1. Hemp Usage types Grain type Fibre (dual) type Short stature
High seed yield
Low vegetative biomass
Fibre (dual) type
Tall or very tall plants
Very high stem yield
Lower seed yields

2. Hemp Processing in Canada

3. Materials from Hemp

4. Industrial Fibre
Biofiba Canada – ( Composites Innovation Centre – ( Green Earth Technologies – ( Lanaupole Fibres–( Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives – ( Parkland Industrial Hemp Growers – ( Plains Industrial Hemp Processing Inc – (
Interior carpeting of a cars door made by a biocomposite of hemp fibres and polyethylen
Work by Christian Gahle, nova-Institut GmbH, 2007

5. Manitoba Harvest / Hemp Oil Canada?
vertically integrated = quality like no other
Control every aspect of the production process
Largest hemp food manufacturer to grow, make, and sell our own line of hemp food products.
Control every aspect of production from seed, to processing, to packaging, to distribution.
In-house quality control lab. Test at various stages of production.
“Quality seed to shelf.”
HACCP & GMP certified
Highest level of global certification in food safety & quality = BRC.
Credit: Shaun Crew, Hemp Oil Canada

6. The Future of Hemp One million acres in Canada?
$1.0 billion in exports?
Widely utilized food ingredient?
High tech applications?
2000 lbs/acre yield?
Dual crop value?
Triple crop value?

7. Acknowledgements Dr. Jan Slaski, InnoTech Alberta
Dr. Mike Deyholos, UBC
Dr. Jian Zhang, Alberta Innovates (AI)
Dr. Susie Li, InnoTech
Shaun Crew, Hemp Oil Canada Inc
Russ Crawford, CHTA-Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance AI
Heilongjiang Provincial Government
Heilongjiang Academy of Science
UBC

8. An Opportunity: Alberta and Heilongjiang partner to become the
suppliers of choice for all products and uses from the whole Industrial
Hemp plant in all Asian and North American markets.
Alberta and Western Canada’s Impact:
1.Industrial Hemp will be the crop of first choice for Alberta’s farmers
on their average and below average Alberta farm soils (near an estimated
11 million Acres).
2. Western Canada will have globally competitive value chains for
hemp based food products, textiles both for security and high fashion
garments, automotive parts, building products and more.

9. EDA’s Roles:
1.Become informed advocates for informed farm production of
Industrial Hemp.
2. Assist investors to pursue the opportunities from developing
Industrial Hemp Value Chains.
3. Advocate for the required research capabilities to keep industry at
the global leading edge of new product and new process development.
Barry Mehr- Chair AFC’s Board of Directors