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The Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program (GIFMP) provides cost-shared financial assistance to support the implementation of energy efficiency and energy management solutions designed to maximize energy performance, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and competitiveness for industry in Canada. 
The Industrial Facility track provides direct-to-industry support to help implement energy efficiency and energy management...
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Join BDC’s Chief Economist Pierre Cléroux for an economic update and the results of the BDC's latest study on the impact of rising costs for Canadian entrepreneurs. Costs have risen more than expected for business owners. While it is clear that there are no miracle solutions to the challenge of inflation, investing in growth while strictly managing costs has a proven effect on performance.
Cléroux will be joined by Michelle Feder, Director,...
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Norbec, a leading manufacturer of insulated metal panels and walk-in coolers and freezers since 1982, has announced that it is investing $45 million to build a state-of-the-art production plant in Strathroy, Ontario. Along with existing plants in Boucherville and Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, this new facility will enable Norbec to expand its range of products used in all types of architectural, commercial and industrial applications. The project will break ground June 6, 2023,...
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The Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — an initative which provides support for projects and investments to businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations for economic development in southwestern Ontario — is currently accepting applications. Round 13 intake of applications begins April 27, 2023 and will remain open until June 15, 2023. 
If you have an innovative project that allows for the creation of jobs, an increase in productivity,...
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The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $6 milllion in an effort to help eligible agri-food businesses exand into domestic and foreign markets.
The new Grow Ontario Market Initiative will help businesses reach new markets and could cover market analysis and planning, product development activities and/or new market-entry promotional efforts to expand opportunities for Ontario food products.
Through the initiative, businesses could be eligible to...
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