Is government funding part of your business strategy? If not, it should be.
What is a Grant and who’s eligible?
Government Incentives, colloquially known as “grants”, are financial contributions given by the federal or provincial government to an eligible grantee to support an applicant project, business development, or emergency recovery. Canadian government funding programs support businesses, nonprofits and institutions.
3 Key Criteria that must all be met for a company to be eligible for grants:
Operations located in Canada
Have financial records in Canada
Be legally able to enter into a binding contract with the government
The Funding Categories
To best determine the right grants for your planned initiatives, we have simplified the landscape by mapping the programs into 6 key categories:
Business Growth
Infrastructure or facility modifications and process improvements
Building innovation capacity
Improving export growth, productivity, performance, and competitiveness
Exhibiting at international tradeshows
Capital Purchases
Purchasing new or improved manufacturing machines and equipment
Retrofitting existing technologies to become more competitive
Upgrades or purchases that improve productivity & efficiency or introduce new technology or contribute to increasing exports
Research & Development
Any project with the objective to grow and generate profits through adoption, adaptions, development and commercializing of innovative, technology driven, new or improved products, services or processes.
Hiring and Training
Hiring those who are: Facing barriers to employment, under 30 years old, skilled or unskilled workers, university students or apprentices
Training current and/or new employees
Training to support the adoption of new technology, processes or procedures
Training to enhance skills and career development
Green & Clean Technology
Lighting retrofits and controls
Variable speed drives
Improvement on thermal performance
Implementation of new operating procedures
Low carbon emission projects
Not-for-profit
Community revitalization, conservation and restoration
Adoption or adapting new technologies that improve productivity, practices, and support integration into global value chains
Job creation
Why choose Flow Ventures?
Funding Strategy
We will help you optimize how you tap into government funding sources - whether it be Grants or SR&ED tax credits, repayable, non-repayable and otherwise.
Grant Search & Assessment
We will use our extensive database and knowledge of available grants to assess which grants you may be eligible for and chart a roadmap for your business’ growth
Grant Writing
Writing a narrative that complies with the requirements of the various programs can be tedious and time consuming. Let our team of expert writers assist you with this.
