The purpose of this pre-application form is for prospective applicants to the Ontario Together Fund to provide an overview of their business and proposed project for the purpose of determining their eligibility to apply for funding under the program.

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.

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.

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 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.