Success Story: Creating Jobs for Canada’s Youth
The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) has provided another $198,000 towards helping youth find gainful employment in Canada. A press release announced that the government of Canada would provide a local New Glasgow business funds to supplement the creation of 10 jobs for youth facing barriers to employment. This announcement comes in the wake of many others, […]
CME Partners With FedNor to Help Manufacturers in Northern Ontario
After months of negotiations, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) has announced their partnership with FedNor, which will deliver over $1 million in funding to manufacturers in Northern Ontario. The funding will be administered by CME as part of FedNor’s Targeted Manufacturing Initiative for Northern Ontario (TMINO) and will be allocated to Canadian manufacturers or exporters […]
Canada Job Grant 2014
It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that the country is finally ready for the Canada Job Grant to take off. As of July 7th, Newfoundland and Labrador signed off on the program, becoming the last of the provinces to signify their support for the initiative. The $300 million training plan is the […]
Western Innovation Initiative Returns
The Western Innovative Initiative (WINN) will return in the fall of 2014 with a second round of funding. The five-year, $100 million federal funding initiative lists the following objectives: Commercialize innovative technology-based products, processes and services; Stimulate greater private sector investments in commercialization activities; Increase the number of jobs for highly qualified personnel in Western […]
Revisiting the Jobs and Prosperity Fund
It is abundantly clear by now that Ontario is in the midst of a job crisis. Despite vastly different campaign platforms, each candidate in this year’s provincial election agreed that job creation was a top priority. Marred by controversy, the Liberal party’s proposed budget was shot down by the opposition earlier this year. But now, the […]
NorthBridge Seminar: Alternative Financing Options for Small to Medium Sized Businesses
Mark your calendars! NorthBridge would like to announce that we will be holding our Alternative Financing Options seminar on September 18th, 2014. Our team of keynote speakers includes NorthBridge Vice Presidents Jen Mahon & Gerry Fung, and Brian Hunter, President of NorthSpring Capital Partners, and a subject matter expert on corporate finance. At the event you will […]
ICTC Career Connect Now Closed
All funding for the 2014-2015 round of the ICTC Career Connect Program has now been allocated. The program, which is aimed to help connect employers with unemployed or underemployed Information and Communications Technology graduates, helped 100 job seekers this year. If your business is looking to hire new talent, there is an array of hiring […]
Multivans Recognized for Manufacturing Success
Here at NorthBridge, we love a good success story. Yesterday, FedDev Minister Gary Goodyear and Member of Parliament David Tilson visited Bolton, Ontario to recognize the success of a long-standing Canadian Manufacturer. Multivans Inc. has manufactured FRP, aluminium, and refrigerated truck bodies in Canada for over 45 years. In 2009, Multivans Inc. received $50,000, through […]
Northbridge in the Media
Check out our special report on changes to the SR&ED program in 2014 (published in Canadian Manufacturing) here.
ICTC Connects New Grads With Valuable Industry Experience
It’s graduation season again! For the past month, thousands of talented youth across the country have been taking that long-anticipated journey across the stage at their college or university convocations. With their diplomas in hand, these vivacious young men and women are in search of jobs that will allow them to put their skills to […]