Canadian small businesses looking to do business in Hamilton, Ontario should consider the Hamilton LEED Grant Program. This program was created to encourage companies to expand within Hamilton by building energy efficient buildings within the city. The small business grant will help support the tax increases related to the renovations needed to LEED certify your…
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is supporting Ontario companies in their efforts to produce new biofuel technologies through this new small business grant. The focus of this fund is to: Support the enhancement of the alternative renewable fuels industry and their products and processes; Encourage agricultural value-added opportunities in industries…
Ryerson University has just recently been approved to administer the FedDev program called Graduate Enterprise Internship. To support Southern Ontario business funding, the details have been summarized for this new hiring program as the Graduate Enterprise Internship. iSTEM Program This is intrapreneurship for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math graduates and has gained the term of…
We have highlighted the SDTC Cleantech Fund in the past, an R&D funding program that covers one third of expenses related to the development of new clean technologies and energy conservation innovations. It has been announced that Sustainable Development Technology Canada Cleantech has been awarded $53M in funding allocation to support new projects. Applying for…
HTX supports new and established Ontario-based companies so they can develop, produce and commercialize enhanced Medical and Assistive Technologies (MATs). Market area’s of particular interest include: medical devices, diagnostic & medical imaging, healthcare IT and wireless health (smart devices) and lastly, assistive devices & home healthcare. The Health Technology Exchange funds projects that promote partnerships…
Please Note: The Export Manager Program is now closed and not accepting further applications. For trade show grants and other forms of export support, please visit our page on Business and Export Expansion Funding Programs. The Export Manager Program is a two-streamed government fund operated by the Ministry of Economic Development & Trade. The Fund…
The Health Technology Exchange is providing assistance to Ontario-based medical manufacturers looking to keep large-scale global R&D projects in Ontario. The Ontario Flagship Program aims to take advantage of Ontario’s high-skilled researchers and resources by providing financial aid to keep R&D activities from being outsourced internationally. Funding Amount & Eligibility The Ontario Flagship Program is…
The Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund co-invests, with qualified venture capital funds and other private investors, directly into companies working within the focus areas defined by Ontario’s Innovation Agenda including clean technologies, life sciences and advanced health technolgies, digital media and information and communications technologies. The OETF is a $250 million fund that will provide a…
Starting up a business is one of the largest financial investments a person can make. Entrepreneurs in Northern Ontario can receive help through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation’s Northern Ontario Entrepreneur Fund. Through this fund, entrepreneurs can receive financial support to help with the large fiscal demands related to starting your own business. Funding…
You’re an Ontario manufacturing company in the health sector. You have carried out an R&D project, completing pre-commercialization, commercialization, and clinical evaluation of your new innovation. In order to maximize your ROI, you want to maximize your market exposure, however the R&D process is never inexpensive. The Health Technology Exchange (HTX) is providing a solution…