The Canadian federal government announced $15.9 million in funding for 15 projects across 11 Manitoba-based manufacturers on September 3, 2026. ^[1] Eleanor Olszewski, Canada's Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for PrairiesCan, stated in a media advisory that she will announce federal funding on September 3, 2026, in Winnipeg to help local manufacturers expand production and enter new markets. ^[2] Grant Cockshott noted that high-pressure cylinders usually sourced from the United States face a 25 per cent Canadian counter-tariff that will jump to 50 per cent on September 8, 2026. ^[3] Grant Cockshott, president of Innovair Group, stated that his company is shifting supply chains to China, India, and local sources to avoid the United States due to economic uncertainty. ^[4] Innovair Group received $1 million for production development and $2.5 million for gas storage and cryogenic gas transport trailers, with the company contributing $3.5 million of its own funds. ^[5] The planned federal funding is intended to help Winnipeg manufacturers overcome difficulties caused by tariff-related pressures, strengthen their operations, and seize new growth opportunities, according to the PrairiesCan advisory. ^[6] PrairiesCan, also known as Prairies Economic Development Canada, is the federal agency responsible for economic development in Canada's Prairie provinces and the body through which the funding announcement will be made. ^[7] The funding announcement is scheduled to take place on September 3, 2026, at 9:30 Central Time at Fort Garry Fire Trucks, located at 53 Bergen Cutoff in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ^[8]