On August 14th, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Chris Alexander was in Kitchener-Waterloo where he met with Communitech and other business leaders to discuss the Start-up Visa Program. The program, which boasted of its first two successful applicants in July 2014, was designed to help make Canada the destination of choice for the world’s brightest…
The provincial governments of Newfoundland & Labrador and P.E.I. joined Manitoba in being two of the first three provinces to offer the Canada Job Grant. The Canada Job Grant is a funding for training program that offsets two thirds of training costs up to $10,000, while employers are responsible for the remaining one third of…
The Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) has developed a program to support Canadian food and beverage exporters that are targeting the food service and retail sector in the United States. It’s called “Taste of Canada,” and the fourth edition of the event will take…
Since the creation of the Enabling Accessibility Fund in 2007, over 1,400 projects have been funded through the program, opening workplaces for thousands of Canadians with disabilities. The Economic Action Plan has dedicated another $15 million per year to improve accessibility in workplaces across Canada. Minister of State Bergen Announces Call for Proposals Minister of…
The WaterTAP Embedded Marketing Executive Program is offering two Ontario-based businesses in the water industry the opportunity to benefit from a seasoned marketing executive with a background in the water industry for a period of six months. Successful applicants will benefit from expertise in marketing and communication strategy, technology/service commercialization and improved business development practices….
On September 24, 2014, Mentor Works and Grant Thornton LLP will provide insight to leaders and owners of established small to medium-sized businesses on Canadian government funding and tax incentives via a free workshop in Markham, Ontario. Canadian Government Funding and Tax Advisory Workshop: Event Details Location/ Venue: Markham Convergence Centre, 7271 Warden Ave., Markham,…
Small business incubators aim to provide a sophisticated mix of business support services, office space, and access to funding in order to help improve success rates of small businesses. In fact, the Canadian Association of Business Incubators (CABI) cites a report claiming: “The average survival rate of companies in Canada that go through business incubation has been…
The Growing Forward 2 (GF2) program supported by the Ontario Government, as well as the federal government, has announced the availability of funding for food producers for the Project Implementation Stream of the Ontario provincial funding variant. The funding from the Project Implementation Stream will awarded to projects based on merit. Projects must be from…
Unemployment, especially among youth, remains an area of great concern for the federal government. The Youth Employment Strategy is the Government of Canada’s pledge to get Canadian youth working by helping them overcome barriers to gaining employment and transition from post-secondary education into the labour market. Since 2006, the Youth Employment Strategy (YES) has helped…
The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) is offering funding of up to $4,000 to help mature start-ups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access business opportunities around the world. As of August 1, 2014 the Soft-Landing Program is again accepting applications. Canadian companies can enter new markets and gain exposure to business opportunities around…