The Convention Development Fund (CDF) offers small business funding grants that help eligible cities located in Ontario offset critical costs when attracting increased convention business and visitor spending. Ontario Government Funding Program Overview The ministry offers these business funding grants as a cost share up to 50% of total eligible project costs to a maximum…
Editor’s Note: Details of the Canada Summer Jobs program are subject to change at any time; details on this page were accurate as of the posting date. To learn about current program details, please contact Mentor Works or visit canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/youth-summer-job. As a part of the Ontario Youth Action Plan, the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth…
The MaRS Cleantech Fund is one of the most recent program additions by the MaRS Organization to provide funding for small business in the clean technologies sector. The program is funded through the highly regarded MaRS Discovery District, which provides equity investments to small business and start-up organizations looking to commercialize new and innovative technologies….
The Apprenticeship Incentive Canadian government funding program encourages apprentices to begin and continue their training in a designated Red Seal trade. This government funding for business program helps cover expenses related to tuition, tools and travel. This Canadian taxable cash grant program is a taxable amount of $1,000 per year for registered apprentices once they…
Nipissing University’s Biomass Innovation Centre is allocating its assigned Canadian Government funding towards collaborative research and feasibility studies regarding the identification of potential biomass energy sources in Northern Ontario. The program intends to provide academic services and funding for small business that are attempting to determine the feasibility of early-stage biomass investigation projects. Canadian Research…
NOTICE: This blog is out-dated. please check back for Career Focus Hiring Grants Updates regularly for the latest on news and releases. As foreshadowed by one of our previous articles regarding the Final Call for ICTC Career Focus proposals, Ontario Government funding representatives have just confirmed the complete allocation of funding for small business hiring…
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) has opened a call for proposals from small businesses looking to receive Canadian Government funding for business accessibility improvements through the small project component of the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF). This program provides financial incentives for results-oriented projects across Canada that look to increase the accessibility of businesses…
This Canadian government funding program currently supports 61 Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDC) in Ontario – where FedDev Ontario serves 37 rural Eastern and Southern Ontario and the remainder are served by FedNor. This Ontario government funding program helps SME’s in rural Ontario expand and stabilize their business to maintain or create jobs. Canadian Government…
Businesses located within the GTA can now receive Canadian business funding grants towards energy efficiency improvements within their industrial or commercial facilities. Toronto Hydro offers a variety of programs which provide financial incentives and funding grants for small business equipment retrofits and energy management systems. Ontario Business Funding Incentives for Improved Energy Management The following…
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) maintains a supportive role in the Canadian Dairy industry by providing funding for small business development projects through their Matching Investment Fund (MIF) program. The Matching Investment Fund provides non-repayable government grants for small business expansion and product development initiatives conducted by eligible Canadian Dairy Producers and Food Technology Centres….