Several projects in the Nipissing-Parry Sound Region received a big boost recently. 6 entities including a college and a small business in North Bay, the village of South River, the townships of Sequin and Carling, and the Town of Parry Sound received $4.6 million in funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). Northern…
Growing Forward 2 has announced a new Canadian business grants program geared towards SMEs. This Federal government grants program is offered through the AgriMarketing program, under the Market Development SME Stream. The AgriMarketing Program is a five-year $341 million initiative (2013-2018). The SME stream is targeting the need for Canadian agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood…
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…
Northern Ontario food producers and processors take note – a new government funding program has been announced to support the purchase of new equipment for your business. FedNor and Industry Canada through the through the Northern Ontario Development Program have provided $290,000 to the pilot effort of the SNAP program. The program will by run…
Does your business create interactive digital media? Have you developed a product that you now want to export? Here’s a great new opportunity to receive government funding as a grant through the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC). OMDC has a funding program called: OMDC Export Fund – Interactive Digital Media. This fund provides a Canadian…
The Western Diversification Program (WDP) is an available program through which Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) makes strategic investments in initiatives that enhance and strengthen the economy of Western Canada. The underlying objective of the WDP is to create a stronger West and a stronger Canada. WD’s current priorities are Trade and Investment, Business Productivity…
May 2016 Update: Please be advised that some qualification criteria have changed since this article’s posting date. To discover if your business is eligible to receive funding to hire a recent graduate, use our free Wage Subsidy Identifier tool. Grants are available for local, regional, and national employers to help facilitate the transition of young workers…
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced on April 22, 2014 the Canadian and Ontario governments’ continued support of Ontario’s horticultural industry through a $26.5 million investment in the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Funding via Growing Forward 2 Federal-Provincial Territorial Initiative Funding for the research centre will come through Growing Forward 2, a popular five year…
The Record reports that 2 well-known players in the technology sector will soon unveil a $200 million venture capital fund that will focus on Waterloo Region Startups. Outgoing Accelerator Centre CEO & Bay Street Financier Responsible for Startup Funding Tim Ellis, the former Chief Executive Officer of Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre has been brought on Michael…
A growing number of local firms in Eastern Ontario are receiving funding (small businesses in Ottawa, Kingston and Belleville just to name a few). These small businesses are accessing programs like The Eastern Ontario Development Fund to help create jobs and successfully grow their businesses. The approximately $2 million investment will help these local businesses create…