NorthBridge Consultants’ Canadian Business Blog is dedicated to bringing businesses news and information to help companies identify and access the most appropriate government funding programs.

We offer opinions and insider information that can provide a pulse on government initiatives, the health of the Canadian economy, and firsthand thoughts from Canadian business owners.

CEWS Program Extended

As a result of COVID-19, many Canadian employers have seen significant drops in revenue in recent months. Following the initial fallout of the global pandemic, the federal government responded by establishing Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan to insulate Canadian citizens… Read more »

NorthSpring Capital Portfolio Company Announces IPO

We would like to extend a warm congratulations to our affiliate company, NorthSpring Capital Partners, on their first portfolio company, Perimeter Medical Imaging, going public. Perimeter Medical Imaging AI (PMI), a Toronto-based Medical Imaging and AI company with operation in… Read more »

Mitacs: COVID-19 Resources for Research

Mitacs has boosted support for Canadian innovations in the fight against COVID-19 including expanded and fast-tracked funding as well as added flexibility and support. Mitacs is a federally and provincially supported not-for-profit organization that fosters Canadian innovation through industry-academic collaborations… Read more »

New COVID-19 Funding to Mobilize Canadian Businesses 

On April 17, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had announced an additional $250M in funding support through the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to assist innovative, early-stage companies that are unable to access existing COVID-19… Read more »