A Policy Prescription for the Next Federal Government

A Policy Prescription for the Next Federal Government

The 2015 federal election is arriving just as the Province of Ontario is showing signs of economic growth. Since this time last year, the province has added 67,000 jobs and leads all North American sub-national regions in attracting foreign investment – a main reason why Ontario is the leading province for economic activity across Canada….

Federal Government Invests in New Cancer Research Network

Federal Government Invests in New Cancer Research Network

On December 15, 2014, Industry Canada announced that the Federal Government of Canada will invest $25 million over five years in a new Ottawa Hospital-based network which will focus on improving the quality of life of Canadians. $25 Million investment will develop innovative treatments to fight cancer Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orleans, Royal Galipeau announced…

Non-Profit Grant Funding for Business Sector Development

Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) provides Ontario Government funding support to Canadian sectoral organizations for the planning and development of sector-based training programs. The Sector Initiatives Fund Program (SIF) is intended to support the sharing of industry best practices and improves Ontario’s competitiveness and sector capacity. Sector Initiative Fund (SIF) – Government…

Canadian Advanced Manufacturing Expo 2012

AMEXPO 2012 offers a promising opportunity for Canadian businesses and industry professionals to collaborate and share their recent technological discoveries and process innovations with Canada’s advanced manufacturing community. The two day event will also feature several educational workshops where businesses can learn about the potential breakthroughs that are currently receiving research and development funding and…

Small Business Internship Program (SBIP) Ontario Funding Now Depleted

Funding for the popular wage subsidy, Small Business Internship Program (SBIP), was made available through various funding locations across Canada in early April. Due to the popularity of these Canadian government grants, all Ontario government funding locations have fully allocated their funding budgets. For companies outside of Ontario, please visit the SBIP “Where to Apply”…

Community Access Program – Youth Initiatives (CAP)

Coordinated by Industry Canada’s Community Access Program and funded through the Youth Employment Strategy of Canada, the Community Access Program’s youth initiatives aims to employ and provide opportunities for young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30, mostly students, recent graduates, or the under-employed or unemployed. The purpose of the program is to encourage…

Government Funding – Hire a Student Intern

The Small Business Internship Program The best option with regard to hiring for a marketing graduate through government funding is with Industry Canada’s SBIP. The Small Business Internship Program provides small and medium-sized enterprises financial support to hire a post secondary student intern to assist them in their adoption of e-business strategies to increase their…

Hiring Graduate Program for e-Business – SBIP

Recently approved and good news for the areas of Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge and Hamilton, University of Waterloo is now the delivery agency on behalf of Industry Canada for an internship program to promote the hiring of post-secondary graduates from local colleges and universities. U of Waterloo is now accepting applications for the 2010/2011 Small Business…

Update Hiring Co-op Students for eBusiness Intiatives

The coop hiring program has received significant interest this year – it is called SBIP. We have talked about SBIP before and we now have more information for you. Follow the links on this and other hiring mechanisms  – but the projects that are eligible for co-op hire is geared to your website only. Getting your site rankings improved,…