Atlantic Canada

Access Ability

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Wage Subsidy

Description:

Access Ability is an employment wage subsidy program, dedicated to providing inclusive hiring through federal wage subsidies to employers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a Pay- for - Performance wage subsidy, 100% coverage for up to 20 weeks of work experience.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be employers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador,
provide a minimum 35-hour work week,
cover the mandatory employment related costs (CPP, EI, Vacation Pay),
provide $15/hr wage to their new hire,
assign an organization supervisor to act as a mentor for the participant.

The participant must:

self identify as a person living with a disability,
be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada,
be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations,
not be in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI) benefit.

Application Steps:

Applicants must complete the online application form.

Other Things to Note:

Access Ability is an employment wage subsidy program funded by Service Canada and facilitated by the Saint Mary’s University Entrepreneurship Centre.

Program Contact:

Access - Ability website

Volta Cohort

Amount:

$25,000

Type of Program:

Investment

Description:

Volta Cohort provides mentorship, resources and investments of $25,000 through a microfund co-founded by Volta, BDC Capital, Innovacorp and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Comments on Funding:

Funding takes the form of investments of $25,000.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be a technology-based, early stage start-up,
be based in Atlantic Canada,
have an ambitious idea,
have not received previous investment (i.e. have not closed a financing round).

Application Steps:

submit their application online,

pitch their business at one of the pitch events hosted by Volta every six months, if selected,

pitch their business at the Volta Cohort Pitch Event – competing for investment, if selected among fifteen high potential applicants.

Other Things to Note:

This program provides mentorship, resources and investments of $25,000 through a micro fund co-founded by Volta, BDC Capital, Innovator and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The next Volta Cohort event will take place in May 2022.

Program Contact:

Volta - Volta Cohort

Apply for Volta Cohort

Internship Program

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Wage Subsidy

Description:

VFC offers Canada’s only Internship Program that exposes driven university and college students to entrepreneurial & work-readiness training so they can contribute from day one.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a 50-70% wage subsidy (capped at $7,000), per student per term. Employers are required to pay Interns a minimum wage of $15.00/hour or higher via payroll.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be SMEs, start-ups, social enterprises, not-for-profit organizations, or charities.
Have a physical office (pre-Covid) in one of the following Canadian provinces: the Northern Territories, BC, AB, SK, MB, QC, NB, NS, PE or NL
have between 1 - 500 employees,
provide a safe and supportive internship that develops innovation or entrepreneurial skill-building opportunities,
pay Interns a minimum wage of $15.00/hour or higher via payroll,
hire a student from an underrepresented group (such as: a women studying in STEM, a disabled student, an indigenous student, a newcomer to Canada, a first-year student) to receive a 70% wage subsidy.

Interns must be:

full-time or part-time post-secondary students,
Canadian citizens, permanent residents or refugees.

Application Steps:

Employers must submit a Hiring Request form.
After students submit the application, Venture Canada will connect them with employers.

Program Contact:

Internship | Venture for Canada

Hire an Intern | Venture for Canada

Gerry Pond Sales Award

Amount:

$25,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Gerry Pond Sales Award is awarded each year to an Incite Phase 2 tech startup in Atlantic Canada that excels in creating a repeatable and scalable sales process.

Comments on Funding:

The award is $25,000.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The Gerry Pond Sales Award is awarded to an Incite participant based on four criteria:

growth in sales in the first five months of the program;
growth in number of customers in the first five months of the program;
performance in pushing sales prospects through the company’s sales system;
the degree to which the founders benefited from instruction in building a sales process.

Application Steps:

Applicants must apply online for the accelerator. No other details are available.

Program Contact:

Entrevestor

Propel Creates $25,000 sales award to honour co-founder gerry pond

Innovation Mobilization Program

Amount:

$20,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants & Loan

Description:

The Innovation Mobilization (IM) Program provides service to all Springboard members, supporting industry engagement and advancing ideas.

There are 4 funding categories:

1
The Industry Engagement program connects skilled professionals in academia with like-minded contacts in industry to drive new collaborations and support research commercialization in Atlantic Canada.
2
Proof of Concept: The goal of this funding is to provide support for developing early stage ideas, from a lab bench to a working prototype or equivalent (e.g. software beta), and to support development towards a commercial opportunity.
3
The Patent and Legal category provides funding for the assessment and protection of ideas with commercial potential. All forms of intellectual property are eligible e.g. patents, industry designs, copyright, trademarking etc.
4
The Marketing Support category supports market assessment and prototype development. Its goal is to validate the commercial potential of an idea.

Comments on Funding:

Funding/category is:

is $15,000/Industry Engagement for up to one year.
is $5,000/Market Support for up to one year.
is $20,000/Proof of Concept over one year.
is $15,000/Patent and Legal Fund and can be provided over two years.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

Applicants must be research institutions that are members of Springboard Atlantic. Industry can collaborate with Springboard Atlantic network members in order to access this funding.
A total of 65.38% of the costs are covered by Springboard, the other 34.62% must come from matching sources.

Application Steps:

Applicants must contact a Springboard member or their central office for more information.
Applications for the IM Program must be submitted by a Springboard Atlantic member to qualify for funding.

Program Contact:

Funding Programs