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Aurora Cannabis admits getting a government tax credit just a few years ago would have been “astonishing.”

But with the marijuana industry booming as Canada prepares for legalization July 1, “it make sense,” said Cam Battley, Aurora’s chief corporate officer.

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Aurora is one of 35 Alberta companies granted a Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC), a two-year provincial government program heading now into its third round.

The program provides a non-refundable tax credit valued at 10 per cent of the costs of new machinery, equipment or buildings, up to $5 million.

In Aurora’s case, the credit is going to a $120-million grow operation at its headquarters at Edmonton International Airport.

The company bought specialized equipment to build its Aurora Sky project. The facility will be the largest of its kind in the world and will create 330 jobs when finished.

Trade Minister Deron Bilous said Monday rounds one and two of the tax credit support around 3,000 jobs with $1.2 billion in capital investment. Third round applications run until March 15.