Government Support Programs

Governments at all levels are committed to encouraging and attracting investment by streamlining business processes, offering programs to assist investors in their expansion and relocation decisions, and ensuring a competitive, friendly and receptive business environment.

The following are samples of the programs available from federal and provincial governments to help meet the needs of companies looking to invest in Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area.

Key Government Resources

Ministry of Revenue
Ministry of Finance
Ontario Economic Development

Financing

Business Development Bank of Canada Services Overview
Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBF)
Canadian Youth Business Foundation Start-Up Financing Program (CYBF)
Export Market Access-A Global Expansion Program (Ontario Chamber of Commerce)
Investment Accelerator Fund
Next Generation of Jobs Fund (Ministry of Economic Development and trade)
SMART Program-Canadian Manufactures $ Exports
Canadian Youth Business Foundation Start-Up Financing Program

Human Resources

Achieving Innovation & Manufacturing Excellence - Yves Landry Foundation
Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit
Canada Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit - Canada Revenue Agency
CON*NECT (Colleges of Ontario Network for Education and Training)
Co-Operative Education Tax Credit (CETC)
Educational Technology Tax Incentive
Employer Signing Bonus
Graduate Transitions Tax Credit
Job Connect
Ontario Employer Health Tax Exemption
Targeted Wage Subsidies Program
The Workforce Skills Initiative-Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Strategic Aerospace and Defense Initiative (industry Canada)

Research and Development

Advanced Manufacturing Investment Strategy Program
Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) (Industry Canada)
Going Global Science and Technology (S&G) Program (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)- National Research Council Canada
Innovation Demonstration Fund (IDF)
Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)
Industrial R&D Fellowships-Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit (OBRITC)
Ontario Centres of Excellence-Investment Accelerator Fund Program
Ontario Commercialization Investment Funds (Ministry of Research and Innovation)
Ontario Research Employee Stock Option Credit
Precarn Incorporated
Retail Sales Tax Exemption on R&D and Manufacturing Equipment
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program
SD Tech Fund -Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) (Federal Government)

Energy & Environment

ecoEnergy for Renewable Heat (Natural Resource Canada)
ecoEnergy Retrofit (industry)
Electricity Incentive Program (ERIP)
Loan Guarantee Program-Ontario Ministry of Natural Resrouces
NextGen Biofuels Funds-Sustainable Technology Canada
Ontario Biogass Systems Financial Assistance Program-Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Ontario Current Cost Adjustment (OCCA): Pollution Control Equipment
Ontario Fuel Cell Innovation Program-Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
Ontario Solar Thermal Heating Incentives (OSTHI) (Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure)

Arts, Culture and Digital Media

Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program (PSTC)
Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit (OBPTC)
Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects (OCASE) Tax Credit
Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC)
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
Ontario Sound Recording Tax Credit

Construction Industry

High Performance New Construction
Brownfield Financial Tax Incentive Program-Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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