The Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has paired up with the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) to provide government funding for businesses who are interested in a research internship program involving hiring a PhD graduate. The Industrial Research and Development Fellowship (IRDF) program requires a two year internship program for a…
The Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) provides government funding for research and development through the promotion of their NSERC Engage Program.The Canadian government provides funds up to $25,000 for 6 months of research and development that is to be carried out by a Canadian University. NSERC Engage grants are intended to…
The approaches to learning are quite simple, we may ignore the problem, seek outside help in collaboration or try to put our head down and find our own solution usually with poor results (i.e. due to the gap in our knowledge with respect to some of the technical challenges). However, if you are of mindset…
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The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) have announced that they are no longer accepting applications for their First Job hiring program. The Canadian government grant for hiring will be closed until April 2012. Applicants may still be eligible if they are carrying out a Technical Problem Solving (TPS) project through OCE, however they will need…
Most television and film companies incorporate some sort of computer animation or special effects technology within their productions. Keeping up-to-date on these software programs and hardware that can run them can be costly and take financial resources away from required wage expenses. The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) is offering a tax incentive program to…
Ontario Life Science Entrepreneurs & Researchers To transfer the speed of products from the lab to the market, Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) management provides early-stage investment funds up to $100k per project as an investment fund. The project must involve genomics, proteomics or associated technologies that are or have been key enabling components and be…
The booming e-book industry is causing complications for book publishers worldwide. Ontario book publishing companies are receiving some support in the form of the Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit (OBPTC). Through this tax incentive program, book publishers are able to receive tax credits on expenditures throughout their operations, from pre-press to digital and paper publications…
The Ontario Media Development Corporation has reinforced their support of the production of television and film media in Ontario through a new tax incentive called the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC). Similar to the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit, the OPSTC requires applicants to be Ontario-based companies who file Ontario corporate tax returns….
Research and development is a costly activity for businesses. Luckily, there are tax credits and Research & Development Funding programs that can help lessen the burden on human resources and budgets. One such tax credit is the Ontario Business-Research Tax Credit (OBRTC), which offers 20% of R&D expenses as a refundable tax credit for SR&ED….