Niagara College is thrilled to be receiving an investment from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada in the amount of more than $4.4 million to support cannabis and hemp research along with a college-led project benefiting the craft beer industry.

The funds will provide research support in cultivation, as well as business and marketing, and will provide new applied research experiences for students within the college’s schools of environment and horticulture and business and management. It will also support research in sustainable cannabis production, cannabis variety and growth trials, integrated pest management, and business and commercialization solutions.

In March 2021 the college expanded its cannabis education capabilities to include a Health-Canada-approved CannaResearch Bunker at its Niagara-on-the-Lake campus, funded through the research council. The space provides specialized equipment to grow crops, complete trials and conduct research in partnership with industry. It offers a controlled, sterile and isolated growing space.

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