FedDev Ontario’s Prosperity initiatives include funding for not-for-profits (NFP’s) with innovative projects that will provide a positive economic impact on their region. The funding from Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) for NFPs will support up to 100% of the costs of the project, to a maximum of $20 million, as a grant. IBI also has…
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has now officially released funding in the form of hiring grants, offering up to $12,000 in non-repayable grant money for hiring recent graduates from environmental sciences to a related position within the sector. Canadian Government Grants for Hiring Environmental Sciences Positions: Funding Details This hiring grants for small business…
Mentor Works will visit Renfrew, Ontario as a part of its Eastern Ontario tour that also includes stops in Ottawa and Belleville on the 17th and 18th. Eastern Ontario Small Business Workshop: Learn about Funding Opportunities for Renfrew, ON Area Businesses The session in Renfrew, Ontario aims to inform owners and leaders of small to mid-sized manufacturing…
Regardless of the outcome of the June 12th provincial election, Ontario SMEs don’t have to wait until next year’s tax season in order to benefit from creating jobs. Just over the past few weeks several Canadian business grants for hiring that offer businesses up to $20,000 in funding for creating new job for recent post-secondary…
To be eligible for Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) for not for profits one must be either a Research Innovation Centres, an incubator, accelerator, angel network, or a Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) that are located in Southern Ontario. What type of funding is available from the IBI for NFPs program? The Investing in Business Innovation (IBI)…
Career Focus is a part of the Youth Employment Strategy and provides funding through Canadian business grants for hiring recent grads to local, regional, and national employers through eleven federal departments and agencies. The Career Focus program helps youth transition into the labour market while increasing the supply of highly qualified workers and promoting the…
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) provides Canadian government funding opportunities to small businesses looking to develop or implement innovative technologies and processes. The Canadian grant funding program provided through NRC is called the Industrial Research Assistance Program or “IRAP”. IRAP offers funding for various sizes of projects with the IRAP Midsize project funding…
Growing Forward 2 has announced a new Canadian business grants program geared towards SMEs. This Federal government grants program is offered through the AgriMarketing program, under the Market Development SME Stream. The AgriMarketing Program is a five-year $341 million initiative (2013-2018). The SME stream is targeting the need for Canadian agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the Federal government’s support of 3,000 paid internships for post-secondary graduates. The internship initiative was provided through the Economic Action Plan 2014 and aims to give up to 3,000 post-secondary graduates the opportunity to take part in full-time paid internships in high-demand fields such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics and…
The Western Diversification Program (WDP) is an available program through which Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) makes strategic investments in initiatives that enhance and strengthen the economy of Western Canada. The underlying objective of the WDP is to create a stronger West and a stronger Canada. WD’s current priorities are Trade and Investment, Business Productivity…