FedDev Ontario Funding Provides $5 Million To Palette Skills Inc.

FedDev Ontario Funding Provides $5 Million To Palette Skills Inc.

Palette Skills Inc. is a not-for-profit based out of Toronto, Ontario that helps workers adapt to the rapid changes and new demands in the Canadian job market. Palette Skills Inc. works with companies in growing industries that are having difficulty with filling high-demand jobs, then designs programs that aim to rapidly teach workers the necessary…

Indigenous Entrepreneurship Hub Gets $5M from FedDev Ontario

Indigenous Entrepreneurship Hub Gets $5M from FedDev Ontario

The City of Toronto has received $5M from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) to create an Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE). The ICIE will be the first business incubator of its kind in southern Ontario and will provide space and support in Toronto for Indigenous entrepreneurs who are…

BioConnect Awarded Close to $4M from FedDev Ontario

BioConnect Awarded Close to $4M from FedDev Ontario

BioConnect, an Ontario biometrics company, has received millions of dollars in funding from the Federal Development Agency of Ontario through the agency’s Business Scale-Up & Productivity Program (BSP). The funding will support multiple expansion projects at BioConnect, including commercializing new biometric technology and growing in new export markets. Founded in 2010, BioConnect provides biometric access…

FedDev Ontario Funding: Nearly $6.3M Awarded to Bioenterprise

FedDev Ontario Funding: Nearly $6.3M Awarded to Bioenterprise

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) recently announced nearly $6.3M in funding to create a new network that will help agri-businesses scale up. The funding was awarded to Bioenterprise Corporation, a national, non-profit commercialization accelerator that supports the growth of Canada’s agri-tech industries. Bioenterprise assists businesses at all stages through advisory…