Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) Government Procurement for Innovators

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The Federal Government of Canada created the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP) to help support businesses in commercializing their innovative products and services. This is a new government procurement program for business initiative and was launched to promote Canada’s economic growth. This Canadian government funding initiative is an acquisitions program where the government purchases the…

ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative 2012 Deadline Extended

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The deadline for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s business funding grants towards the construction or expansion of biofuels facilities, has been extended to September 30th, 2012. ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital Initiative (ecoABC) now has an extended deadline to allow eligible projects to secure the necessary financing and complete construction. Government Funding For Business in Agriculture Industry This…

AgriProcessing Initiative

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The AgriProcessing Initiative (API), mentioned in May’s blog has since been oversubscribed and is now closed for the year. This Canadian Government funding initiative provided support to existing processing companies that wished to adopt new technologies and processes necessary to sustaining today’s global marketplace. Though this funding for small business is now closed, there is…

Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) – Agricultural Research and Development Funding

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Although the program is currently closed, the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) has been providing valuable Canadian Government funding for small business ventures in the agriculture/agri-food based sectors since 2009. The program was given a five-year timeline to allocate $163 million in Canadian Government Grants to support those businesses that are looking to pilot new…

Investment Cooperation Program (INC) Government Funding for Business

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In an effort to stimulate economic growth in developing countries, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada have created the Investment Cooperation Program (INC) as part of Canada’s Official Development Assistance spending initiative. Depending on the activity, eligible firms can receive 50%-75% of cost-sharing up to $955,000 in Canadian government grants to support to Canadian firms…

Federal Government Increases Funding Support to MITACS Internship Grants

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This past week, the Canadian Government announced the continuation of their support to the MITACS Funding Organization and their business funding grants for research and development. The MITACS organization will receive approximately $8.75M over the next two years in support of their globalization and expansion funding for small business. These programs look to incorporate academic…

Traceability Foundations Initiative (TFI): $21.5M in Business Funding Grants

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The Traceability Foundations Initiative (TFI) Intake 2 is a three-year Federal and Provincial funding program. This initiative provides small business funding grants to support up to 75 percent of the project’s eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $5 million per eligible project. This government funding for business is cost shared and is for funding…

Canadian Government Funding for Business – IRAP ARP

Canadian Government Funding for Business – IRAP ARP

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The National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) has been one of the most prolific Canadian Government Funding Organizations with regards to their support of technological innovations within Canada’s Industries. As mentioned in our previous articles on the Changes to the 2012 Federal Budget; IRAP has been given approximately $110 Million to be allocated…

ICTC Career Focus Program 2012 Funding Launching Soon

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The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is currently awaiting approval for another round of business funding grants for their highly successful ICTC Career Focus program. As mentioned in the Upcoming Grants for Small Business in Ontario blog, this program subsidizes wages for new graduates relating to IT work. The types of tasks the graduate…

2012 Federal Budget Changes to SR&ED Program

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In March, the 2012 Canadian Federal budget was released, which included various changes to its Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program. The SR&ED Canadian government funding program helps compensate corporate tax paying companies of any size for conducting research and development activities in Canada. The new SR&ED policies and documents will be…