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The directory below represents the programs and services offered by Regional Innovation Centres across Ontario, as well as support from other agencies, universities and colleges.  

Runway Program – Bring your business to Canada
Canada’s Start-up Visa Program offers Permanent Residence to immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to build a business in Canada. Innovation Factory's Runway Accelerator program
Cleantech Accelerator
Cleantech is a $2.5 Trillion market. The time is now. To be a startup founder requires boundless energy, drive, and passion. We have the experience to help cleantech founders access resources, funding and to develop the necessary partnerships to grow and scale their businesses.
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Custom Guide to Starting your business
Get a custom guide. Answer a few simple questions and get a downloadable custom guide to starting your business. For example: business registrationgetting an HST numbersetting up
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Start a business in Ontario
Learn how to: choose your business structureregister your business name in Ontarioset up a business number for business tax purposes
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Masterclass
Delivered by nationally and internationally recognized discipline experts, Masterclasses provide in-depth learning sessions resonating with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and their teams.   
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Entrepreneur 1.0 Innovation Academy
Hosted annually in partnership with the Ivey Business School at Western University, the Entrepreneur 1.0 Innovation Academy equips new entrepreneurs with the practical tools and knowledge of all facets of creating, maintaining, and growing a successful
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TechAlliance Job Board
Building tomorrow’s globally-competitive innovation economy requires ambitious talent who will accelerate your growth. The job board is the place to attract new talent.
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The Roster
The Roster is the place where job seekers can showcase their skills and employers can stack their pipelines with skilled hires.
IP Education – University of Toronto
Intellectual Property (IP) is a critical driver of the global innovation economy. More than ever, protecting and leveraging IP is becoming key to success for
i.d.e.a. Fund
i.d.e.a. Fund is a program that fosters inclusion, diversity, environment and acceleration while driving sustainable and circular economy growth in southern Ontario.
Francophone Community Grants Program
The Francophone Community Grants Program supports the cultural and commercial vitality of the French-speaking population, with a focus on improving front-line services and promoting the
Canada Digital Adoption Program
Canada Digital Adoption Program
As part of the Canada Digital Adoption Program, the Government of Canada has partnered with Digital Main Street and their ShopHERE powered by Google program to deliver
Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (R.A.I.S.E.)
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Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (R.A.I.S.E.) is a service and grant program developed and administered by the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA),
Skills Development Placement Program
Notice: Applications are now closed. Applications will open in March for the May-August 2025 cohort. IION’s Skills Development Placement Program (SDPP) accelerates company growth projects
Step Forward Entrepreneurs Program
The Step Forward Entrepreneurs Program (SFEP) provides for-profit innovative companies with non-repayable funding to support projects that promote business growth and market expansion and are
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (ICTN)
ICTN - The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre's Business Services Program is facilitating the federally funded Information & Communication Technology Network to accelerate the digital adoption rate of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) so they can innovate and adopt new technologies, making them more productive and competitive in today's global economy.
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (ICTN)
ICTN - The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre's Business Services Program is facilitating the federally funded Information & Communication Technology Network to accelerate the digital adoption rate of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) so they can innovate and adopt new technologies, making them more productive and competitive in today's global economy.
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