Build In-House Research and Development Leadership

Build In-House Research and Development Leadership

Dane Svenson, Mitacs Communications Coordinator Is your company looking for research and development leadership from an experienced researcher?  The Mitacs Elevate Research and Development Funding program is the ideal way to building in-house R&D capacity through long-term collaboration, while minimizing the impact on your budget. Research and Development Funding through Mitacs Mitacs is a non-profit…

AAFC Career Focus Canadian Government Grants for Hiring FAQs

AAFC Career Focus Canadian Government Grants for Hiring FAQs

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Career Focus Program is a government funded initiative focused on helping recent graduates of a college or university program attain work experience in a position relevant to their education. Why does Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada offer Career Focus? Several government departments, including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada offer Career Focus Canadian business…

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Agriculture and Agri-Food Eligibility

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Agriculture and Agri-Food Eligibility

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) offers the Career Focus program for recent graduates from an industry applicable college or university program. Career Focus is a grants for hiring recent graduates program that aims to help young workers gain valuable experience that will assist them in attaining full-time employment. AAFC Career Focus Canada Small Business Grants…

Canadian Business Grants for Hiring “Canada Job Grant” Update

Canadian Business Grants for Hiring “Canada Job Grant” Update

The Economic Action Plan 2013 announced in the spring that a new small business grants for hiring program called “The Canada Job Grant” would create jobs across the nation. As this grant program promises to provide funding for skills training, particularly for jobs considered high-demand and difficult to fill, many businesses and employees are have…

Top 4 Canadian Small Business Grants and Loans for Manufacturers

Top 4 Canadian Small Business Grants and Loans for Manufacturers

Mentor Works is dedicated to helping hundreds of Canada’s most successful small and medium-sized manufacturers overcome financial obstacles to growth through the access of government small business grants and loans. As such, we have identified some of the top business grants and loans options for manufacturers to share with our clients, industrial organizations, various media…

Canadian Business Grants: TECTERRA Industry Investment Program

Canadian Business Grants: TECTERRA Industry Investment Program

Editor’s Note: Since this article’s posting, TECTERRA funding programs have been re-launched to provide enhanced support. For details of these new funding streams, visit Mentor Works’ TECTERRA program page. TECTERRA is an organization located in Alberta that offers small business grants and investment funding programs as well as networking opportunities for Geomatics companies in Canada. Through…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Processors: Project Implementation

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Processors: Project Implementation

After much anticipation, Monday, September 9, 2013 marked the much-awaited Project Implementation release of information regarding Ontario business grants for processors available through Growing Forward 2 Ontario. Growing Forward 2 Ontario Small Business Grants –Overview With an allocation of funding exceeding $400 million, The Growing Forward 2 Ontario Program is dedicated to helping improve the…

CCAA Career Focus Aviation and Aerospace Canadian Business Grants

CCAA Career Focus Aviation and Aerospace Canadian Business Grants

What is the CCAA Career Focus Canadian business grants for hiring program? Career Focus is a wage subsidy program supported by Canadian government funding. The goal of the program is to connect recent graduates with jobs in their field by offering eligible companies small business grants for hiring recent graduates. What is Special about this…

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Hiring in Agriculture & Agri-Food

AAFC Career Focus Small Business Grants for Hiring in Agriculture & Agri-Food

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Career Focus Canadian small business grants for hiring are one of many Career Focus programs offered throughout Canada.  The AAFC Career Focus initiative is a funding for agriculture and agri-food program geared towards helping to provide internships in their related sectors.  Internship opportunities for post-secondary graduates across Canada help young…

Canadian and Ontario Business Grants Programs for Biotechnology SMEs

Canadian and Ontario Business Grants Programs for Biotechnology SMEs

Home to one of the world’s largest biotechnology industries, the federal government of Canada as well as provincial governments across the country have been enthusiastic supporters of programs that help continue to grow the sector.   Two of the most popular programs for small and medium-sized business clients in these industries over the past several months…