Canadian Business Grants for Information and Communications Technology Hires

Canadian Business Grants for Information and Communications Technology Hires

Last year, there was an overwhelming interest in a popular small business grants program aimed at supporting new hires to high demand positions in information and communications technology positions. The Canadian government grants for ICT hiring program has now launched its 2014 round of funding for an ICT wage subsidy, which has brought along some…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Project Implementation: Producers

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Project Implementation: Producers

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…

How to Qualify for CONII Collaborative Research and Development

How to Qualify for CONII Collaborative Research and Development

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is a non-profit organization that distributes government funding for research and development through numerous programs to support R&D efforts including collaboration between industry and academic partners. The Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) program is a program that connects small and medium size businesses with Ontario Colleges to…

FAQs: NOHFC Small Business Start-Up Funding

FAQs: NOHFC Small Business Start-Up Funding

Starting a small business is Northern Ontario is a great idea as there is no shortage of funding programs available to small business operating in the region –in addition to what is available to other Ontario businesses. Recently, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) has announced several new government funding programs, including the NOHFC…

BDC Technology Financing Options for ICT Purchases

BDC Technology Financing Options for ICT Purchases

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is dedicated to supporting business’ strategic advancement in the marketplace through financing options. One such option is focused on providing competitive financing options for ICT purchases, including hardware, software, and IT consulting services. BDC Information and Communication Technology Financing Details This program offers up to $500,000 as a…

FedDev Ontario Celebrates Innovative Healthcare Solutions in London & Toronto

FedDev Ontario Celebrates Innovative Healthcare Solutions in London & Toronto

The first phase of the Investing in Business Innovation Canadian business grants and loans program is positioned to make a big impact on small businesses in southern Ontario, including most recently healthcare solutions businesses in London and Toronto. London Ontario Cancer Treatment Receives Backing from FedDev Ontario and Venture Capital Trillium Therapeutics Incorporated was the…

Canada Job Grant Timeline: All 10 Provinces Have Now Signed On

Canada Job Grant Timeline: All 10 Provinces Have Now Signed On

Controversy over the Canada Job Grant has faded over the past 6 months as one by one, the nation’s provinces have signed onto the agreement, recently Nova Scotia (July 3rd) and Newfoundland & Labrador (July 7th) were the last of the provinces to agree to carry out the $200 million training program. Canada Job Grant…

FAQs: TECTERRA – Trade Show Attendance Program

FAQs: TECTERRA – Trade Show Attendance Program

Editor’s Note: Since this article’s posting, TECTERRA funding programs have been re-launched to provide enhanced support. For details of these new funding streams, visit Mentor Works’ TECTERRA program page. TECTERRA is a not-for-profit organization that receives government funding to distribute in support of geomatics companies in Canada that need financial support to commercialize their new and…

FAQs: Growing Forward 2 Ontario Capacity Building for Producers

FAQs: Growing Forward 2 Ontario Capacity Building for Producers

The Growing Forward 2 program is a 5 year (2013-2018) Ontario government funding program from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to help producers, processors, and organizations become more efficient by taking advantage of innovative opportunities and improving competitiveness. This article focuses specifically on the Capacity Building Stream of the Producers funding grant module. What is…

GF2 Ontario Small Business Grants for Producers: Capacity Building

GF2 Ontario Small Business Grants for Producers: Capacity Building

Growing Forward 2 Ontario (GF2) is a five-year combined federal/provincial program that offers funding to support the major players of the agricultural and agri-food sector. The Ontario provincial funding variant of the programs supports producers, processors and collaborations become more efficient and more effective. There are two streams of Ontario grant funding available for each…