The Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives (SOPIs) from FedDev Ontario provide government funding opportunities to new and established businesses and not-for-profits. The Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) program also has a stream for Angel Networks. The funding from the IBI program is available to Angel networks as a grant towards project costs. IBI Government Grants Canada…
Through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), the Canadian federal government provides a lucrative hiring grant opportunity for small businesses in various sectors. One such variant of their hiring incentives is specific to the bio-technology and life sciences sector. This wage subsidy program offers up to $20,000 or 50% of the new hire’s wage rate…
The Steel Industry Canadian government grants for hiring program aims to create career-oriented employment opportunities for recent Canadian post-secondary graduates to provide them with valuable work experience and developing their skills while working in the broader Canadian steel industry. Canadian Small Business Grants for Hiring: Program Focus The Steel Industry Hiring Program provides an employer…
FedDev Ontario’s Prosperity initiatives include funding for not-for-profits (NFP’s) with innovative projects that will provide a positive economic impact on their region. The funding from Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) for NFPs will support up to 100% of the costs of the project, to a maximum of $20 million, as a grant. IBI also has…
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has now officially released funding in the form of hiring grants, offering up to $12,000 in non-repayable grant money for hiring recent graduates from environmental sciences to a related position within the sector. Canadian Government Grants for Hiring Environmental Sciences Positions: Funding Details This hiring grants for small business…
Mentor Works will visit Renfrew, Ontario as a part of its Eastern Ontario tour that also includes stops in Ottawa and Belleville on the 17th and 18th. Eastern Ontario Small Business Workshop: Learn about Funding Opportunities for Renfrew, ON Area Businesses The session in Renfrew, Ontario aims to inform owners and leaders of small to mid-sized manufacturing…
Regardless of the outcome of the June 12th provincial election, Ontario SMEs don’t have to wait until next year’s tax season in order to benefit from creating jobs. Just over the past few weeks several Canadian business grants for hiring that offer businesses up to $20,000 in funding for creating new job for recent post-secondary…
To be eligible for Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) for not for profits one must be either a Research Innovation Centres, an incubator, accelerator, angel network, or a Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) that are located in Southern Ontario. What type of funding is available from the IBI for NFPs program? The Investing in Business Innovation (IBI)…
Career Focus is a part of the Youth Employment Strategy and provides funding through Canadian business grants for hiring recent grads to local, regional, and national employers through eleven federal departments and agencies. The Career Focus program helps youth transition into the labour market while increasing the supply of highly qualified workers and promoting the…
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) provides Canadian government funding opportunities to small businesses looking to develop or implement innovative technologies and processes. The Canadian grant funding program provided through NRC is called the Industrial Research Assistance Program or “IRAP”. IRAP offers funding for various sizes of projects with the IRAP Midsize project funding…