Greater Regina Area, Saskatchewan
The Greater Regina Area, Saskatchewan BDO Zone for Canola Biomass is rated ‘AA’.
Rating Issue Date: April 2, 2024.
'AA' ratings denote very high prospective viability of Feedstock Supply and Infrastructure and very low expectations of default risk in the Zone. They indicate very strong ongoing capacity of the region to support new biobased plant operations. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
Greater Regina Area, SK holds an investment-grade BDO Zone ‘AA’ Rating for Canola straw. Issued in Apr 2024, the rating certifies approximately 6,800,000 tonnes/yr of reliable, low-risk biomass feedstock available within a 200-km driving distance from the center point (Global Transportation Hub, Regina, SK).
A ‘AA’ rating is a high investment grade, signalling an abundant, low-risk feedstock supply. It signals to developers, lenders, and investors that Greater Regina Area, SK’s feedstock supply has undergone rigorous, standardized due diligence across 100+ risk indicators, the same framework applied to every BDO Zone across North America.
Every BDO Zone Rating assesses a region across three dimensions, mapped as expanding radii around a candidate site.
- Feedstock surplus: Data indicating at least 50,000 tonnes per year of excess feedstock available to support typical intake of new biofuels manufacturing plants.
- Supply chain strength: Evidence supporting long-term commitment to supply both quantity and quality by local farmers, forestry companies, food waste generators, haulers and municipalities.
- Sound infrastructure: Suitable transportation, logistic, operating and supporting infrastructure to meet the requirements for new facility operations.
Assets & liabilities
- World-leading track record for canola productivity
- Well-developed supply chains by anchor agriculture companies capable of scaleup
- Implementation of efficient and sustainable farming practices
- Excellent transportation logistics provided by Class 1 railroads and highways
- Centre of the BDO Zone is shovel-ready inland port with utilities
- Climate change brings uncertainties to canola productivity, particularly drought and heat
- Market volatility and global supply chain issues can significantly impact canola availability
Infrastructure & sites
- 1,800 acres inland port facility
- service-ready industrial building sites with full utilities
- accepts freight by truck and train
- shipping to domestic and US locations
- rail connections to Vancouver and Montreal ports
- State-of-the-art container and intermodal terminal
- CN Rail served
- 7000 TEU container storage
- connected to Trans Canada Highway 1 and Highways 33, 6, 11
- serves warehousing, logistics, trucking, value-added agriculture
Local grants & incentives
- Saskatchewan corporate tax credit (10% R&D)
- 6.8% investment tax credit (manufacturing)
- Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive (6% rate, 10-15 years)
- Saskatchewan Value-Added Agriculture Incentive (15% credit)
- Saskatchewan Technology Start-up Incentive (45% credit)
- Canada Digital Adoption Program (micro-grants up to $2,400)
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