The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) has opened a funding program to support the hiring of recent graduates in Northern Ontario. Through the Northern Ontario Internship Program (NOIP), businesses can receive a grant up to 50 percent of a… Read more »
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Spring 2014 Newsletter – Creating a SR&ED Mindset, Funding for Agri, Trade Show Funding
NorthBridge Consultants’ Spring 2014 Newsletter is out! Topics covered include: Creating an SR&ED Mindset Funding for Agricultural Producers & Processors Funding for Trade Shows to Encourage International Expansion Employee Spotlight NorthBridge: More than SR&ED
New Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives From FedDev Ontario
FedDev Ontario has announced their Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives, which will have funding available effective April 1, 2014. The 4 main programs under the Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives are: Investing in Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP) – Assists existing southern… Read more »
Changes to SR&ED T661 Form Effective January 1, 2014
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has revised the SR&ED T661(13) form to accommodate the legislative changes coming into effect on January 1, 2014, and to ensure consistency with the consolidated SR&ED policy documents released in December 2012. The previous T661(12) version… Read more »
Eastern Ontario Development Program Renewed
The Minister of State, Gary Goodyear, announced that the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) will invest an additional $48 million to renew the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP). EODP was originally launched in 2004, and will… Read more »
Growing Forward 2 Ontario Funding for Agri Processors
Growing Forward 2 (GF2) is a comprehensive federal-provincial-territorial initiative aimed at encouraging innovation, competitiveness, market development adaptability and industry capacity in Canada’s agri-food and agri-product sector. Under Growing Forward 2, there is funding available to support agriculture processors through Project Planning… Read more »
New Innovation Initiative to Support SMEs in Western Canada
Small to medium sized companies in Western Canada can receive funding from the Western Innovation Initiative (WINN), recently announced by Western Economic Development Canada. The WINN program will be releasing application information starting November 9, 2013. The WINN program spans… Read more »
Canada and European Union Sign Free Trade Deal
Canada and the European Union have signed a tentative free trade deal under the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). The highlights of CETA include: Canadian automakers will be able to export 100,000 cars a year, 12 times their current limit.… Read more »
Federal Throne Speech Promises Job Creation
The recent throne speech has reiterated the federal government’s focus on job creation. Although a deal has yet to be struck with the provinces, the government is intent on implementing the Canada Job Grant. When Ottawa’s labour market agreements with… Read more »