Ottawa has announced up to $6.5 million in funding to Bio-industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

The Bio-products Cluster, led by BIC, will develop specialized technologies that turn renewable resources, such as agricultural residues, into useful bio-energy, bio-fuels, and bio-materials like ethanol and biodegradable plastics. 

The research activities aim to support the transition to a renewables-based economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

They say this will be achieved by improving biomass production, developing new bio-products from Canadian crops, and turning by-products into value-added bio-products.