Organization: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Yves Landry Foundation receives funding top-up

The Yves Landry Foundation (YLF) has received an additional $1 million from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, bringing to $18 million the support it has received from the agency since 2009. Through its Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence Global Initiative, the YLF provides assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturing companies in the…

Feds fund logistics border institute at Univ of Windsor

The Univ of Windsor and the City of Windsor have received $19.9 million in federal funding to establish an Institute for Border Logistics and Security (IBLS) ($7.3 million) and build a multi-modal cargo terminal at the Windsor International Airport with the aim of establishing a Windsor-Detroit logistics corridor ($12.6 million). The funding was provided by…

FedDev supports 24 Toronto-area projects

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) has announced $18.4 million for 24 innovation projects in the Greater Toronto Area. The funding includes $9.4 million through FedDev’s Investing in Business Innovation initiative to support 16 product development and commercialization projects for start-up companies. The start-up projects will leverage $33.9 million in additional financing,…

Research parks launch strategic & marketing plans

The Canadian Association of University Research Parks (AURP Canada) has received $129,500 from the federal government to support the Ontario portion of a national $500,000 economic impact study and strategic and marketing plans for the 27 research parks it represents across Canada. Funding to examine the six research parks in Ontario was provided by the…

Patient-oriented health info program launched

A health information consortium in Ontario has raised $23.3 million from its members and received $1.5 million in federal support to develop and implement a patient-oriented, technology-enabled system that allows individuals to access personal health records and connects them to health professionals, family and friends. The Connected Health and Wellness Project (CHWP) is being driven…

Fed Dev launches $20M late-stage commercialization fund

The federal government is investing $20 million in two Ontario-based private, non-profit networks to provide business loans to small knowledge-based firms. The funding comes through the Prosperity Initiative of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and will be known as the Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation. Two Community Futures Development Corps…

FedDev contributes $11 million to brain research

The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) has received $11 million from the federal government to support 14 projects, leveraging an equal amount from the private sector. The funding comes from the Technology Development Program of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The funded projects involve 12 not-for-profit organizations, 11 companies based in…

FedDev launches matching tech development program

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has launched a new Technology Development Program (TDP) that will provide up to $20-million over four years to projects that develop globally competitive, market-ready technologies. Funding must be matched by private sector or other non-governmental support and post-secondary and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to receive…

Sick Kids robotic arm project receives another $10 million

The federal government is contributing $10 million to a project at The Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto to develop an image-guided robotic surgical arm designed for paediatric patients. The $29- million project, dubbed KidsArm, is expected to have commercial benefits either through new start-ups or other revenue-generating activities. The funding through the Federal Economic…

COM DEV receives $5.2M for micro-satellite program

COM DEV International Ltd, Cambridge ON, has received $5.2 million in federal funding for its new Micro-Satellite Infrastructure Program to develop a new class of micro-satellites that are significantly cheaper to build and launch than traditional geo-stationary earth orbit satellites. The funding flows through the Southern Ontario Development Program, a key program under the Federal…