The  Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) is new to many businesses and questions surround its eligibility factors, details, and requirements. Mentor Works has received a number of queries that we would like to share answers to. When did the BCIP Call for Proposals go live? The Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) Call for Proposals went live…
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) has announced the release of new Ontario small business grants programs for Northern Ontario Businesses and Entrepreneurs. NOHFC Small Business Grants Ontario Overview There are eleven new programs in all with funding available; most will be of interest to small business owners and entrepreneurs. NOHFC Ontario Business Grants…
The Ontario Aerospace R&TD Challenge Fund is a $2.5 million Ontario small business grants program that is run by the Ontario Aerospace Council (OAC), Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (OMRI). R&TD Challenge Fund Government Grants Ontario –Available Funding OCE and NSERC…
Mentor Works connects with many businesses that have questions about hiring an apprentice. We appreciate that the process of hiring an apprentice can appear to be complicated. For this reason we have endeavoured to provide you with the information you need to know and a clear process to follow. Ontario Apprenticeship Programs Overview The Province…
This program is now closed and no longer accepting applications. Please feel free to browse other Research and Development funding programs. The Ontario Aerospace R&TD Challenge Fund is a program that supports technology that is strategically important to the Ontario aerospace sector. This Ontario business grants for research and development is supported by the Ontario Centres of…
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 government funded organization based in Alberta. TECTERRA’s purpose is to provide support to start-ups and SME’s in the field of geomatics, across Canada. What…
During a recent visit to Conestoga College in Cambridge, the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, announced details of four new small business grants for hiring programs aimed at helping young people across Ontario find work, develop important job skills and start their own businesses. Small Business Grants Will Be Responsible for Creation of 30,000 Jobs…
Mentor Works’ President & Owner, Bernadeen McLeod, will be joining the SHIFT Conference in Waterloo to educate business leaders. Bernadeen will present the latest on business funding trends, give valuable insight into how to select & access small business grants and loans, and share her experience of how small and medium-sized businesses like yours have…
On Monday November 4th Royal Bank Canada (RBC) will host a workshop to highlight small business grants and loans opportunities as well as offer assistance in export development and small business finance options. Mentor Works and Export Development Canada (EDC) to Present at RBC-Sponsored Event Canadian business grants and loans expert Bernadeen McLeod, Founder and President…
Career Start is a small business grants for hiring program offered through three colleges across Canada: Fanshawe College in London, Ontario Douglas College in B.C. College of the North Atlantic in St.John’s, NFLD. Canadian Small Business Grants for Hiring Offers a 50% Contribution The Career Start program offers 50% funding of up to $5,600 for…