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Adjustment Advisory Program

Who can apply:

Employers and employees in any workplace, local area or sector affected by actual or potential closure or downsizing are eligible

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Business Competitiveness Program

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Open to current and prospective Northern Ontario entrepreneurs

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Business Help For Newcomers Program

Who can apply:

Recent Canadian immigrants starting a new business or expanding an existing business

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Business Planning Program

Who can apply:

Eligible applicants are private sector for-profit businesses who require assistance in finalizing their business plan, and can demonstrate that they have both the ability and resources to implement their proposal should the business plan results be positive

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Business Self-Help Program

Who can apply:

Entrepreneurs residing in Ontario interested in starting a small business

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Export Marketing Unit Program

Who can apply:

Current international exporters and businesses in the preliminary stages of developing an exporting plan. Company must be based in Ontario.

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FEDNOR Program

Who can apply:

Small and medium-sized businesses, communities, potential partnership investors in Northern Ontario

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Food Industry Program

Who can apply:

Food producers interested in co-op activity. Existing food retailers. Food service providers including institutional feeding, hotel food service and restaurants.

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Job Connect Program

Who can apply:

Businesses seeking workers, operating in Ontario that are ready to provide on-the-job training

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Materials And Manufacturing Program

Who can apply:

Industry network members

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Ontario Business Service Program

Who can apply:

Anyone may use this resource

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Ontario Community Futures

Who can apply:

Anyone may use this resource, but contact your local branch for program requirements

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Ontario Exports Program

Who can apply:

Ontario based companies interested in starting or expanding their exporting operations

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Transportation Program

Who can apply:

Transportation service construction companies operating in Ontario

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Trade And Tourism Program

Who can apply:

Individuals interested in starting a small business in the province of Ontario

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Retail Smarts Program

Who can apply:

New and established retail operations

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Small Business Program

Who can apply:

Competitive, innovative, financially feasible Ontario businesses. Companies looking to export

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Specialty Food Business Development Program

Who can apply:

New entrepreneurs interested in starting a business in the food sector

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Relative to their competition IGFs have presented innovative business solutions, have 20 - 500 employees and are oriented towards export

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Tourism Consulting Program

Who can apply:

Strategically located private sector or non-profit organizations, innovative product developers, community leaders, respected employers. Should have market share equal to or above regional or provincial norms, marketing and operational plans in place and expansion capability.

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Young Entrepreneurs Program

Who can apply:

Young Entrepreneurs Association of Ontario is strictly a membership organization

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Arts Service Program

Who can apply:

Individual programs run by the various organizations will be subject to particular rules of eligibility

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Cultural Strategic Development Program

Who can apply:

Projects must be developed by partnerships of two or more organizations with an eye to the mission statement of the fund

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Literature Program

Who can apply:

Canadian owned literary publications based in Ontario

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Ontario Arts Program

Who can apply:

The Ontario Arts Council administers many programs and services for which professional, not-for-profit arts organization and artists in Ontario are eligible

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Ontario Book Publisher Program

Who can apply:

Qualifying authors must be citizens of Canada or landed immigrants

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Ontario Computer Animation Program

Who can apply:

Qualifying companies will be producers of computer and special effects and animation in Ontario

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Ontario Film And Television Program

Who can apply:

Available to small and medium-sized Ontario businesses engaged in film and television production including variety, educational, instructional, and magazine format programming with yearly production expenditures not exceeding $1,650,000

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Ontario Interactive Digital Media Program

Who can apply:

Ontario corporations in the interactive digital media field with annual revenues under $10 million and under $5 million in total assets

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Adjustment Advisory Program

Who can apply:

Employers and employees in any workplace, local area or sector affected by actual or potential closure or downsizing are eligible

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Employee Ownership Program

Who can apply:

Employer company a taxable Canadian corporation, partnership or co-op based in Ontario prepared to sell at least 40% of business control to employees

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Job Connect Program

Who can apply:

Businesses seeking workers, operating in Ontario that are ready to provide on-the-job training

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Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

Who can apply:

Eligible employers are Ontario businesses that are seeking to expand their work force skills

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Summer Jobs Program

Who can apply:

Employer with a business in the private (including farm) sector

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Business Planning Program

Who can apply:

Eligible applicants are private sector for-profit businesses who require assistance in finalizing their business plan, and can demonstrate that they have both the ability and resources to implement their proposal should the business plan results be positive

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Agriculture Program

Who can apply:

Applicants must show that they possess the experience, and ability to meet the risks associated with the project

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Commodity Loan Program

Who can apply:

Enrolment in crop insurance and a satisfactory credit or financial history

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Cultural Strategic Development Program

Who can apply:

Projects must be developed by partnerships of two or more organizations with an eye to the mission statement of the fund

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Fednor Program

Who can apply:

Small and medium-sized businesses, communities, potential partnership investors in Northern Ontario

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Great Lakes Program

Who can apply:

Applicant projects approval is based on its benefit towards reducing impairments, specific COA cleanup targets, environmental impact, effect on the entire Great Lakes Basin ecosystem, potential technical merits

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Literature Programs

Who can apply:

Book Publishers with a minimum of 8 titles (2 within the last year). Literary and Arts Periodicals in existence for at least 1 year having produced three issues. Literary Associations of professionals interested in broadening the Canadian writing audience (in existence min year)

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New Millennium Internet  Program

Who can apply:

Ontario based businesses that have fewer than 500 employees

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Northern Ontario Business Development Program

Who can apply:

Applicant companies must be located in Northern Ontario, have less then 250 employees end annual total sales of less then $20 million

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Northern Ontario Heritage Infrastructure Program

Who can apply:

The following types of groups are eligible: a group or consortium (co-op, syndicate or partnership), municipalities, not-for-profit corporations, First Nations

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Northern Ontario Heritage Strategic Partnerships Program

Who can apply:

The following types of groups are eligible: a group or consortium (co-op, syndicate or partnership), municipalities, not-for-profit corporations, First Nations. Applicants should be located in Northern Ontario.

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Northern Ontario Heritage Tourism Program

Who can apply:

The following types of groups are eligible: a group or consortium (co-op, syndicate or partnership), municipalities, not-for-profit corporations, First Nations. Applicants should be located in Northern Ontario.

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Ontario Arts Council Program

Who can apply:

Professionals, not-for-profit arts organization and artists in Ontario are eligible

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Ontario Innovation Program

Who can apply:

Only scientific research and experimental development expenditures carried on in Ontario apply

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Ontario Research And Development Challenge Program

Who can apply:

Ontario Universities and research institutions able to provide funding participation

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Pre Commercial Program

Who can apply:

Small to medium-sized Northern Ontario private sector operations not eligible for initial, pre-competitive research assistance from conventional lending institutions

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Rural Program

Who can apply:

Individual investors interested in contributing to the local economy by providing greater loan accessibility for on-farm, off-farm, and value-added ventures in their community. Ontario farm or farm-related business owned by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.

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Specialty Food Business Development Program

Who can apply:

Unemployed clients. New entrepreneurs interested in starting a business in the food sector. Employment Insurance claimants.

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Innovative Small Businesses Program

Who can apply:

Ontario based growth-oriented and innovative exporting businesses with a strong management team, fewer than 100 employees and annual sales of less than $10 million

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Summer Jobs Service Program

Who can apply:

Employer with a business in the private sector, including farm. Must provide at least minimum wage & create a new position.

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Business Competitiveness Program

Who can apply:

Open to current and prospective Northern Ontario entrepreneurs

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Export Marketing Program

Who can apply:

Current international exporters and businesses in the preliminary stages of developing an exporting plan

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New Exporters To Border States Program

Who can apply:

Canadian businesses seeking to develop a new export market in the United States

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Ontario Exports Program

Who can apply:

Ontario based companies interested in starting or expanding their exporting operations

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Ontario Investment Service Program

Who can apply:

Individuals, companies, or organizations interested in investing or creating investment opportunity in the province of Ontario

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Policy Coordination Program

Who can apply:

Transportation service construction companies operating in Ontario