Through the provincial Youth Employment Fund (YEF), employers in Ontario can receive up to $6,800 to offset training and wage costs linked to a job placement for a young person. To be eligible for this hiring incentive funding, employers must… Read more »
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IBGP Supports Economic Growth and Job Creation in Southern Ontario
Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southern Ontario that have 15 to 1,000 employees and are looking to expand their markets and facilities, improve productivity, or increase business capacity globally should consider taking advantage of the Investing in Business Growth… Read more »
NorthBridge Quoted in Globe And Mail Article on Intellijoint Surgical Inc.
Gerry Fung, Group Manager, Business Services at NorthBridge Consultants, was recently quoted as a subject matter expert on government funding in the Globe and Mail feature entitled “Entrepreneur grants give hip technology inventors a leg up” on October 28, 2014.
NorthBridge Welcomes Six New Faces
NorthBridge Consultants is excited to announce the addition of five new faces to our Cambridge office: Jamie Fernandez, Kate Hendriks, Melissa Joseph, Nhuan Vuong, and Herbert Yang. Kate will be bringing her extensive freelance and in-house editing experience to our… Read more »
NorthBridge 2014 Autumn Newsletter
NorthBridge’s fall 2014 newsletter has been released. Topics covered include: Canada Jobs Grant Changes to Export Market Access trade show funding SR&ED Opportunities in the Food Industry Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF) Investing in Business Growth and Prosperity Fund (IBGP)… Read more »
NorthBridge Featured in Food Quality and Safety
Nicolas DesRoches from NorthBridge Consultants was recently published in Food Quality and Safety. His special feature on the link between SR&ED and Quality Assurance and Food Safety addresses how quality assurance and food safety departments can help substantiate eligible SR&ED… Read more »
Changes to the Export Market Access Program
Last week, the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) enacted a series of changes to the Export Market Access (EMA) program, which provides funding for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ontario looking to develop export… Read more »
Canada Jobs Grant Open for Applications in Ontario
On March 28, 2014, Ontario signed the Ontario Canada-Ontario Job Fund Agreement with the federal government, which will provide Ontario with $192 million per year for employer-led training for the next six years. The Canada Jobs Grant is now accepting… Read more »