The Government of Canada has announced C$5 million in AgriInnovate support for Kinghaven Farms to adopt and customize automation and climate-control technologies at its newly built controlled-environment greenhouse in King City, Ontario.
The funding recipient is Kinghaven Farms. Haven Greens is the company’s leafy-greens brand, not a separate recipient. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s September 17 announcement says Kinghaven Farms produces greenhouse-grown leafy greens under the Haven Greens brand.
Automation at a newly built facility
The federal release describes the greenhouse as capable of producing up to 2 million kilograms of baby leafy greens annually. Capacity is not the same as current output, and the government did not disclose actual production volumes.
The supported technology includes an end-to-end mobile gully system that the department described as new to Canada. The system is intended to automate crop movement, support more precise and faster cultivation, and reduce labour requirements. The announcement also covers climate-control technologies, although it does not provide a complete supplier list or detailed equipment specifications.
Company and brand are distinct
The government’s quick facts identify Kinghaven Farms as a family-owned business established in 1967 and say it transitioned from horse racing into greenhouse production. Haven Greens’ own website describes the King City operation as a fully automated greenhouse supplying leafy greens year-round. The company website also uses the formulation “Haven Greens (Kinghaven Farms),” reinforcing the relationship between the operating business and consumer brand.
The C$5 million was awarded through AgriInnovate, a federal programme that provides repayable contributions for commercialization, demonstration and adoption of commercial-ready technologies. The release does not state the contribution’s repayment schedule, the total project cost or the greenhouse’s exact growing area.
Business significance
The project provides a commercial benchmark for automated leafy-greens production in Canada: a newly built greenhouse, a stated annual capacity ceiling of 2 million kilograms and federal support tied to technology adoption. For operators and equipment suppliers, the next useful evidence will be actual output, labour and operating-cost data, as well as confirmation of the technology vendors involved.
Key takeaways
- Canada announced C$5 million in AgriInnovate support for Kinghaven Farms.
- Haven Greens is Kinghaven Farms’ leafy-greens brand; it is not identified as a separate funding recipient.
- The greenhouse has a stated capacity of up to 2 million kilograms a year, but actual output and total project cost were not disclosed.
