2014 Federal Budget – Employment and Job Creation

On February 11, 2014, the Minister of Finance, James M. Flaherty, tabled the Conservative government’s tenth federal budget.  Flaherty chose to stay the course towards a balanced budget in 2015 and will rely on employment and job creation to drive economic growth. The measures introduced to foster employment include: The Canada First Research Excellence Fund, […]

Investing In Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP)

FedDev recently announced a new funding program called Investing in Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP).  Funding will target projects that assist businesses to grow through market diversification and expanding facilities; or projects that increase adoption of new technologies and processes to improve productivity. Through a repayable contribution, companies can receive up to 25% of eligible […]

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