Aurora Incentives and Services |
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| Data Last Updated: 18 December, 2015 |
Incentives and Financial Support |
Capital (+) |
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Commercialization (+) |
Conservation Fund
Description: The Conservation Fund provides financial support to new and innovative electricity conservation initiatives designed to enable Ontario's residents, businesses and institutions to cost-effectively reduce their demand for electricity.
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NextGen Biofuels Fund - Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Description: Support establishment of first-of-kind commercial scale demonstration facilities for the production of next-generation renewable fuels (i.e. cellulosic ethanol or next-generation biodiesel) and co-products.
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Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc.
Description: Covers three key areas: Industry-Academic R and D Collaboration; Commercialization; and Entrepreneurship. Other key OCE initiatives are the IBM Smart Computing Initiative and Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII).
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Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence (ORF-RE)
Description: The Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence (ORF-RE) provides research institutions with funding to help support the operational costs of large-scale transformative research of strategic value to the province.
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Digital Media (+) |
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Energy (+) |
Conservation Fund
Description: The Conservation Fund provides financial support to new and innovative electricity conservation initiatives designed to enable Ontario's residents, businesses and institutions to cost-effectively reduce their demand for electricity.
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Feed-in Tariff Program - Ontario Power Authority
Description: Procurement program that guarantees specific prices for various forms of renewable electricity production sources, including on-shore wind, hydroelectric, solar, biogas, biomass and landfill gas.
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NextGen Biofuels Fund - Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Description: The Next Generation Biofuels Fund (NGBF) is in its wind-down phase. And is focused on construction-ready projects that have successfully progressed through pre-construction planning in accordance with the NGBF Project Assurance Program (PAP).
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Export (+) |
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Description: International contracting agency provides export-related assistance in military sales and Canadian commitments for international assistance.
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Export Development Canada
Description: A crown corporation that offers financing, credit insurance and bonding solutions to Canadian exporters.
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Export Market Access - A Global Expansion Program
Description: A 50/50 cost-sharing grant to help Ontario SMEs cover costs incurred to develop export sales in foreign markets, predominately outside the US.
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Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)
Description: The Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) helps accelerate the growth of new technology companies being established in Ontario and positions them for further investment by angels and venture capitalists.
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Human Resources and Training (+) |
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Research and Development (+) |
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Description: To strengthen the ability of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other not-for-profit institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that will benefit Canadians.
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Description: Major federal health research funding agency for universities, hospitals and research institutes has research programs matching industry partner's financial contributions.
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Communications Research Centre Canada - Industry Canada
Description: Helps SMEs take part in strategic R&D; collaborations that leverage CRC's activities, resulting in knowledge and technology transfer that benefit Canadian industry, the economy and Canadians.
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Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) - National Research Council Canada
Description: Technical advisory services, networking and financial assistance to SMEs.
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Mitacs Accelerate
Description: A unique cost-shared R and D internship program which connects companies with Canadian universities' research expertise, in all disciplines.
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NextGen Biofuels Fund - Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Description: A fund to support establishment of first-of-kind commercial scale demonstration facilities for the production of next-generation renewable fuels (i.e. cellulosic ethanol or next-generation biodiesel) and co-products.
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Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc.
Description: Covers three key areas: Industry-Academic R and D Collaboration; Commercialization; and Entrepreneurship. Other key OCE initiatives are the IBM Smart Computing Initiative and Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII).
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Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund - Ontario Capital Growth Corporation
Description: To leverage private sector capital in clean technology, life sciences and advanced health technologies, digital media and information and communications technology sectors.
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Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)
Description: The Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC) is a refundable tax credit. It is available to all corporations that perform scientific research and experimental development (SR and ED) in Ontario.
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Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit
Description: Tax credit for Scientific Research and Experimental Development expenditures.
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Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence (ORF-RE)
Description: The Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence (ORF-RE) provides research institutions with funding to help support the operational costs of large-scale transformative research of strategic value to the province.
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Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program - Canada Revenue Agency
Description: The largest single source of federal support for industrial R and D. Investment tax credits for expenditures such as wages, materials, machinery, equipment, some overhead, and SR and ED contracts.
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Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI) - Industry Canada
Description: Firms, organizations or institutions may apply for investments assistance repayable over the long term in conducting R&D; in eligible aerospace and defence technologies.
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Youth Employment Program - National Research Council Canada
Description: Financial assistance to innovative Canadian SMEs to hire post-secondary graduates.
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Southern Ontario (+) |
Scientists and Engineers in Business Initiative
Description: Scientists and Engineers in Business is designed to help improve the business and management skills of entrepreneurs in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields by improving access to financing and/or providing business support.
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Business Support Services |
| Aurora Chamber of Commerce | |
| Serves The Town of Aurora | |
| 905 727-7262 | |
| Promotion of the commercial, retail and industrial enterprises in Aurora. |
| http://www.aurorachamber.on.ca/ |
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| York Small Business Enterprise Centre | 17250 Yonge Street |
| Serves small businesses in the northern six York Region municipalities: Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Newmarket and Whitchurch-Stouffville. | Newmarket, ONT |
| 905 830-4444 | L3Y 6Z1 |
| The York Small Business Enterprise Centre, (YSBEC) is managed by the Regional Municipality of Yorks Economic Strategy Branch. They focus on providing support to both new start-ups and existing small businesses. |
| http://www.yorksmallbusiness.ca |
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