Ontario Flagship Program – Supporting Medical R&D in Ontario

More research is being conducted by Ontario’s Medical Technology Sector through Canada’s new business funding grants. The Health Technology Commercialization Program (HTCP) is a Canadian government funding program that is administered by The Health Technology Exchange (HTX) and the Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI). The HTX received 14.2M in funds to distribute business funding…

Canadian Expo for Manufacturers – FABTECH Canada

North America’s largest metalforming, fabricating, welding and finishing event is coming to Toronto, Ontario next month. FABTECH Canada will be holding an innovation and network connection expo for those who are interested in the latest information on industry standards, new products, and the most innovative technologies that would apply to various Canadian sectors. The event…

Upcoming Innovation Seminars – TEDx Events

For those who are unfamiliar with the TED organization, they are a non-profit group that brings together the leading experts from the areas of Technology, Entertainment, and Design. TEDx programs were designed to inspire and promote innovation within organizations and communities. These events provide a great opportunity for businesses that are looking into the Canadian…

Hiring Services for New Talent – University of Waterloo

A valuable resource that not enough Canadian businesses tend to take advantage of is the never ending stream of graduates and co-op students from post-secondary institutions. The utilization of these talent pools can be mutually beneficial for both parties; and even more so for the hiring organizations through their use of various Canadian Business Funding…

MEDI Supports Going Global & Exports

The Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation will be partnering with the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) for an up-coming web-based seminar on trade and supply chain financing solutions. This event may be beneficial for those who would like to explore their funding options through Low Interest Loans or Business Funding Grants for…

CME SMART Prosperity Now – FAQs

The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) has just released the application forms for their new business funding grant; the SMART Prosperity Now Program. For those who are unaware, the CME Smart Prosperity Now Program is a non-repayable business funding grant that can provide up to $75,000 or 33.3% of eligible expenses and activities for manufacturing…

Ontario-China Research & Innovation Fund Update

New rounds of funding proposals are being accepted by the Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation for the Ontario-China Research and Innovation Fund (OCRIF). The upcoming round of Ontario government funding for research and development will act as a cost-sharing program and provide up to $250,000 dollars to Canadian researchers per project. The project costs…

Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP)

The Canadian Government has begun a new initiative to foster innovation and commercialization for the Canadian business sector. The Canadian government funding program is a $40 million dollar Canadian Government procurement and acquisition program called the Canadian Innovation and Commercialization Program (CICP).  This business funding initiative will not act directly as a business funding grant;…

Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT)

Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT) is a non-profit organization that looks to attract foreign investors and business opportunities to the Kitchener-Waterloo Region. We have previously talked about CTT’s Business Expansion Objectives; however, we did not completely cover all of the Canada Technology Triangle’s beneficial attributes. The CTT offers a wide variety of other services and valuable…

CME SMART Prosperity Now Ontario Business Grant: Now Open

The CME SMART Prosperity Now program is now accepting applications for small business funding grants through the CME SMART Prosperity Now Online Application. This recent Ontario business grant has replaced the previous funding mechanism, CME SMART, and now has new requirements for funding eligibility as mentioned in our previous blog CME SMART Prosperity Now. In…