Persons with a disability could receive financial assistance for training to start a business and for living expenses while they learn. To be eligible an individual must have a permanent physical or mental disability, be unemployed or work less than 20 hours a week, be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, and be unable to receive benefits.
This uniquely Canadian program offers the men and women who have bravely served our country the education, financing and mentoring needed to start and sustain their own successful business.
Participants may be eligible to receive up to $45,000 in start-up financing from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation and will be hand-matched with a mentor, whose expert advice will help to navigate the challenges of starting and running your own business.
The Strategic Innovation Fund’s (SIF) objective is to spur innovation for a better Canada by providing funding for large projects and national innovation ecosystems. SIF supports a wide range of large-scale, transformative and collaborative projects across all sectors of the economy.
Offers two funding programs designed to bridge the gap between research and development and commercialization in the sustainable technologies field. One fund is focused on supporting projects that produce or maintain clean air, water, and land, while the other is focused on the development of bio-fuels.
supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage culture and creative innovation. The Fund supports renovation and construction projects, the acquisition of specialized equipment and feasibility studies related to cultural spaces. Ongoing intake
The Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation (SOFII) loan program supports high-growth, innovative small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in rural and urban communities by offering loans of $150,000 to $500,000 to support all aspects of growth challenges facing them.
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