Canada Media Fund Experimental Stream Applications Due
The final 2015-2016 intake for the Canada Media Fund’s Experimental Stream (Production) will be closing on September 22, 2015, while the Development and Marketing & Promotion segments will be closing on October 6, 2015. The Experimental Stream of the Canada Media Fund (CMF) is designed to support Canadian interactive digital media content, including application software, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Linking Government Grants to SR&ED: Business Expansion
In order to sustain a thriving economy, the government of Canada continually invests in business growth and expansion through various direct and indirect sources of funding. Over the past five years approximately 35% of Canadian gross domestic expenditure on R&D was financed by both direct and indirect government funding initiatives. Although the majority of financing […]
Funding to Develop and Commercialize Innovative Products and Services
Through the Business Innovation Access Program (BIAP), initiated by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs), in particular small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are eligible for grants to assist in the development and commercialization of innovative products and services. The objective of this federal program is to […]
Ontario Food Processor Qualifies for Facility Expansion Funding
NorthBridge engaged an Ontario food processor that was looking to invest in a multi-million dollar facility expansion. The project included the construction of new warehouse space, the purchase of new equipment, and the hiring of new employees. The purpose of the expansion project was to increase capacity in order to meet the growing demand of […]
Early Stage Exporters Fund
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has released a new funding program called Early Stage Exporters (ESE). The ESE program will assist early-stage post-revenue companies to attend international trade shows, participate in outgoing or incoming missions, develop marketing tools, invest in market research, and participate in foreign bidding projects. The program will fund up to 50% of […]