2015 Waterloo Innovation Summit: What Drives Leading Innovative Ecosystems?
The 2015 Waterloo Innovation Summit begins today as a three day event that features a guided tour of the Waterloo Region ecosystem as well as a distinguished lineup of keynote speakers, firesides chats, and panel sessions at the main summit locations. Home to Canada’s most innovative University and over 500 tech companies, Waterloo Region boasts […]
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is a three-day agricultural event held at Canada’s Outdoor Park in Woodstock, Ontario. This event is expecting to draw in approximately 42,900 attendees and over 750 exhibitors from September 15-17, 2015. The gates open from 8:30 A.M to 5:00 P.M. This informative event will be useful for farmers and other agriculture […]
Upcoming Breakfast Seminar on Government Grants in Abbotsford, BC
Join us at the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, September 30th for a free breakfast and Seminar on Government Funding presented by our Regional Manager for Western Canada, Jaap Siekman, as well as the Innovation Advisor for the National Research Council of Canada Concierge Service, Erik Kaas. Time: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7.30 am- […]
Upcoming Innovation in Mining Conferences
As active contributors in Canada’s resource-based economy, mining companies are constantly engaged in finding new and innovative products and processes that can increase resource extraction while decreasing their environmental footprint. To enhance this industrial growth, representatives from many mining and resource-extraction companies will be meeting at Technology and Innovation in Mining 2015 from September 10-11 […]
Happy Labour Day from NorthBridge Consultants!
Countries across the world celebrate Labour Day, which typically falls on May 1, designated International Workers’ Day or “May Day”. In Canada, Labour Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September since the 1880s. The holiday’s origins can be traced back to April 1872, when labour leaders in a number of industries staged […]
Summary of Provincial and Territorial R&D Tax Credits
The Canada Revenue Agency has recently released the most current summary of provincial and territorial R&D tax credits. Recent program developments by region include: Manitoba As of January 1, 2014, the definition of ‘eligible expenditures’ has been amended in line with the federal reduction in the prescribed proxy amount to 55%, and the reduction to […]
Employee Spotlight: Welcome Andrew, and Welcome Back Matt!
NorthBridge is happy to welcome Andrew Ramos. He will be joining the team as a Grant Writer, helping clients complete government funding applications for their upcoming projects. He is a welcome addition to the team as the demand for our grant writing continues to grow. NorthBridge would also like to welcome back Matt, who has […]
Top 10 Innovations in August
August 10, 2015 – The crew aboard the International Space Station sampled, for the first time, Outredgeous lettuce that was grown in microgravity using Veggie hardware. August 22, 2011 – At the University of Leeds’ School of Chemistry, researchers developed a peptide-based liquid that can reverse early-stage tooth decay without the use of a drill. […]
2015-2016 OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund Details Released
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 media content that positively affect Ontario economy, is administered by the Ontario Media Development Corporation […]
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 apply for the GF2 program in the third and final 2015 intake, which will be […]