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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.
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The Government of Canada is doubling its investment in community and cultural infrastructure, providing an additional $150 million over two years to renovate, expand or improve these spaces across Canada, including projects designed to promote the Government's priorities to ensure a better future for Indigenous peoples and promote a clean growth economy, through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150).
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The Government of Canada is committed to helping manufacturers become more innovative, competitive and successful. To this end, it is providing up to $6.6 million, through FedDev Ontario's Investing in Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP) initiative, to two manufacturers located in Guelph and New Hamburg, to support productivity improvements, job creation and exports to global markets.
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Through the Investing in Business Innovation initiative, FedDev Ontario is providing Bioenterprise Corporation with an investment of up to $4.84 million to assist start-ups and early-stage innovative businesses in southern Ontario along the commercialization path.