Originally founded in 1991 as a sector council to serve the aviation industry, the Canadian Council of Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) updated its name in 2010 to reflect its involvement in Aerospace as well as Aviation. CCAA has two main areas of focus: (1) skills development, and (2) industry demographics (supply and demand for particular skills)….
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) encourages the growth and innovation in the manufacturing and use Canadian dairy products and ingredients. In support of the Canadian dairy industry the CDC has committed $1 million over a two year period to support product development initiatives under The Matching Investment Fund (MIF). The MIF provides non-repayable Canadian business…
This coming July 10th, 2013, Export Development Canada (EDC) will join Mentor Works Ltd.’s Founder and President, Bernadeen McLeod, for a Canadian government funding and export development workshop. Come join us to learn more about small business grants and loans as well as how the EDC is helping Canadian companies respond to international business opportunities….
The purpose of The National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grant is to promote learning, problem solving, and innovation between university researchers and businesses. NSERC’s CRD research and development funding program also helps support Canada’s growth in innovation development through supporting projects which result in improved processes, new products…
The Economic Action Plan 2013 announces that The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will receive an additional $225 million in Canadian government funding which will be committed to advanced research infrastructure priorities and sustaining the long-term operations of the foundation. The CFI is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the modernization of research infrastructure at Canadian…
Canadian government funding for small business through the AgriMarketing Program is a five-year (2013-2018), $341 million program offered through the Growing Forward 2 Program via Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) It consists of both government initiatives and contribution funding for industry-led projects. What is the Objective of Canadian Government Funding for AgriMarketing Program? The objective of…
Canada’s aerospace sector is optimistic about the $1 billion in Canadian government funding support for many of the recommendations contained in last year’s Aerospace Review Panel that was chaired by the former Industry Minister David Emerson. “It’s an excellent short-term response to the Aerospace Review report,” – Jim Quick, President and CEO of Aerospace Industries…
Government funded programs that offer free English as a second language (ESL) training and small business grants for hiring immigrants are a topic often overlooked by employers looking to hire international employees into Canadian businesses. The benefits of these grants is obvious, whether your business is particularly seeking to hire a recent immigrant or not,…
For many small and medium-sized businesses finding and selecting among Canadian government funding opportunities and navigating the application process is a daunting task. This is where Mentor Works Ltd. comes in. If you are a financially stable company that is beyond the start-up phase, have been incorporated in Canada for at least 2 years, and partaking…
We chose to shed some light on two of the most common inquiries related to how to find grants and the grant application process. How to Find Grants: Are government grants for small business difficult to access? A common misconception is that it is next to impossible to find and access government grants for small…