Innovation is critical to the long-term success of agri-food producers and processors. Whether it’s developing a new disease-resistant strain of crop, modifying product ingredients, or redesigning packaging, consistently innovating products or processes will help to remain competitive in an increasingly complex marketplace. Although large agri-food companies can innovate internally, smaller food businesses often lack the…
Can you create an open data retrieval platform that accesses non-standardized data sets? How can the thousands of parameters affecting watercourses be used to help a sport angler? Is there a way to apply machine learning to the process of interpreting satellite imagery? Enterprises are increasingly using open data sets to create or improve their…
Alberta’s agriculture industry is thriving. Recent reports indicate the province’s food and beverage industry earned more than $14.6 billion in sales and accounted for 21.5% of Alberta’s total manufactured goods. To support the sector’s continued growth and development, the Government of Alberta is providing funding to help food and beverage businesses to demonstrate innovation, keep…
Zenyatta Ventures Inc. has been awarded up to $100,000 in research and development funding to collaborate with Lakehead University. Ontario small business funding will support the enhancement of environmental and energy applications using the company’s advanced nano-material technologies. The investment will be provided through Ontario Centre of Excellence’s OCE Voucher for Innovation and Productivity II…
Please Note: The Low Carbon Innovation Fund is closed and will not accept further applications. Please browse other research and innovation funding programs. The Province of Ontario is a leader in the development of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission policies and government funding programs. Its unique focus on maintaining and even lessening environmental degradation goes beyond the…
In July 2017, the Canada Media Fund announced it would be investing up to $14.5 million in government funding to support a range of interactive digital media projects. The investment will be divided amongst 32 innovative projects that will increase Canadians’ access to indigenous media content. Canadian government funding will support a variety of digital…
The Government of Ontario has projected that by 2019 a total of 323,000 jobs will be created, but many of these positions will go unfilled. This is mainly attributed to employers’ inability to find properly trained and/or educated candidates to fill their roles. This growing challenge has made it difficult for business owners to develop…
The Government of Alberta has awarded $29.5 million in small business grants to support 12 cleantech projects. The investment will help accelerate innovative technology development projects that aim to reduce methane gas emissions. The contribution has been provided through the Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) program, which supports the development of innovative technologies that can significantly…
Please Note: ASCIP’s final application intake has closed. Ontario automotive manufacturers should explore the Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (OAMP) for funding support. The Automotive Supplier Competitiveness Improvement Program (ASCIP) is an Ontario government funding program that supports automotive parts suppliers’ capital investment initiatives. ASCIP grants support projects that help businesses increase their productivity, competitiveness, and innovation to…
Ontario manufacturer, Pan-Oston Ltd., has been awarded up to $100,000 in Ontario small business grants to create new jobs at its facility in Peterborough. The Government of Ontario’s investment will also allow the business to generate a network of manufacturers to attract new clients to the region area by highlighting the variety of available products…