# Canada awards $595,000 to three Bas-Saint-Laurent businesses

The Government of Canada awarded repayable contributions totaling $595,000 to Usinage F.R., Tourbière Ouellet & fils Inc., and Laiterie Ora for equipment acquisitions and automation, supporting total investments of $2,645,950 and creating four jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-08-13
- Where: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $450K (595K CAD)
- Jobs: 4
- Status: announced
- Products: specialized equipment, robotization and automation equipment, dairy processing equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Usinage F.R.](https://endata.com/companies/41329.md)
- [Tourbière Ouellet & fils](https://endata.com/companies/41330.md)
- [Laiterie Ora](https://endata.com/companies/41331.md)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/significant-support-for-three-growing-businesses-in-the-bas-saint-laurent-region-862375716.html), 2019-08-13: "Usinage F.R., Tourbière Ouellet & fils Inc. and Laiterie Ora will be able to continue their growth by benefiting from repayable contributions totalling $595,000 from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions."

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