ASIP Grants for Automotive Research and Development

$25M+ in Automotive Supplier Innovation Program (ASIP) Research Grants Awarded

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Canada’s innovation economy is transforming how the automotive industry competes with global manufacturers. Canadian automotive suppliers must work smarter and develop new technologies or processes that enable clean, efficient automobiles to be created. To incentivize this transition, the Canadian federal government created the Automotive Supplier Innovation Program (ASIP) to support investment into research and development…

OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund Grants for Small Business Media Development

Interactive Digital Media Fund Deadline: October 11, 2016

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Update: Please access this article for current intakes of the Interactive Digital Media Fund. Digital technologies are transforming the way that people live, work, and consume information. To help media production companies keep up with the shift towards interactive, digital content, government grants are available to offset some of the costs associated with product definition and…

Bioindustrial Industry Canadian government grants

$12M in Government Funding Invested in Canada’s Bioindustrial Industry

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Bio-industry companies are at the leading edge of sustainable science and innovation. These businesses develop agricultural or forestry by-products/waste and transform them into valuable chemical additives that can be used for a range of products such as bio-fuels, plastic packaging, or even automotive parts. Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is an organization who focuses on helping…

IRAP Mid-Size Projects Funding for Small Business Research

How to Receive IRAP Mid-Size Project Funding for Innovative R&D

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Update: The National Research Council (NRC) now offers project-based funding through a single Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). Please visit the NRC-IRAP Research Project Contributions page for more information. Innovative Canadian businesses who invest heavily in internal research and development activities understand the strain that it can put on company resources. SMEs are heavily impacted…

NSERC Engage Grants Support Research Projects at Dalhousie University

NSERC Engage Grants Support Research Projects at Dalhousie University

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NSERC Engage is a collaborative research and development program where businesses may access university researchers to help solve an innovative technological problem. Recently, 10 NSERC Engage partnerships were formed between Canadian companies and Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Computer Science. In addition to helping businesses find academic partners to help conduct R&D projects, businesses who apply…

SDTC Greeentech Grants for Business SD Tech Fund

SD Tech Fund Research and Development Funding

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The Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is known for supporting sustainable initiatives across the country through resources and small business funding grants, such as a program called the SD Tech Fund. This Canadian government funding for research and development program opened earlier this month and helps fill the apparent gap between applied research and product…

NSERC CRD Research Grants for Business – How to Qualify

NSERC CRD Research Grants for Business – How to Qualify

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Please Note: NSERC CRD is closed. Access NSERC funding through the Engage (applied research) and Alliance (academic research) programs. Canadian businesses performing long-term research projects may receive support through the Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council (NSERC). NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) grants provide businesses with funding and access to a team of academic researchers…

NSERC Engage Grants for Research and Development

$465 Million Replenishment of NSERC Research Grants for Business

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Earlier this year, the Canadian federal government announced that they would provide $465 million in funding to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). As the largest discovery-type research investment in Canada’s history, it shows that the current federal government is prioritizing innovative research and development activities. NSERC uses investments such as these to…

Tesla's Master Plan Part Deux Innovation

Tesla’s “Master Plan, Part Deux” Pushes Innovative Business Leadership

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On July 20, 2016, Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk released a blog entitled “Master Plan, Part Deux”. The highly anticipated document identified several key changes to Tesla’s business model and also unveiled some of the newest, most innovative technologies that Tesla is working on. Among some of the most notable changes, Tesla may be modifying…

Sodecia Canada Global Technology and Automation Centre

Sodecia Opens Global Technology and Automation Centre in London, ON

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Sodecia Canada, a globally-recognized automotive manufacturer, has opened a new state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing centre in London Ontario. The new plant was officially opened this week at an event hosted by Sodecia’s local management team, the board of directors, and key management personnel from their corporate head office in Porto, Portugal. At the new facility,…