against tariffs Published 11:30 am Monday, August 17, 2026 Amid the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[45,49,48,46],"class_list":["post-861735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}