The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

FedDev Ontario’s 1st Anniversary Open House Celebrating the FEDDEV Agency’s anniversary of delivering economic and community development programs throughout Southern Ontario with the Minister of State, Gary Goodyear. Have the opportunity to talk with local community leaders and local business plus learn about some of the projects that have been funded throughout the region. Gain [...]

What is Bill 168?

Legal Guidance About Risk Assessment of Bill 168 as shared by the legal team at  Pavey, Law & Witteveen LLP. To receive guidance about risk assessments and to determine if Bill 168 is applicable to your business or organization, please contact them directly at www.paveylaw.com. Bill 168, Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), [...]

Additional Credit for Export Development

Export Development Canada in partnership with Mercantile Finance Services Ltd., can provide unsecured loans of up to $50,000 for a two year term to support Canadian companies with export business development goals. My clients have enjoyed these funds to assist them with increase production capacity for exporting, attending trade shows or new marketing efforts for [...]

Graduate Internship Program for Business Growth

Another hiring program,  and probably the most popular, is the Accelerate Ontario program. As Ontario’s Graduate Research Internship Program, the goal is to connect high-quality expertise from the province’s universities with Ontario businesses.  The partner company contributes $7,500 and the funds are matched by Accelerate Ontario through Government Canada. The benefits to the company are [...]

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FedDev Commercialization Initiative

Partnerships with SMEs & Universities/Colleges To encourage post-secondary institutions in southern Ontario to increase partnerships with SMEs and undertake pre-commercialization and applied research development expertise projects, the Federal Economic Development Agency (FedDev Ontario) have provide up to $15 million in funding to accelerate the collaboration. The greater collaboration will enhance innovation, improve productivity and competitiveness [...]

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