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The federal government has awarded close to $21 million to 16 Alberta tech companies to help entrepreneurs overcome the challenges of commercializing their products and ideas.

The funding — the majority of which will go to Calgary companies, though one Airdrie company and four Edmonton companies were also selected — comes from the Western Innovation Initiative, a federal program aimed at addressing “the changing nature of the economy” and positioning Canada as an innovation leader. The companies selected work in areas including clean technology, health and life sciences, digital technologies and value-added manufacturing, and will receive grants ranging from $250,417 to $2,773,000.

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“Today’s recipients are breaking barriers,” Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi said in Calgary on Wednesday. “I am excited to see such a variety of ideas coming from forward-looking Canadian innovators.”