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 […]
Digifest 2015- Canada’s Digital Festival
Digifest, Canada’s premier digital festival, will take place from May 7th to May 9th 2015 at the Corus Quay building in Toronto, Ontario. This event showcases digital media, art, and technology content, with everyone from architects to app developers to entrepreneurs coming together to share their works and experiences within the digital media industry. Digifest […]
The 2015 Ontario Provincial Budget: Digital Media Review
In the 2015 Ontario Budget, published by the Ministry of Finance, the Government of Ontario announced a review of the Ontario Interactive Digital Medial Tax Credit program (OIDMTC). As a result of this review, the government has re-stated and re-emphasized the program to focus on interactive entertainment products, and on educational products for children under the […]
IBGP: Investing in Business Growth and Productivity
The Investing in Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP) program, administered by FedDev Ontario, focuses on assisting Canadian businesses within Southern Ontario with economic growth and job creation. This program is geared towards helping businesses expand their markets and facilities and adopt new technologies to improve productivity in order to become competitive within global markets. The […]
FedDev Announces Creation of Canadian Centre for Product Validation
On March 6, 2015, it was announced that London-based Fanshawe College in southern Ontario will be receiving an $8.1 million federal contribution to build a 20,000 square foot facility to validate and test industrial, internationally developed products for market. The Canadian Centre for Production Validation (CCPV) will be the first facility in Canada to offer […]
New Round of Yves Landry Foundation AIME Opens
The Yves Landry Foundation’s Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (AIME) Global initiative, a program supporting employee training to support innovation, has opened once again as of December 1, 2014. The federal government has recently injected $9M in funding to the program, on top of the original $6M invested, to help southern Ontario manufacturers achieve a […]
Changes to the Export Market Access Program
Last week, the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) enacted a series of changes to the Export Market Access (EMA) program, which provides funding for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ontario looking to develop export sales in foreign markets. Companies that have taken advantage of this program in the past […]
Western Innovation Initiative Returns
The Western Innovative Initiative (WINN) will return in the fall of 2014 with a second round of funding. The five-year, $100 million federal funding initiative lists the following objectives: Commercialize innovative technology-based products, processes and services; Stimulate greater private sector investments in commercialization activities; Increase the number of jobs for highly qualified personnel in Western […]
Job Creation A Priority for All Ontario Electoral Candidates
Wednesday marks the beginning of the 2014 Ontario election campaign as Lieutenant Governor David Onley signed the official election writs. Although all of the candidates began campaigning when NDP leader Andrea Horwath announced she would not support the proposed provincial budget, this signing was necessary to formally complete the process. The party leaders wasted no […]
2014 Ontario Budget Tabled
The 2014-2015 Ontario fiscal budget was tabled on May 1, 2014. Among a hefty deficit for the 2013-2014 year and lower-than-expected revenues, Premier Wynne has announced plans for multi-billion dollar investments in public infrastructure and job growth. Included in these plans is a $2.5 billion Jobs and Prosperity fund. The new fund promises to award […]