FedDev Ontario’s 1st Anniversary Open House Celebrating the FEDDEV Agency’s anniversary of delivering economic and community development programs throughout Southern Ontario with the Minister of State, Gary Goodyear. Have the opportunity to talk with local community leaders and local business plus learn about some of the projects that have been funded throughout the region. Gain…
Another hiring program, and probably the most popular, is the Accelerate Ontario program. As Ontario’s Graduate Research Internship Program, the goal is to connect high-quality expertise from the province’s universities with Ontario businesses. The partner company contributes $7,500 and the funds are matched by Accelerate Ontario through Government Canada. The benefits to the company are…
Partnerships with SMEs & Universities/Colleges To encourage post-secondary institutions in southern Ontario to increase partnerships with SMEs and undertake pre-commercialization and applied research development expertise projects, the Federal Economic Development Agency (FedDev Ontario) have provide up to $15 million in funding to accelerate the collaboration. The greater collaboration will enhance innovation, improve productivity and competitiveness…
As part of the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan to mitigate the impacts of the economic downturn, FedDev Ontario has commissioned the Wellington Waterloo Community Futures Development Corporation (WWCFDC) to receive applications for the Community Futures Rural Development Fund. This is a two-year stimulus program providing $450,000 for the region in its initial year…