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 [...]

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is currently undergoing the process of updating their policies with respect to the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) patroned by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The current ITA is a multilateral tariff elimination agreement that reduces import duties for WTO member countries on approved IT products and [...]

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 [...]

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” [...]

As the summer approaches, many businesses are currently in search of seasonal student labour to help manage their increases in market demand. The Canadian Government has offered several wage subsidies and tax incentives to encourage employers to hire students that would be planning to return to school in the fall. Provincial Wage Subsidy – Ontario [...]

Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy serves to raise awareness of the importance of seeking productivity improvements by adopting technology. By building digital skills, the purpose of the DTAPP program is to increase productivity growth for small and medium-sized enterprises less than 500 employees across all sectors. Canadian Government Grants Through existing and new networks with organizations [...]

Any company would agree that their employees are the key to business success. A great workforce can save a struggling company and carry it to the forefront of the industry. However, human resource activities aren’t cheap. Large corporations can afford to allocate significant budgets to the hiring process, however most Canadian businesses struggle to budget [...]