Get Youth Working! Program: BC Government Grants for Hiring Recent Grads

The Get Youth Working! Program is a British Columbia government grant for hiring program offered through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement and run by Bowman Employment Services. The program is specifically designed to offer a generous incentive to BC employers looking to hire unemployed and non-EI eligible youth between the ages of 15-29 years…

Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC) Legacy Fund for Co-op Students

Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC) Legacy Fund for Co-op Students

The University of Guelph has supported thousands of co-op students through relevant work employment around the world. While employers have historically had access to the Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit as their primary source of funding support for hiring these co-op students on work terms, companies in the agricultural sector, such as food processors, now…

Canadian Government Funding Workshop April 16th in Trenton, Ontario

Canadian Government Funding Workshop April 16th in Trenton, Ontario

Mentor Works invites small to mid-sized businesses owners to a complimentary informational sessions to learn more about Canadian government grants and loans available to support the strategic growth of your firm. In her presentation, Alexandra (Alex) Barlow, Business Development Executive at Mentor Works Ltd., will cover financing trends, the different types of government funding resources,…

Province Finally Invests in a Viable Way to Eliminate Distracted Driving

Province Finally Invests in a Viable Way to Eliminate Distracted Driving

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have said that distracted driving is the “No. 1 killer on the roads.” According to The OPP’s 2013 Traffic Statistics 78 people died in crashes related to distracted driving on roads they patrolled in 2013, this compares with 57 deaths related to impaired driving and 44 related to speeding. They also noted…

Canada Media Fund: Experimental Stream 2014 Deadlines

Canada Media Fund: Experimental Stream 2014 Deadlines

The Canada Media Fund, a low interest loan for digital media companies, has announced its deadlines for all three segments of the Experimental Stream for 2014. We have discussed the Canada Media Fund Experimental Stream in the past, so please refer to our Canada Media Fund Overview Blog for more general information on the program….

Alberta Plans to Invest $200M in Agricultural and Food Innovation

Alberta Plans to Invest $200M in Agricultural and Food Innovation

The Province of Alberta announced earlier this month that the provincial government will set aside as much as $200 million from within the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. The funds will be directed to a number of causes including the expansion of grant programs to local applied research associations and to value-added product development and…

Canadian Meat Council’s 94th Annual Conference –Toronto, Ontario

Canadian Meat Council’s 94th Annual Conference –Toronto, Ontario

The Meat Industry is Canada’s largest sector of Canada’s food processing industry, and accounts for 10% of Canada agri-food exports while employing 67,500 people. “Meat” The New Realities: Innovation, Regulation, Education The Canadian Meat Council’s annual conference is the organization’s flagship event. This year’s conference is now accepting reservations online and by phone, and promises…

MaRS Innovation Industry Access Program (MI-IAP) – April 10th Application Deadline

MaRS Innovation Industry Access Program (MI-IAP) – April 10th Application Deadline

Researchers are often required to have industry partners in order to qualify for government funding programs, and making that connection can be especially difficult and time consuming for researchers.  Through a streamlined process, MaRS Innovation Industry Access Program helps researchers connect with one of MaRS Innovation’s industry partners, which include:  Baxter, LifeLabs, GSK, Johnson &…

SD Natural Gas Fund – Canadian Government Grants for CleanTech

SD Natural Gas Fund – Canadian Government Grants for CleanTech

Well over half of Canada’s population rely on natural gas for power and heat in homes, apartments, buildings, businesses, hospitals and schools. With this in mind, the Canadian Federal Government, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and the Canadian Gas Association announced the impending creation of a new Canadian government grant funding program to support the…

Free Workshop for Established SME’s with Richter LLP in Toronto, May 7th, 2014

Free Workshop for Established SME’s with Richter LLP in Toronto, May 7th, 2014

Mentor Works has helped thousands of small to mid-sized businesses across Canada select and access Canadian business grants and loans.  On May 7th, Mentor Works’ President and Founder, Bernadeen McLeod, will visit Richter LLP in Toronto to share insight into government funding with owners and leaders of established small to mid-sized firms that manufacture and/or…