Tax credit gives boost to $30-million mustard milling project

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 22, 2025.

A $30-million project to a mustard milling facility in Bow Island received support from the province to the tune of a $3.1-million Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit.

G.S. Dunn Limited expects the project to add 34 new jobs, access markets in Japan and South Korea and increase purchase of raw mustard seed from $13 million to $44 million. All of this seed will come from Western Canada, says the province.

“We are proud to announce the successful completion of our new mustard mill in Bow Island,” said G.S. Dunn Limited chief financial officer Daniel Bouillon. “This state-of-the-art facility stands as a testament to the collaborative efforts of the provincial government, the Town of Bow Island, local construction firms and our dedicated workforce at G.S. Dunn. We look forward to continuing to strengthen the agri-processing industry in southern Alberta together with our local mustard grower partners.”

Since its initial expansion into Alberta, the company has increased capacity by more than 200 per cent. This Bow Island expansion is the second phase of G.S. Dunn’s value-added mustard milling project.

“Investors continue to choose Alberta as a place to establish roots, grow and expand because it makes good business sense,” said Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson. “The Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit is just one of the ways our government commits to creating ideal conditions for businesses while attracting investment, diversifying the economy and creating more jobs for Albertans.”

The APITC is a program that provides a 12 per cent non-refundable, non-transferable tax credit when businesses invest $10 million or more in a value-added agri-processing facility project within the province. It is open to all food manufacturers and bio processors that add value to commodities, or turn agricultural byproducts into new goods.

Up to $175 million in tax credits is available for each project, says the province.