The AgriMarketing Program is a five-year (2013-2018), $341-million program, under Growing Forward 2 (GF2) that consists of a combination of government initiatives and contribution funding for industry-led projects. Its objective is to improve the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector’s competitiveness in domestic and international markets by supporting industry in gaining and maintaining access to markets…
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) created the 5 year, $50 Million Agri-Processing Initiative (API) as a part of the government funding for business program, Agricultural Flexibility Fund, launched nation-wide under the 2009 Canadian Federal budget. The API aims to help companies in the Agri-Processing sector become more competitive while enabling them to adopt new technology, products…
The ecoENERGY Efficiency for Industry Program is a part of a wider initiative that was begun by the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE); Canada’s Centre for Excellence for Energy, efficiency and alternative fuels information. This program is an effort by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to help promote the adoption of an energy management standard by…
For small to medium-sized businesses and larger companies alike, finding first time buyers in order to help a product or service through the commercialization phase can be challenging. The Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) is a $40 million program initiated in 2010 as a permanent procurement program aiming at helping businesses through the pre-commercialization stage…
The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service’s International Science and Technology Partnerships Program (ISTPP) is a government funding for research and development initiative, established to encourage and support bilateral research projects with commercialization potential between Canada and its partner countries. The ISTPP program has proven valuable in fostering science and technology networking and matchmaking activities to further…
The Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a well-established program known for its contribution toward developing technological solutions that address climate change as well as clean water, air, and land. On behalf of the Federal government of Canada, SDTC finances & supports late-stage development and pre-commercial demonstration of clean technology through research and development funding….
Small and medium-sized businesses in Burlington, Ontario and the surrounding area are invited to visit a Free Canadian Government Funding & Tax Minimization Strategy Workshop co-hosted by Mentor Works Ltd; the Canadian government funding experts, and Richter LLP, professional tax, audit, and risk management consultants. Canadian Government Funding Workshop for Small and Medium-sized Businesses Funding…
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) and Mentor Works invite you to join us for this important and timely information exchange and networking opportunity for manufacturers. This session will help manufacturing leaders to learn more about grant funding for business opportunities available to them from all levels of government, and plan their growth and innovation strategies….
Communitech Corporation is receiving a Canadian government funding for small business contribution of up to $6.4 million through FedDev Ontario’s Technology Development Program to construct two next-generation satellites. Members of Parliament for Kitchener Centre and Kitchener-Waterloo were on-hand, on behalf of Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)…
In an interview with Chris Mooney, the world-renowned astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson discussed the problem of sub-standard results among math & science students in America. During their conversation, Tyson was asked to consider why it is that despite average American students having poorer grades in math & science they are still more likely than their Asian…