Take the first step
Whether your business is small or large, high-tech or low-tech, advanced manufacturing is within reach.
It can sound like a big leap to transition a traditional manufacturing business into a high-tech factory, but it doesn’t have to happen overnight, or even all at once.
Economic development officers from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) are ready and willing to help.
Your ACOA consultant will design a best-fit process that works for your business and your team, and then they’ll help you tap into funding to support its implementation.
The first step is to reach out and schedule an assessment.
The Modernization Window
Our free how-to guide book will demystify advanced manufacturing and introduce you to technologies currently being used in Atlantic Canadian businesses big and small. We show you how to get started, provide a step-by-step plan and include resources to enlist support.
The Forge Ahead Business Podcast is designed to help you as a business owner or employee tap into some of the financial resources and advisory services that are available to champion innovation in your own organization.
Speakers:
Margo Soucy - Executive Director, Cabot Community Business Development Corporation
Marc Babineau - Economic Development Officer, ACOA
Robbie MacLeod - Corporate Secretary & Director, Strategic Communications, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen)
Advanced Manufacturing in Atlantic Canada
Businesses in Atlantic Canada are doing big things. Watch our series to see the challenges they’ve overcome and what the future looks like for the manufacturing industry.
“Our company has benefitted greatly from implementing advanced manufacturing technologies … By giving our teams the opportunity to work with new technology, we are actually in a far better position to grow the number of jobs [and] improve our ability to compete across global markets.”
Keith Parlee, CEO, Apex Industries
Advanced manufacturing is changing the landscape of Atlantic Canadian businesses.
The need for highly skilled workers and automation is growing.
The workforce challenges that Atlantic Canada’s businesses are struggling with can be addressed by implementing cost-effective automation processes.
Contact ACOA’s advanced manufacturing specialist:
Nicole Cousineau, CPA, CGA
Business Scale-up and Productivity program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Government of Canada
Email: nicole.cousineau@canada.ca
Tel: 1-506-377-5087
TTY: 1-877-456-6500
Or contact your nearest ACOA regional office:
New Brunswick: 1-800-561-4030
Nova Scotia: 1-800-565-1228
Prince Edward Island: 1-800-871-2596
Newfoundland and Labrador: 1-800-668-1010
Additional resources:
Across the region:
Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC)
New Brunswick
Opportunities New Brunswick (ONB)
BioNB
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Halifax Partnership
Innovacorp
Prince Edward Island
Innovation PEI
PEI BioAliance
Newfoundland and Labrador
Economic Developers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador