Economic Action Plan 2013 Will Renew Career Focus Funding

Economic Action Plan 2013 Will Renew Career Focus Funding

The announcement of the Economic Action Plan 2013 brings positive news for small businesses looking to hire recent graduates. The Canadian government has committed $70 million in funding for small business support for hiring of 5000 recent graduates over the next three years through the Career Focus program, which is set to launch in Q2…

Agri-Processing Initiative FAQs

Agri-Processing Initiative FAQs

What is the objective of Government Funding for Business through the AgriProcessing Initiative (API)?   Through Canadian government funding API will help businesses from the AgriProcessing sector adopt innovative technology and processes so they will be better positioned to compete in the global economy, and thus the Canadian Agri-Processing sector on a whole will become more…

Small Business Grants & Funding Support for Hiring in 2013

Small Business Grants & Funding Support for Hiring in 2013

Since the advent of the information age, there has been an increasingly greater emphasis on the role that human capital plays in the strategic growth planning of small and medium-sized businesses (SME’s) in Canada. As a result Canadian SME’s have looked to leverage Canadian small business grants and loans programs to develop a crucial competitive…

Canadian Government Funding: ICTC Career Focus for eHealth Hiring

Canadian Government Funding: ICTC Career Focus for eHealth Hiring

The Federal Government of Canada has helped establish the Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) small business funding grants for hiring to help Canadian healthcare corporations develop talented, highly skilled labour forces that will lead them to a competitive advantage globally. The Canadian government funding program is called ICTC Career Focus; a highly successful program…

ICTC Career Focus Canadian Government Funding:  ICT Eligible Occupations

ICTC Career Focus Canadian Government Funding: ICT Eligible Occupations

The Government of Canada appreciates the important role that information and communication technologies (ICT) will play in the future of Canada’s job market.  The Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) has thus established small business grants for hiring program to offer the opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses subsidized wages for new graduates relating to…

SD Tech Fund Clean Tech Application Deadline: April 17, 2013

SD Tech Fund Clean Tech Application Deadline: April 17, 2013

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) supports advances in clean technology which are directed at finding innovative solutions to sustainability issues that affect the Canadian economy and the health of Canadians. This Canadian government funding for clean technology program should be of great interest to those companies that are developing a clean technology project that is…

Conestoga Applied Research & Innovation Event: April 19, 2013

Conestoga Applied Research & Innovation Event: April 19, 2013

Conestoga’s Applied Research and Innovation (CARI) Office is hosting an Innovation Event (IE) on Friday April 19th from 4:00 – 7:00 PM. The event will bring together Conestoga Faculty, local & regional academic, potential industry partners, and organizations to discuss potential ideas for Conestoga’s new Natural Sciences and  Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Conestoga College Innovation…

New Horizons for MedTech (NHM) 2013 Information Sessions

New Horizons for MedTech (NHM) 2013 Information Sessions

NHM will provide Canadian Government funding to cover up to 50 percent of eligible supported costs to a maximum amount of $30,000 per recipient.  The program will fund projects to help SMEs with at least one commercialized product in the medical or healthcare sector that: Have never exported, but are considering exporting; Are preparing to…

HTX Ontario Flagship Program: Healthcare/Medical Funding

HTX Ontario Flagship Program: Healthcare/Medical Funding

Health Technology Exchange (HTX) offers government funding for business to Ontario corporations that develop, produce and commercialize Medical and Assistive Technologies (MATs). HTX Canadian Government Funding Qualifications Ontario firms can qualify for government funding for small business under two different categories: Qualifying applicant: Ontario-based MNE or new created Ontario-based subsidiary of the MNE. Qualifying project…

Small Business Loans Ontario: CSBFP and BDC Financing

Small Business Loans Ontario: CSBFP and BDC Financing

Program Update: Read the latest CSBFP overview blog for additional insight into the program. The Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) assists small businesses in acquiring loans from financial institutions. In CSBFP, the Government of Canada shares the risk of loans with lenders, making it easier for small businesses to be approved. This program has…