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Through the Investing in Business Innovation initiative, FedDev Ontario is providing TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario with a non-repayable contribution of up to $1.32 million to deliver the BURST program. This new incubator program will provide skills development opportunities, mentorship and access to capital to innovative early-stage technology companies in southwestern Ontario. As entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses with help from this program, it is expected that up to 45 new full-time jobs will be created.
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The national Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150), part of the Government of Canada’s activities to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017, provides $300 million over two years for the renovation, expansion and improvement of existing community and cultural infrastructure.
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The Government of Canada is committed to helping manufacturers obtain the tools they need to grow and succeed. To this end, two manufacturers located in Tillsonburg are receiving a total of up to $5.25 million to support productivity improvements, leading to increased export opportunities and job creation. Funding is being provided through FedDev Ontario’s Investing in Business Growth and Productivity initiative.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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While any member of the network can lead a project in the areas of additive manufacturing, flexible manufacturing and tooling adoption for advanced materials, each has a main area of focus:
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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Today, the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Minister of Small Business and Tourism and Member of Parliament for Waterloo, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, attended a demonstration of TritonWear technology at the University of Waterloo. The Minister announced that TritonWear and six other companies recently received funding through the Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation (SOFII).
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The Government of Canada supports the development of new energy technologies that have the potential to improve the quality of life of all Canadians, while creating well-paid jobs for the middle class. As part of this commitment, Mohawk College will receive an investment of up to $4.63 million.
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The Government of Canada supports the development of new health technologies that have the potential to improve the quality of life of all Canadians, while creating well-paying jobs for the middle class and those working hard to join it. As part of this program, McMaster University will receive an investment of up to $11.96 million.
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The Government of Canada supports the development of new health technologies to address the rising rates of chronic disease. As part of this program, York University, Southlake Regional Healthcare Centre and the University Health Network will receive an investment of up to $15 million.
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Through the Investing in Business Innovation initiative, FedDev Ontario is providing Communitech Corporation with support of up to $880,000 to launch the Fierce Founders Accelerator program. This program is designed to assist women-led early-stage innovative businesses in the Waterloo Region.
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Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, along with Chris Bittle, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, announced a non-repayable contribution of up to $5.76 million in the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre to fit up of the new Collaborative Greenhouse Technology Centre, a state-of-the-art facility, which brings together research institutions, business and academia to research, develop and commercialize new technology solutions in the robotics, automation and greenhouse industries. The announcement was made today, at the grand opening of the centre, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for FedDev Ontario.
