Build in Canada Innovation Program Federal Government Contracts for Defence Technology

BCIP Funding Awards $405k Federal Contract for Defence Technology

Morgan Advanced Materials, headquartered out of Windsor, United Kingdom, is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon, and composites. Operating out of 50+ countries, the company is solving challenging technical problems within the healthcare, petrochemicals, transport, electronic, energy, security and defence, and industrial markets. The company’s Composites and Defence Systems…

Strategic Innovation Fund Grants for Business Investment Canada

Strategic Innovation Fund Awards Toyota $110M in Automotive Grants

The Government of Canada recently awarded Toyota funding for research and development initiatives. The company’s projects, based out of its Cambridge and Woodstock plants, will have a long-lasting impact on the domestic automotive sector and will enhance future growth and prosperity. This investment in Toyota will make sure the Canadian automotive industry stays competitive during…

Eastern Ontario Development Fund Business Expansion Funding for Manufacturing

Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) Supports Five Manufacturers

Five manufacturers in eastern Ontario have recently been awarded business expansion grants. These companies will use Ontario government funding for building/renovating production plants, purchasing more efficient equipment, and expanding their market reach. As a result, the businesses will improve their overall productivity by providing more products and services, as well as by retaining and creating…

Jobs and Prosperity Fund Ontario Government Funding for Capital Investment Projects

Jobs and Prosperity Fund Awards Dr. Oetker Canada $7M in Grants

Dr. Oetker Canada is the Canadian division of the Oetker Group, an international food and foodservices corporation. The organization operates in 35 countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, with its main headquarters in Germany. Its Canadian operations are headed in Mississauga, Ontario and its sole manufacturing facility, dedicated to making oven-ready frozen pizzas is…

Southwestern Ontario Development Fund Awards Manufacturers Business Expansion Grants

Southwestern Ontario Development Fund Supports Five Manufacturers

Five Chatham-Kent, Ontario manufacturers have recently been awarded business expansion grants. Each awarded company will use its Ontario government funding to purchase new equipment and become more productive. As a result, they will increase capacity, provide new products and services, and expand the number of workers at their facilities. The Southwestern Ontario Development Fund awarded…

Southwestern Ontario Development Fund Awards Wineries Business Expansion Grants

Niagara Wineries Awarded $1M in SWODF Funding for Business Expansions

Ontario government funding has recently been announced for two wineries, Diamond Estates Wines and Spirits Limited and Andrew Peller Limited. Each business will use its manufacturing grants to expand facilities and purchase state-of-the-art equipment. Between the two recipients, 45 new jobs will be created and another 133 jobs will be retained. In total, $1,135,300 in…

Jobs and Prosperity Fund Grants for Capital Investment Projects

Jobs and Prosperity Fund (JPF) Awards Steam Whistle Brewery $1.33M

Steam Whistle Brewery is the country’s largest independent craft brewer. Since 2000, the company has produced a single brand premium pilsner in Toronto’s John Street Roundhouse, a historic and well-located downtown venue. Now almost two decades in operation, Steam Whistle has grown into one of Canada’s largest and most beloved independent breweries. In April 2018,…

SWODF Funding for Ontario Business Expansion

Sleeman Awarded $422k in SWODF Funding for Business Expansion

Sleeman Breweries Ltd. is Canada’s third-largest brewery. With facilities in Guelph, Ontario, Sleeman brews over 20 different brands year-round, including Sleeman, Sapporo, Unibroue, Okanagan Spring, and Pabst Blue Ribbon. The brewery creates premium lagers and ales that are incredibly popular in Canada and are also sold internationally. Recently, Sleeman Breweries Ltd. was awarded $422k in…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Awards Halton Food and Beverage Processors

Growing Forward 2 (GF2) Invests $180k in 4 Ontario Food Processors

Four Halton Region food and beverage processors have recently been announced as recipients of government funding through Growing Forward 2 Ontario. Each business accessed funding to offset a portion of costs related to technology upgrade projects; as a result, these successful applicants are expected to significantly improve productivity and competitiveness. The Growing Forward 2 Ontario…

Build in Canada Innovation Program Water Technology Commercialization

Build in Canada Innovation Program: $267k for Water Technology

FREDsense Technologies is a biotechnology firm that combines engineering and biology to develop next-generation solutions for monitoring water quality. Recently, the company developed a new innovative water technology product, the Field Ready Electrochemical Detector (FRED), which is a portable device that measures contaminants and toxins in water. The device provides test results in real time,…