Mitacs Accelerate is a Canadian government funding program that supports collaborative research and development efforts between industry and post-secondary institutions. The program supports 4-6 month internships that provide an opportunity for businesses to access highly-skilled research interns to address internal technical challenges.
The program provides eligible businesses with up to 50%
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The Government of Ontario has awarded over $400,000 in small business grants to TimeHero Inc. The investment will allow the company to develop an innovative scheduling app to help other businesses manage their time and become more efficient.
The contribution will be provided through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC),
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The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) is a Canadian government funding program that provides support for technology development and productivity-boosting projects. It promotes large-scale investments in Canada, while also encouraging technology transfer and development/commercialization of disruptive products and services.
The Strategic Innovation Fund reduces eligible project costs by up to 50%; this
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The Government of Ontario recently awarded over $3 million in business expansion grants to support 10 growth and development projects within the Windsor-Essex region. The investment will help 10 local manufacturers offset large-scale capital investments that will allow the companies to increase capacity, improve productivity, and boost competitiveness.
The contribution be
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Rural Ontario is comprised of several types of rural regions, including smaller urban fringe communities, agriculture communities, mining towns, cottage country communities, and Aboriginal communities. Because of this diversity and significant economic differences between each, implementing a ‘one size fits all’ economic development policy is extremely difficult, if not impossible
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The Government of Canada has awarded $11.5 million in Canadian government grants to support 6 manufacturers to accelerate the development of new automotive technologies. The investment will help each Ontario automotive supplier develop innovative technologies to be used in hybrid and electric vehicles. Each project will help address climate change
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The Government of Nova Scotia is committed to the growth and development of small businesses across the province. Funding programs have been established to help businesses explore export opportunities and increase their competitiveness.
The Small Business Development Program (SBDP) is a provincial funding program that helps business grow their export capacity
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The Government of Ontario understands it can be challenging for manufacturers to take on large-scale capital investments. To address this issue, small business grants are available to boost cash flow and help offset project costs. This support allows Ontario-based manufacturers to accelerate the implementation of productivity-boosting projects.
The Automotive Supplier Competitiveness
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The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)’s Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) provides Canadian government grants to support innovative research and development projects. Canadian small business grants can be used to support industry- or non-profit-led research and development (R&D) collaborations with post-secondary institutions and research institutions. Ideal projects should focus on the
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Every year, festivals and events in Ontario attract thousands of visitors, contributing millions of dollars in tourism-related revenue to support the provincial economy. Tourism events are a great way of demonstrating Ontario’s diversity, culture, and heritage. In 2017, the Government of Ontario provided funding through the Celebrate Ontario program to
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