Canadian Government Funding for Coaching Internationally Educated Professionals

The Coaching to Career program is a new pilot in Toronto that matches Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) with businesses and mentors with experience in Ontario’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The Coaching to Career program, funded in part by the Canadian and Ontario Governments, is considered to be the last stage of ICTC’s Programs…

Ontario Government Funding for Hiring International ICT Professionals

Integrated Work Experience Strategy (IWES) Program is a training and skills development program for unemployed or underemployed internationally educated ICT professionals. The program is funded by the Government of Ontario and considered a part of the Canadian Government Funding for Recognizing Foreign Credentials. The IWES program supports businesses interested in recruiting and hiring these pre-screened,…

HootSuite: Maximize Your Social Media Efforts

Marketing has shifted from a one-way communication effort from marketing firms, towards a seamless conversation between the company and its target market. Social media has made marketing a fluid, transparent public relations effort that should not be ignored. However, there are many social media platforms available and businesses find it difficult to stay active on…

Last Call for Career Focus 2012 Hiring Grants for Business

As mentioned in our previous two-part series detailing the Sectoral Youth Career Focus Program, the deadline for the 2012 round of applications is November 30, 2012. Employers expecting to receive Ontario government funding for small business internships through this program must select an intern and submit their application before the stated deadline. Career Focus Grant…

Career Focus Hiring Grants for IT Grads Now Closed

NOTICE:  This blog is out-dated.  please check back for Career Focus Hiring Grants Updates regularly for the latest on news and releases. As foreshadowed by one of our previous articles regarding the Final Call for ICTC Career Focus proposals, Ontario Government funding representatives have just confirmed the complete allocation of funding for small business hiring…

Last Call for Proposals: Hiring Grant Funding for Business via Career Focus

The highly successful ICTC Career Focus program offers business funding grants for eligible companies to hire a recent graduate. As mentioned in the Upcoming Grants for Small Business in Ontario blog, this program subsidizes wages of new graduates who will be hired to specialize in IT, business development, or online marketing work within the applying…

ICTC Career Focus Program

ICTC Career Focus Program

This grant funding for business subsidizes wages for graduates relating to IT work. The types of tasks the graduate would perform may include search engine optimization (SEO), software development, database creation and maintenance, building content and link building strategies. ICTC Career Focus: Changes to this Ontario Government Funding Program ICTC Career Focus has undergone a…

ICTC Career Focus Program 2012 Funding Launching Soon

The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is currently awaiting approval for another round of business funding grants for their highly successful ICTC Career Focus program. As mentioned in the Upcoming Grants for Small Business in Ontario blog, this program subsidizes wages for new graduates relating to IT work. The types of tasks the graduate…

Top 5 Funding Programs for Hiring in Early 2012

IMPORTANT:  This blog is out of date.   Please view our Top Funding Programs for Hiring in 2013 Small businesses in Canada have a wide variety of Canadian government grants for hiring new employees to increase their talent pool. We have chosen the top five readily accessible hiring grants for small businessa across all areas…