The objective of the Regional Development Program – Eastern Ontario Development Fund and Southwestern Ontario Development Fund is to provide financial assistance and incentives to support Eastern and Southwestern Ontario by helping municipalities, Indigenous Communities, economic development agencies, sector associations, and consortia.
The Regional Development Program takes a coordinated approach to supporting business growth in eastern and southwestern Ontario. The program supports eligible small- and medium-sized businesses investing in new equipment and training to expand operations in these regions, and also provides support to municipalities and not-for-profit organizations investing in economic development projects.
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The Accessibility Innovation Showcase (AIS) is hosted by the Ontario government to demonstrate advances in market-ready assistive technologies and devices, stimulate investment and growth in the industry, and raise the profile of accessibility. The Expression of Interest form should be completed by Ontario-based companies and organizations interested in exhibiting at the event.
Ontario is launching a call for proposals for Social Impact Bond ideas.
The Ontario Research Fund – Research Infrastructure - provides research institutions with funding to help support infrastructure needs such as modern facilities and equipment.
The form is a proposal submission template for the High School Entrepreneurship Outreach program, which aims to bring exposure and awareness of entrepreneurship to high school students across Ontario.
The form is a business plan template, for Summer Company, a program of the Government of Ontario which provides mentoring and awards of up to $3000 to enterprising students between the ages of 15 and 29 years. All applicants must complete the business plan template as part of their application to the program.
Applications for Volunteers to complete for volunteering at the Accessibility Innovation Showcase (September 21, 2017, September 24 - 27, 2017). Deadline to volunteer is August 18, 2017. If you need an alternate format or other accommodation to access this document, please contact Olivia Hall at
olivia.hall@ontario.ca or call 437-991-4383.
Establishing a Barrie Regional Innovation Centre Call for Proposals Submission Guidelines is to add a new RIC Program in Barrie, ON.
Ontario’s Regional Innovation Centres (RICs) program includes a network of 16 non-profit organizations. Since the launch of the RICs program in 2010, these non-profit organizations have been dedicated to supporting regional development by helping innovative businesses start and grow.
The Regional Development Program - Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Competitiveness Stream supports business growth in the Advanced Manufacturing Sector in Ontario. The program supports businesses that are adopting innovative technologies; increasing competitiveness, productivity and growth; investing in new equipment to scale up; increasing exports and reshoring jobs and production.
The Accessibility Standards Advisory Council/Standard Development Committee (ASAC/SDC) was appointed by the Ontario government in 2013 with a mandate to review the Customer Service Standard. The membership of the ASAC/SDC is comprised of a majority of people with disabilities as well as representatives from sectors that must comply with the Customer Service Standard.
