Considering that Canadians represent some of the most engaged digital media users in the world, it’s only natural that Canada has long been credited for innovative development in cross-platform entertainment, game development, virtual and augmented reality, and more 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.
NorthSpring Capital Portfolio Company Announced as Finalist in Pitch Competition
We would like to congratulate Rehabtronics, one of NorthSpring Capital’s portfolio companies, for their recent achievements. Rehabtronics, an Edmonton-based rehabilitative technology company, is one of three finalists in the iGan Partners’ Pitch to Heal competition. The competition, which received over… Read more »
How to Join the Industry 4.0 Revolution in Canada While Minimizing Costly Overhaul
The first industrial revolution quite literally picked up steam in the mid-18th century, as adoption of the newly invented steam engine in combination with coal power and the mechanization of manufacturing lines fueled massive economy growth. A century later, the… Read more »
A Closer Look at Manufacturing
Canadian manufacturers have consistently been leaders in research pursuits and discoveries for elevated products and technologies. Manufacturing is an abundantly diverse and innovative sector, relying on information technologies, automation systems, materials science, nanotechnology and biotechnology, and many more technologies. Today’s… Read more »
A Closer look at Film and Television Funding in Canada + CMF and Telefilm Financing
Today there are various government agencies pertained to providing financial incentives for Canadian films and television productions through tax credits, grants, and loans. At the federal level, there are two tax credit programs known as the Canadian Film or Video… Read more »
A Closer Look at the Agriculture and Agri-food Sector
Canada is poised to become a global leader in agricultural innovations, with goals of doubling agriculture exports of safe, sustainable, high-quality agri-food products while ensuring minimal environmental impacts. These goals are fueled by rapid population growth (9-10 billion people by… Read more »
A Closer Look at Clean Technology
The impacts of climate change have never been more apparent, with increasing events of extreme heat waves, droughts, intense storms, flooding, and rising sea levels. In the latest climate change report from IPCC, the link between human activities and climate… Read more »
Canadian Government Funding is a Non-Dilutive Way of Financing Start-Up Growth
You have your MVP, have either a working business model or the beginnings of one, and have achieved at least preliminary market traction. If this is the position you’re in, then you have probably already begun planning to raise funds… Read more »
July 2021 Government Funding Round-up
At NorthBridge, we keep up to date on all the most recent government funding updates, intake announcements and upcoming deadlines so you don’t have to. Each month, we provide a summary of the most important news in government funding. Get… Read more »