Please join us on Thursday March 15, 2018 at 6pm in the Sanctuary Lounge at i-on-CONNECT for MetroTech’s Connect Inaugural MeetUp to learn more about business financing for tech start-ups. WHO: Attendees: Anyone interested in being part of a network of collaborative, innovative, tech start-up… Read more »
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.
Historic Reform of Funding Programs: Budget 2018 Highlights
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s third budget, tabled on February 27th, 2018, forecasted a deficit of $18.1B for fiscal 2018, with deficits projected to decline gradually to $12.3B by 2022. Budget 2018 confirmed the announcements made in the 2017 Fall Economic… Read more »
The Fate of Canadian Manufacturing
The Canadian Manufacturing Coalition (CMC) recently sent a letter to Canada’s Federal Minister of Finance, the Honourable William Morneau, on behalf of thousands of members of undersigned manufacturing associations. The letter emphasized the importance of manufacturing to the Canadian economy and urges… Read more »
$950M in Funding Awarded to 5 High Tech Superclusters
Five winners of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative have been announced to receive $950M over 5 years in non-repayable funding. While announcing the winners on February 15th 2018, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains described a supercluster as “a made-in-Canada Silicon Valley that will… Read more »
New $3B Canadian Agriculture Partnership Announced- Applications Now Open
On February 13th, 2018, federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced six federal programs under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), which is set to launch on April 1, 2018. CAP is a five-year, $3 billion, federal-provincial-territorial agreement that will replace Growing… Read more »
Victoria, BC Lunch & Learn- Government Funding for R&D, Innovation and International Growth
There are many Government Funding programs available to assist Canadian businesses with expenses related to R&D, new product development, manufacturing process improvements, tapping into international markets and workforce development. Join this lunch & learn to learn about some of these… Read more »
Abbotsford Lunch & Learn- Government Funding for R&D, Innovation and Growth
There are many Government Funding programs available to assist Canadian businesses with expenses related to R&D, new product development, manufacturing process improvements, tapping into international markets and workforce development. Join this lunch & learn to learn about some of these… Read more »
Discover A New Landscape of Product Development in Additive Manufacturing
The Product Development Journey Please join our Vice President of Business Services, Gerry Fung, as he will be speaking at this free educational and networking event organized by The Proto3000 Team. Day 1 – Idea to Prototype (November 29th at 9AM… Read more »
Filling the Financial Gap Between Angel Investors and Government Agencies
Our sister company, NorthSpring Capital Partners was honored to be featured in The Record’s Technology Spotlight 2017 NorthSpring invests in passionate entrepreneurs and companies developing unique intellectual property, products and services targeting large addressable markets. The company’s financial resources and expertise accelerates the growth of innovative companies located… Read more »