Canadian Business Grants for Hiring: Connect Canada Internships

Canadian Business Grants for Hiring: Connect Canada Internships

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AUTO21, a Canadian not-for-profit organization, administers funding for a Canada-wide internship program called Connect Canada. The Connect Canada internship program is focused on providing opportunities to foster collaborative relationships between industry and academic partners to facilitate new R&D activities across Canada. Canadian Small Business Grants through Connect Canada: Purpose Small Business Grants for Internship opportunities…

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE): Voucher for E-Business (VEB)

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE): Voucher for E-Business (VEB)

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If your company is lacking an online marketing and e-business strategy, you may be in luck.  Ontario small to mid-sized businesses that export or looking to export may qualify for assistance through Ontario colleges through the OCE Voucher for E-Business.  The Voucher for E-Business is one of 4 OCE Vouchers offered through the Ontario Centres…

OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund

OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund

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Update: Please access this article for a more accurate overview Interactive Digital Media Fund. The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) has issued a new call for applications for the OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund (IDM). The Purpose of Ontario Government Grants Offered through the OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund The OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund was…

NOHFC Northern Ontario Business Grants Support Nipissing-Parry Sound Region

NOHFC Northern Ontario Business Grants Support Nipissing-Parry Sound Region

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Several projects in the Nipissing-Parry Sound Region received a big boost recently.  6 entities including a college and a small business in North Bay, the village of South River, the townships of Sequin and Carling, and the Town of Parry Sound received $4.6 million in funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). Northern…

Growing Forward 2: AgriMarketing for Small to Mid-Sized Enterprises

Growing Forward 2: AgriMarketing for Small to Mid-Sized Enterprises

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Growing Forward 2 has announced a new Canadian business grants program geared towards SMEs. This Federal government grants program is offered through the AgriMarketing program, under the Market Development SME Stream.  The AgriMarketing Program is a five-year $341 million initiative (2013-2018). The SME stream is targeting the need for Canadian agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood…

PM Stephen Harper Announces Support of up to 3,000 Internships

PM Stephen Harper Announces Support of up to 3,000 Internships

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the Federal government’s support of 3,000 paid internships for post-secondary graduates.  The internship initiative was provided through the Economic Action Plan 2014 and aims to give up to 3,000 post-secondary graduates the opportunity to take part in full-time paid internships in high-demand fields such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics and…

Northern Ontario Business Grants for Agri-Food Products (SNAP)

Northern Ontario Business Grants for Agri-Food Products (SNAP)

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Northern Ontario food producers and processors take note – a new government funding program has been announced to support the purchase of new equipment for your business. FedNor and Industry Canada through the through the Northern Ontario Development Program have provided $290,000 to the pilot effort of the SNAP program. The program will by run…

OMDC Export Fund: Business Grants for Digital Media Creation

OMDC Export Fund: Business Grants for Digital Media Creation

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Does your business create interactive digital media? Have you developed a product that you now want to export? Here’s a great new opportunity to receive government funding as a grant through the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC). OMDC has a funding program called: OMDC Export Fund – Interactive Digital Media. This fund provides a Canadian…

Western Economic Diversification Canada: Western Diversification Program

Western Economic Diversification Canada: Western Diversification Program

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The Western Diversification Program (WDP) is an available program through which Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) makes strategic investments in initiatives that enhance and strengthen the economy of Western Canada. The underlying objective of the WDP is to create a stronger West and a stronger Canada. WD’s current priorities are Trade and Investment, Business Productivity…

Small Business Grants for Hiring in the Food Processing Sector

Small Business Grants for Hiring in the Food Processing Sector

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May 2016 Update: Please be advised that some qualification criteria have changed since this article’s posting date. To discover if your business is eligible to receive funding to hire a recent graduate, use our free Wage Subsidy Identifier tool.  Grants are available for local, regional, and national employers to help facilitate the transition of young workers…