The Ontario Ministry of Rural Affairs has announced that it is now accepting applications from eligible employers who plan to create summer jobs for students in Rural Ontario. (Rural is defined as a town, small city or township with a population of 100,000 people or less). Businesses eligible for this government funding for business will…
Minister of State for the Federal State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), was on hand at an event hosted by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce (CCC) to discuss the Economic Action Plan 2013. Minister Goodyear highlighted the fact that since the worst of the global recession Canada has had the…
The Agri-Innovation Program‘s (AIP) Industry-led Research and Development Stream provides Canadian government funding for research and innovation projects in the agriculture, agri-food and agri-product sectors. As a part of the Growing Forward 2 Policy Framework, the $698M Agri-Innovation program is designed to accelerate the pace of innovation by supporting research and development activities in agri-innovations….
The AgriMarketing Program is a five-year (2013-2018), $341-million program, under Growing Forward 2 (GF2) that consists of a combination of government initiatives and contribution funding for industry-led projects. Its objective is to improve the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector’s competitiveness in domestic and international markets by supporting industry in gaining and maintaining access to markets…
The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) was founded in 2009 as a national centre of excellence for commercialization and research to create companies, jobs and wealth for the nation. With a network of 21 hubs and partners across Canada, including: MaRS Discovery District; The Communitech Hub; Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), CDMN brings together…
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) created the 5 year, $50 Million Agri-Processing Initiative (API) as a part of the government funding for business program, Agricultural Flexibility Fund, launched nation-wide under the 2009 Canadian Federal budget. The API aims to help companies in the Agri-Processing sector become more competitive while enabling them to adopt new technology, products…
The ecoENERGY Efficiency for Industry Program is a part of a wider initiative that was begun by the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE); Canada’s Centre for Excellence for Energy, efficiency and alternative fuels information. This program is an effort by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to help promote the adoption of an energy management standard by…
The Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (OMRI) is receiving applications for the Innovation Demonstration Fund. This government funding for research and development initiative focuses on emerging technology and prefers environmental, alternative energy, bio-products, hydrogen and other significant global technologies. IDF has been created to help support Pilot demonstrations leading to the commercialization of processes…
For small to medium-sized businesses and larger companies alike, finding first time buyers in order to help a product or service through the commercialization phase can be challenging. The Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) is a $40 million program initiated in 2010 as a permanent procurement program aiming at helping businesses through the pre-commercialization stage…
The Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (OMRI) has issued detailed information regarding its Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF). For those unfamiliar with this government funding for business initiative, the IDF is a discretionary, non-entitlement research and development funding program that focuses on emerging technologies, with a preference towards environmental, alternative energy, bio-products, hydrogen and other…