As part of the April 23, 2015 budget, the Ontario government has injected additional funding into the OMDC Interactive Digital Media fund program to enhance its mandate. The IDM fund, aimed at enabling the creation of high quality, interactive digital… Read more »
NorthBridge Consultants’ Canadian Business Blog is dedicated to bringing businesses news and information to help companies identify and access the most appropriate government funding programs.
We offer opinions and insider information that can provide a pulse on government initiatives, the health of the Canadian economy, and firsthand thoughts from Canadian business owners.
Application Intake Soon Closing for Growing Forward 2
The second intake of Ontario Growing Forward 2 (GF2) applications for 2015 will be closing on August 27th, thus marking the sixth intake round of applications since the start of the program. Canadian agri-processors and producers will have another chance to… Read more »
NorthBridge Summer BBQ
The NorthBridge Social Committee hosted a Summer BBQ for our company this afternoon. All of our employees were able to come out and enjoy some great weather and some great food. From all of us here at NorthBridge, we hope… Read more »
Linking Government Grants to SR&ED: Capital Equipment
The Canadian government allocates a portion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to direct and indirect funding for businesses. Direct funding is made available in the form of repayable and non-repayable grants, while indirect funding is available in the form… Read more »
Linking Government Grants to SR&ED: Business Expansion
In order to sustain a thriving economy, the government of Canada continually invests in business growth and expansion through various direct and indirect sources of funding. Over the past five years approximately 35% of Canadian gross domestic expenditure on R&D… Read more »
Upcoming Growing Forward 2 Application Intake
As the second 2015 intake period of applications for Growing Forward 2 approaches, this is a prime opportunity for companies in the Canadian agri-food and agri-products sector to identify eligible projects that may qualify for cost-share funding. Producers and processors… Read more »
Employee Spotlight: Chloe Carloni
Chloe Carloni had joined our NorthBridge Technical Writing team in 2015 and is based on the West Coast in BC. As a Technical Writer, Chloe is responsible for composing SR&ED narratives and gathering and preparing all the necessary documentation required… Read more »
Linking SR&ED to Training
There are many different government funding programs available to Canadian companies. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is $3.5 billion tax credit initiative that encourages Canadian companies to invest in R&D. However, to optimize corporate returns from government… Read more »
Summer 2015 Newsletter – Business Innovation
NorthBridge’s Summer 2015 newsletter is out! Topics covered include: Innovation and SR&ED IRAP funding for R&D IRAP’s New Business Innovation Access Program Spotlight: Sol Algranti Fed Dev’s Investing in Business Innovation Program AgriInnovation