Martin Walmsley Fellowship Competition

The Martin Walmsley Fellowship for Technological Entrepreneurship facilitates the transition of Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) funded research into new business ventures. This competition fosters an entrepreneurial spirit within Ontario and honours the vision of Dr. Martin Walmsley in developing new innovative institutional structures. It will fund a post-secondary research student who has been associated with…

Business Funding Grants – Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund

The Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund is intended to provide Ontario-based, interactive digital media companies with government funding as the final piece of finance required to move their eligible products into production. Selected applicants will receive a non-refundable monetary contribution up to $150,000 that cannot exceed 50% of the eligible project budget. As a leader in…

Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program  (CICP) Government Procurement for Innovators

Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) Government Procurement for Innovators

The Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) is a permanent government procurement program that is currently in their two-year pilot program. This Canadian Government support program will help businesses who are actively looking to commercialize their innovative products and services, thus bridging the pre-commercialization gap while supporting Canadian businesses. The program was mentioned in a previous…

Electric Vehicle Incentive Program – Small Business Transportation Funding

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is currently offering Canadian Government grants for small business lease or purchase of a hybrid or electric vehicle fleet. The program is one of the many Canadian Government Funding Incentives for Greening your Business and reducing Canada’s commercial carbon footprint. This program is available to private consumers as well…

Communitech HYPERDRIVE Accepting Applications

Earlier this summer, Communitech introduced the HYPERDRIVE program to help technology startups experience a new innovative avenue to scale their businesses faster and achieve market success. HYPERDRIVE is a $30M+ technology startup incubator program and is open to any business around the world. Communitech is one of Ontario’s Regional Innovation Centres (RIC), which helps distribute…

Canadian Government Tax Credit for Power Takeoff Equipment

Your company may be eligible for a tax credit if you own power takeoff equipment. Power Takeoff (PTO) equipment refers to auxiliary equipment of licensed motor vehicle that uses fuel, which includes clear diesel fuel, gasoline and propane from the vehicle’s fuel tanks. Eligible power takeoff equipment for this Canadian government funding may include: Cement…

Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund – Ontario Government Funding

The Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund supports the collaboration between qualified venture capital funds and other private investors into companies working towards: Clean technologies Digital media and information and communications technologies Life sciences and advanced health technologies This discretionary Ontario government funding program is accepting investments made alongside qualified co-investors. Any companies interested in investment must…

SOFII Government Funding for Investment in Innovation Release

SOFII Government Funding for Investment in Innovation Release

The Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation (SOFII), a Canadian government funding program, was first showcased in a blog in early July 2012. FedDev Ontario announced that this $20M investment, funded by their Prosperity Initiative, would support SME’s across Southern Ontario. The Canadian Government Funding program is  divided into two regional areas with involvement…

ICTC Career Focus Program

ICTC Career Focus Program

This grant funding for business subsidizes wages for graduates relating to IT work. The types of tasks the graduate would perform may include search engine optimization (SEO), software development, database creation and maintenance, building content and link building strategies. ICTC Career Focus: Changes to this Ontario Government Funding Program ICTC Career Focus has undergone a…

Broader Public Sector Investment Fund Submissions Due by July 2012

The Broader Public Sector Investment Funds initiative aims to increase the amount of Ontario foods purchased through municipal, university, school and hospital food services. This Canadian government funding program will encourage these institutions, Ontario producers and partners along the public sector food service value chain to be more creative, resourceful and ambitious in order to…