Canadian Federal Election 2019: How Will Government Funding Be Impacted?

Canadian Federal Election 2019: How Will Government Funding Be Impacted?

Disclaimer: This article does not endorse a specific political party or Prime Minister nominee. The Canadian Federal Election is scheduled for Fall 2019. Incumbent Prime Minister Trudeau will be going up against the Conservative Party’s Andrew Sheer, New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, and the Green Party’s Elizabeth May representing the main candidates. The election will be…

Canada Job Grant Timeline: All 10 Provinces Have Now Signed On

Canada Job Grant Timeline: All 10 Provinces Have Now Signed On

Controversy over the Canada Job Grant has faded over the past 6 months as one by one, the nation’s provinces have signed onto the agreement, recently Nova Scotia (July 3rd) and Newfoundland & Labrador (July 7th) were the last of the provinces to agree to carry out the $200 million training program. Canada Job Grant…

PM Stephen Harper Announces Support of up to 3,000 Internships

PM Stephen Harper Announces Support of up to 3,000 Internships

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the Federal government’s support of 3,000 paid internships for post-secondary graduates.  The internship initiative was provided through the Economic Action Plan 2014 and aims to give up to 3,000 post-secondary graduates the opportunity to take part in full-time paid internships in high-demand fields such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics and…

Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2014 – The Push for Continuing R&D in Canada

Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2014 – The Push for Continuing R&D in Canada

Businesses are buzzing following Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s announcement of the 2014 Federal Budget on Tuesday. Among the Economic Action Plan 2014 hot topics revealed in the House of Commons, was the government’s continuing dedication to funding Research and Development in Canada. With a proposed 5-year, $1.6 billion of the budget dedicated to propelling Canada’s…

2014 Federal Budget Supports Hiring with Canada Job Grant & $40M for Internships

2014 Federal Budget Supports Hiring with Canada Job Grant & $40M for Internships

The 2014 budget released by the Federal government promises to follow through upon the $15,000 Canada Job Grant while also setting aside $40 million to support up to 3,000 internships in high demand fields. Small Business Grants for Hiring Full-Time Internships Aims to Help Young People Find Meaningful Work Federal Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, drew…