Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI) for 2021-2022
The Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI) seeks to provides funding to advance key agri-food research and innovation projects for Ontario.
Skills Development Fund: Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Grants
The Skills Development Fund offers funding support for building employee skills and creating more Ontario apprenticeships. Second round of funding is open until March 31, 2022.
How the 2021 Federal Election Changed the Government Funding Landscape
The Liberal Party was re-elected in the snap 2021 election with many changes coming to the future of federal grant, loan, and wage subsidy programs for Canadian businesses.
PacifiCan: British Columbia’s New Government Funding Agency
The Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) is a new funding agency for B.C. that will award $553.1 million over five years (2021 – 2026).
Group Sponsorship Grant (GSG): Up to $3M in Apprenticeship Grants
The Group Sponsorship Grant (GSG) provides up to $3,000,000 in non-repayable government funding towards onboarding skilled trades apprenticeships.
Emissions Reduction Fund Onshore Program: January 2022 Extension
The Emissions Reduction Fund – Onshore Program provides up to $50M in funding towards projects that reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas industry.
The Triple-P Program: Northern Ontario Funding for Economic Growth
The Triple-P Program provides eligible businesses in Northern Ontario with up to $10,000 in grant funding towards innovative technology and/or equipment purchases related to productivity, prototype, or process improvements.
Rural Economic Development (RED) New Streams Announced for October 2021
The Rural Economic Development Fund (RED) has announced October 1, 2021 deadlines for two new funding streams.
NRC Energy Innovation Program (EIP) – New Cleantech Development Grant
The NRC Energy Innovation Program (EIP) is a government grant program to develop cleantech and reduce emissions that covers the cost of up to 50% of a project’s costs.
How Government Grants Are Impacted by the 2021 Canadian Federal Election
We look at the possible outcomes of the 2021 snap election to see what could happen to government funding programs for Canadian businesses.