The province released the Manitoba Protein Advantage in 2019 to grow the plant and animal protein industry, create new value for producers and processors through innovation and value chain collaboration and attract new investment of $1.5 billion and 1,550 jobs by 2025. 

The Manitoba and federal governments invested up to $100,000 in a research project led by Dr. James House, a professor at the University of Manitoba, who, along with a provincial consortium established in 2020, was tasked with creating the protein research strategy.

Learn more about the research project priorities and recommendations identified through the Manitoba Protein Research Strategy.

Upcoming!

2022  Manitoba Sustainable Protein Research Symposium
June 7-9, 2022

Join us at the 2nd annual Manitoba Sustainable Protein Research Symposium hosted by the University of Manitoba, Manitoba Agriculture and the Manitoba Industry-Academia Partnership. Featured speakers include Dr. Nathan Pelletier from the University of British Columbia, Dr. Mario Tenuta from the University of Manitoba, and Dr. Cristina Rosell from the University of Manitoba, who will present their research covering the various dimensions of sustainability, from a health, environment, economic, and sociocultural perspective. We will also hear short presentations by researchers and students from various academic and research institutions in Canada.

The final day of the symposium will feature AIMday Circular Economy, where research experts will tackle questions submitted by industry through an exchange of knowledge and ideas focused on finding novel pathways to solutions.

Register to get your free admission to the virtual 2022 Manitoba Sustainable Protein Research Symposium. 

The Manitoba Protein Advantage

Manitoba has many advantages that make it an ideal location to invest, build and grow protein businesses. The province is well-suited for producing both animal and plant protein, with an economical and sustainable land base and a strong transportation network. Since the release of the Manitoba Protein Advantage in 2019, the province has attracted investments of over $650 million in the protein industry and created over 550 new jobs.

Research in sustainable protein is critical to the success of the Manitoba Protein Advantage which commits to focus 33 per cent of government research and innovation resources to protein production and processing innovation, facilitate collaboration between researchers and industry, and establish a Research Chair in Protein Innovation at the University of Manitoba.

Capturing the Manitoba Protein Advantage

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have provided the University of Manitoba with up to $100,000 for the development of the Manitoba Protein Research Strategy and the establishment of a research chair to advance the Manitoba Protein Advantage and bridge the gap between Manitoba’s research and protein processing sectors.

Phase 1 of the Manitoba Protein Research Strategy, which is being led by Dr. James House, includes the evaluation and mapping of the sustainable protein research ecosystem in the Province of Manitoba. This survey is one of the activities that supports this goal.

Read complete details about the Manitoba Protein Research Strategy here.

June 22-24, 2021 – Save the date! The Manitoba Protein Research Strategy will be holding a virtual sustainable protein research symposium and AIMday in partnership with the Manitoba Industry-Academia Partnership. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Details coming soon. For more information please contact Erin Goldberg (Research Associate) at MBprotein@umanitoba.ca.