Broader Public Sector Investment Fund Submissions Due by July 2012

The Broader Public Sector Investment Funds initiative aims to increase the amount of Ontario foods purchased through municipal, university, school and hospital food services. This Canadian government funding program will encourage these institutions, Ontario producers and partners along the public sector food service value chain to be more creative, resourceful and ambitious in order to…

Ontario’s Angel Network Program – Tools and Services for Start-Ups and Small Business

The Ontario’s Angel Network Program (ANP) is an Ontario Government funded program that serves to create new Angel Groups in Ontario where none existed, and foster their success with initiatives and information to transfer best practices from successful Angels. ANP currently accounts for just one of the several Ontario Government Funding Programs for Start-Ups that…

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…

PrimeVert Grant Funding for Environmental Conservation

PrimeVert is a Canadian government funding program that fosters and integrates support activities for farming clients through specialized consulting services. These business funding grants support the adoption of the best agri-environmental practices and is aimed at increasing the introduction of technology and practices conductive to resource conservation, environmental protection, less invasive operations and reduction or…

OCE-CEMI-NSERC Mining Manufacturing Funding Application Due Dates

As mentioned in June’s blog, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation have partnered with the Mining sector and NSERC to provide $2 million in Canadian Government funding for university- and industry-based transformative research & development projectsin productivity, energy, water and waste related to Ontario’s Mining Industry and…

Mentor Works Canadian Government Funding Newsletter

Mentor Works offers a variety of free resources for Canadian small businesses to help navigate the vast amount of Canadian government funding programs offered to SMEs throughout the country. We have provided this type of specialized business support service to accelerate the growth of hundreds of Canadian companies. Mentor Works posts updates on various grants,…

Bridging the Gap: Ontario Health & Safety Grant September Call for Proposals

The Research Advisory Council (RAC) has issued a Call for Research for short-term research and application development projects. The Ontario government funding program, Bridging the Gap, is focused on the development and fostering of partnerships among workplaces, prevention organizations and researchers through the generation of research results or research-based products that directly address workplace needs….

Industry Partnership Proposal Program (IPPP) – Tourism Marketing Industry

With the Industry Partnership Proposal Program (IPPP), the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation (OTMP) works collaboratively with groups in the tourism industry to develop and implement innovative and co-operative marketing programs. Ontario Government Funding Overall Objectives Extend the OTMP marketing initiatives and Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s provincial interests Create innovating programs and marketing…

Skills Canada Grant Funding for Business Receives $8M

Skills Canada supported approximately 500 youth as they competed in over 40 different trade and technology competitions.  The Federal Government of Canada has recently announced that Skills Canada will be receiving over $8 million in Canadian government funding throughout 2012-2015 to promote careers in the skilled trades and technology and to provide hands-on experience to…

$7M PAIESO Program for Thermal and Photovoltaic Installations

On March 27, 2012, the Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources announced a new grant funding for business program that provides financial support for thermal and photovoltaic (PV) installations for businesses located in Quebec. The program has a budget of $7M and will contribute up to $300,000 per project and aims to provide business funding grants…