Greenbelt Fund – Local Food Investment Fund Receive up to 50-90% of Expenses in Grant Funding. The Greenbelt Fund was created to support Ontario-based farmers, food processors, and agricultural not-for-profits. Their popular grant, the Local Food Investment Fund (LFIF), offers three streams of agri-food grants to assist the Broader Public Sector, Market Access, and Local Food Literacy throughout Ontario….
Mitacs Enterprise Receive up to $15,000 in Grant Funding. This program is no longer available, however, please refer to other HR & Training Grants for other hiring options. Mitacs Enterprise is a wage subsidy for graduates in the science, technical, engineering, or math fields who are entering 6-month internship commitments. To learn more about other programs…
Low Carbon Innovation Fund Receive up to $250k to $2M in Government Funding. The Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) supports proof-of-concept, prototyping, and pilot demonstration projects that lead to the commercialization of processes and/or products in Ontario that are globally competitive and help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By offering Ontario government grants for clean technology…
TECTERRA Funding for Small Business Receive up to $500,000 in Government Funding. TECTERRA was created to invest in in the commercialization of geomatics technology and offers a full range of support programs to enable businesses within Canada to bring innovative geomatics solutions to market. TECTERRA offers both federal and provincial funding programs that aim to reinforce commercialization, business…
Innovation Superclusters Initiative Receive up to $250M in Grant Funding. The $950 million Innovation Superclusters Initiative supports industry-led partnerships composed of large firms, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), researchers, and intermediary institutions to build synergistic advantages in regions across Canada. Innovation clusters will focus on building an innovation ecosystem in one of Canada’s highly innovative industries, including advanced manufacturing, agri-food,…
FedDev Ontario Community Economic Development & Diversification Program (CEDD) Receive up to $5,000,000 in Government Funding. Administered by FedDev Ontario, the Community Economic Development and Diversification Program (CEDD) program aims to create sustainable economic growth in small and rural communities in southern Ontario. Applicants can be businesses or not-for-profit organizations in southern Ontario who are…
NGen Manufacturing Program Receive between $25k and $8.8M in Funding. The NGen Manufacturing Program supports collaborative technology development and application projects that help Canadian manufacturing companies compete globally. As administered by Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), the program taps into Innovation Superclusters Initiative (ISI) funding to support groups of businesses that develop high potential technologies, create groundbreaking…
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) Receive up to $500k to $5M in Government Funding. The Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) is a business expansion funding program that incentivizes companies to invest in new facilities and equipment, as well as supports economic development organizations, municipalities, and consortia in investing in infrastructure or implementing strategies to advance…
Ontario Creates Interactive Digital Media Fund Receive up to $300k in Government Funding. The Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Fund is an Ontario government grant that offsets a portion of costs directly related to concept definition and production projects. Through this program, digital media developers can leverage government funding to accelerate their growth. This helps get products to…
Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) Receive up to $150k/$2M in Government Funding. Innovative Solutions Canada is an initiative that provides government grants and procurement contracts to stimulate technology research, development, and commercialization. The program’s Challenge Stream and Testing Stream help startups and small/medium-sized businesses (SMEs) overcome technology testing and development hurdles so that they can produce globally-demanded…