Historic Reform of Funding Programs: Budget 2018 Highlights
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s third budget, tabled on February 27th, 2018, forecasted a deficit of $18.1B for fiscal 2018, with deficits projected to decline gradually to $12.3B by 2022. Budget 2018 confirmed the announcements made in the 2017 Fall Economic Statement to reduce the small business tax rate to 9% by January 2019. There were no […]
The Fate of Canadian Manufacturing
The Canadian Manufacturing Coalition (CMC) recently sent a letter to Canada’s Federal Minister of Finance, the Honourable William Morneau, on behalf of thousands of members of undersigned manufacturing associations. The letter emphasized the importance of manufacturing to the Canadian economy and urges the government to make several tax reforms for the upcoming 2018 Federal Budget in order […]
$950M in Funding Awarded to 5 High Tech Superclusters
Five winners of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative have been announced to receive $950M over 5 years in non-repayable funding. While announcing the winners on February 15th 2018, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains described a supercluster as “a made-in-Canada Silicon Valley that will create tens of thousands of jobs” The Canadian Government defines ‘Superclusters’ as dense areas of […]
New $3B Canadian Agriculture Partnership Announced- Applications Now Open
On February 13th, 2018, federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced six federal programs under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), which is set to launch on April 1, 2018. CAP is a five-year, $3 billion, federal-provincial-territorial agreement that will replace Growing Forward 2 (GF2). GF2 currently includes AgriInnovation, AgriCompetitiveness and AgriMarketing. The new CAP will continue supporting these […]
Victoria, BC Lunch & Learn- Government Funding for R&D, Innovation and International Growth
There are many Government Funding programs available to assist Canadian businesses with expenses related to R&D, new product development, manufacturing process improvements, tapping into international markets and workforce development. Join this lunch & learn to learn about some of these programs, how they fit in the difference stages of your corporate development, and also about […]
Abbotsford Lunch & Learn- Government Funding for R&D, Innovation and Growth
There are many Government Funding programs available to assist Canadian businesses with expenses related to R&D, new product development, manufacturing process improvements, tapping into international markets and workforce development. Join this lunch & learn to learn about some of these programs and how they fit in the difference phases of your corporate development. The presentation […]
Discover A New Landscape of Product Development in Additive Manufacturing
The Product Development Journey Please join our Vice President of Business Services, Gerry Fung, as he will be speaking at this free educational and networking event organized by The Proto3000 Team. Day 1 – Idea to Prototype (November 29th at 9AM to 12.30PM EST) The tools and resources available to develop world class products have changed. […]
Free December 5 Waterloo Workshop- Government Funding for Start-ups
When funding growth, start-ups should always look towards non-dilutive funding sources to preserve a larger share of control over the company. One of the main advantages of situating your start-up in Canada is the plethora of federal and provincial funding programs accessible to start-ups that can total over $20 billion each year. This workshop will […]
Free November 21 Vancouver Seminar – Legal, tax and funding considerations for start-ups
Join specialists in Law, Accounting, Government Funding and Foreign Affairs to learn about how to grow your company. Legal, tax and funding considerations for start-ups and growing companies, doing business in Canada and internationally (or planning to do so). Whether you are a start-up, a growing company, or doing business internationally (or planning to do so), […]
NorthBridge Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On October 23rd 2017, NorthBridge Consultants will be celebrating 25 years of service to small- and medium-sized businesses located throughout Canada. From our humble beginnings, NorthBridge has grown to a national consultation firm that has successfully filed approximately a quarter billion dollars in tax credits and grants for our clients. Our ability to change and adapt […]