Government Support Programs

Financing | Human Resources | Research and Development | Energy & Environment | Arts, Culture and Digital Media | Construction Industry

Governments at all levels are committed to encouraging and attracting investment by streamlining business processes, offering programs to assist investors in their expansion and relocation decisions, and ensuring a competitive, friendly and receptive business environment.

The following are samples of the programs available from federal and provincial governments to help meet the needs of companies looking to invest in Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area. 

Key Government Resources

• Ministry of Revenue
• Ministry of Finance
• Ontario Economic Development

Financing

1. Business Development Bank of Canada Services Overview
2. Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBF)
3. Canadian Youth Business Foundation Start-Up Financing Program (CYBF)
4. Export Market Access-A Global Expansion Program (Ontario Chamber of Commerce)
5. Investment Accelerator Fund
6. Next Generation of Jobs Fund (Ministry of Economic Development and trade)
7. SMART Program-Canadian Manufactures $ Exports
8. Canadian Youth Business Foundation Start-Up Financing Program

Human Resources

1. Achieving Innovation & Manufacturing Excellence - Yves Landry Foundation
2. Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit
3. Canada Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit - Canada Revenue Agency
4. CON*NECT (Colleges of Ontario Network for Education and Training)
5. Co-Operative Education Tax Credit (CETC)
6. Educational Technology Tax Incentive
7. Employer Signing Bonus
8. Graduate Transitions Tax Credit
9. Job Connect
10. Ontario Employer Health Tax Exemption
11. Targeted Wage Subsidies Program
12. The Workforce Skills Initiative-Human Resources and Social Development Canada
13. Strategic Aerospace and Defense Initiative (industry Canada)

Research and Development

1. Advanced Manufacturing Investment Strategy Program
2. Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) (Industry Canada)
3. Going Global Science and Technology (S&G) Program(Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
4. Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)- National Research Council Canada
5. Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF)
6. Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)
7. Industrial R&D Fellowships-Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
8. Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit (OBRITC)
9. Ontario Centres of Excellence-Investment Accelerator Fund Program
10. Ontario Commercialization Investment Funds(Ministry of Research and Innovation)
11. Ontario Research Employee Stock Option Credit
12. Precarn Incorporated
13. Retail Sales Tax Exemption on R&D and Manufacturing Equipment
14. Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program
15. SD Tech Fund -Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
16. Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) (Federal Government)

Energy & Environment

1. ecoEnergy for Renewable Heat (Natural Resource Canada)
2. ecoEnergy Retrofit (industry)
3. Electricity Incentive Program (ERIP)
4. Loan Guarantee Program-Ontario Ministry of Natural Resrouces
5. NextGen Biofuels Funds-Sustainable Technology Canada
6. Ontario Biogass Systems Financial Assistance Program-Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
7. Ontario Current Cost Adjustment (OCCA): Pollution Control Equipment
8. Ontario Fuel Cell Innovation Program-Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
9. Ontario Solar Thermal Heating Incentives (OSTHI) (Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure)

Arts, Culture and Digital Media

1. Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program (PSTC)
2. Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit (OBPTC)
3. Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects (OCASE) Tax Credit
4. Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC)
5. Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
6. Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
7. Ontario Sound Recording Tax Credit

Construction Industry

1. High Performance New Construction
2. Brownfield Financial Tax Incentive Program-Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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