iSTEM Hiring Program Now Available at University of Waterloo

iSTEM Hiring Program Now Available at University of Waterloo

Before now, Ryerson University based out of Toronto, Ontario was the only school in Ontario offering the iSTEM hiring grant. University of Waterloo has officially changed that. Also known as the Graduate Enterprise Internship, the iSTEM program offers up to $15K towards the hiring of a science, technical, engineering, or mathematics student or graduate. The…

Agri-Innovation Program is a No Interest Business Loan up to $5M

Businesses in the agriculture sector can receive an additional source of cash through the Agri-Innovation Program. Offered through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Agri-Innovation Program provides agricultural businesses across Canada with 0% interest repayable funding towards a variety of expenditures that will improve the company’s productivity or promote innovation. This program is similar to the…

Ontario Government Grants for Hiring Interns

Mitacs Enterprise Program With a primary business focus on science, technical, engineering or math sectors, Mitacs is offering a new career development program called Enterprise Internships for iSTEM graduates and current Masters and Doctoral students to enable the growth strategies of small and medium sized companies. iSTEM – Talent to Support Business Growth This Southern…

The Community Futures Program: Repayable Financing up to $150K

The Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDC) in Ontario is a program, funded by the Government of Canada (often by FedDev) to help SME’s in rural Ontario to expand and stabilize their business in order to maintain or create jobs. The CFDC has established itself as a popular and successful funding program, with over 170 success…

IRAP Supports Digital Technology Adoption Pilot Program (DTAPP)

IRAP Supports Digital Technology Adoption Pilot Program (DTAPP)

Please Note: The IRAP DTAPP program is no longer available, however, other Canadian government grants may still be applicable to your project. Please contact a Government Funding Planner to evaluate current funding opportunities. Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy serves to raise awareness of the importance of seeking productivity improvements by adopting technology. By building digital skills,…

CMHC Platinum Program – Grant for Exporting Deadline Friday

Established in 2006, CMHC’s Platinum Program helps small businesses in Canada’s housing industry increase their export opportunities and market diversification through a Canadian government grant. The deadline for this application is Friday, November 25th at 5:00pm EST, so interested parties should submit their application before the end of the week. Eligible Export Regions The Platinum…

Ontario Business Grants – Eastern Ontario Development Fund

The Eastern Ontario Development Fund was announced in 2008, as a four year program ending in March 2012, and is still accepting applications.  Previously, we profiled this fund in our July 2011 Blog and based on the near closing date, Mentor Works has researched the key eligibility factors and project criteria to contribute growth and…

ICI Capacity Buyback Program: Retrofit Subsidy for Water Use Reduction

Cities around Ontario have made an effort to reduce electricity and water usage in a number of ways, such as introducing the peak energy hour system. However, not all of their initiatives have the potential to increase the end-user’s utilities cost. Cities such as Toronto, York, and Guelph, Ontario are implementing the Industrial, Commercial and…

New Building Construction Program – Benefits to Energy Efficiency

If you are located within the Enbridge Gas Distribution area and intending to build for commercial, institutional or multi-unit residential occupancy, by following Part 3 of the Ontario Building 2006 – then you may qualify for NBCP savings. The program helps offset the costs of designing more energy-efficient buildings through incentives of $0.10/m3 of annual…

Small Business Funding Grants – Agricultural Food Software Support

The Canadian Industry Traceability Infrastructure Program (CITIP) supports national industry organization in the agricultural food chain to enhance, develop and implement traceability systems. This government funding for business is available to those with a strong implementation plan in place. The Canadian government funding will assess how the proposed system will collect and share traceability information…