News & Events
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- HST Information Sessions Register for information webinars or seminars which are offered by the Canada Revenue Agency to help businesses make the transition to the HST in Ontario.
- Canada Export Achievement Awards Call for Entries Share your export success story for a chance to win one of five regional Canada Export Achievement Awards. Deadline for applications is June 30, 2010. Learn more.
- SR&ED Federal Tax Incentive Program The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program gives tax credits to Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to encourage companies to innovate and conduct R&D in Canada. Find out more
- Access Research and Innovation Funding The Ministry of Research and Innovation offers a wide array of funding to companies for research and innovation in health, environment and technology related fields. A comprehensive list of all current government funding programs by federal and provincial governments is available here.
- Barrie City Centre Investment Opportunity Click here to download the 2010 Barrie Prospectus - Barrie City Centre Investment Opportunity
- Barrie Receives 2,293 Additional Hectares of Land On December 15, 2009, the Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act received Royal Assent, providing Barrie with 2,293 additional hectares of land for development. The new boundary will come into effect on January 1, 2010. A map and a full copy of Bill 196 can be viewed here.
- $12 million Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (AIME) Initiative On Nov. 30, 2009, the federal government announced a $12 million investment in the Yves Landry Foundation's AIME Initiative, which funds up to 75% of advanced skills training projects to a maximum of $50,000. Examples of eligible skill training projects include developing new engineering skills, training in the use of new software, hardware or other tools to support innovation; and retraining to use new technologies, new manufacturing methods, or new processes or procedures. To apply, please click here.
- Download the 2009-2014 Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan The 2009-2014 Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan was approved by Council on November 23, 2009. Click here to download.
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Sustainable Development Technology Canada - Call for Applications to Access Pre-venture Capital Funding
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) operates a $550 million fund to support late stage development and demonstration of clean technologies by Canadian companies. SDTC actively seeks to support innovations that deliver environmental benefits related to clean water, clean soil, clean air and climate change, and especially those that integrate benefits in two or more areas. An arm's-length Foundation funded by the Government of Canada, SDTC's mission is to act as the primary catalyst in building a sustainable development technology infrastructure in Canada.
For more information on their application process, visit their website.
