November 20, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Minister of Natural Resources, Derrick Dalley, and Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz, announced a $345,000 investment in an innovative robotic milking system for Pure Holsteins Ltd. The technology behind the new system is a first of its kind for Newfoundland and Labrador and…
The Advanced Manufacturing Summit in Hamilton, Ontario was the backdrop to a significant funding announcement on November 17, 2014. The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) association received $20 million in funding for its CME SMART Advanced Technologies for Global Growth grant program. The program is being supported by the FedDev Ontario program, Investing in Business…
Ottawa, ON. Last week (Nov. 17, 2014) The National Research Council of Canada (NRC)’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) announced that it would fund an Orleans, Ontario robotics firm up to $349,000 to develop and assist in the commercialization of the next generation of unmanned aircraft systems in the 25kg class. This new round of…
Still reeling from the recent closure of the Heinz plant, the people of Leamington, Ontario received good news in the form of a funding announcement from the federal government. Investments of up to $200,000 to the Windsor-Essex Economic Development Corporation will support existing food processing businesses while attracting new investment to the region. The investment…
Mentor Works and In-House Solutions Inc. are happy to announce an upcoming co-sponsored webinar discussing the recently released Canada Job Grant employee training grant. The Canada Job Grant offers up to $10,000 per employee, covering up to 66% of eligible training expenses in the form of non-repayable funding. Popular training topics include: Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma; Business…
This Canadian government grant for hiring offers a maximum of $12,000 in funding to support the hiring of a recent graduate to an environmental science position for at least 6 months. While the program will fund multiple candidates, there is a maximum of one candidate per project. Internships funded through this program must be completed…
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) Minister of State, Gary Goodyear, and MPs, Harold Albrecht, Stephen Woodworth and Peter Braid, were in Waterloo on November 12th to announce a $2 million investment in innovative local businesses. An investment of $1.53 million will be shared by three businesses, and an additional investment of up…
FedDev Ontario Minister of State, Gary Goodyear, and the local MP in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, Cheryl Gallant, announced an investment of up to $3 million which helped the local manufacturer reopen for business. Increasing Domestic and International Demand Helped the Plant Reopen after being Dormant for 6 Years A pick-up in demand both at home and abroad…
The Waterloo-based business has received a $713,000 grant from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) through Growing Forward 2’s AgriInnovation Program to help scale up its production. With over 700 acres in production, and located in the heart of Ontario’s apple growing region, Martin’s Family Fruit Farms have been family owned and operated since 1971. Martin’s…
Mitacs Elevate is a two-year collaborative R&D program that offers small and medium-sized businesses the opportunity to benefit from the work of postdoctoral fellows that choose to undertake an industrially relevant research project. In return, postdoctoral fellows receive experiential training in R&D directly through their industry-academic research collaboration as well as leadership training and business…