Government of Canada announces new $1.26-billion fund for business innovation
Strategic Innovation Fund supports high-growth sectors to create jobs of the future
(firmenpresse) - MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK -- (Marketwired) -- 03/30/17 -- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
On March 22, the Government of Canada tabled its 2017 budget, outlining the next steps for the . This is a long-term plan to create jobs and strengthen the middle class by helping Canada's highly skilled workforce develop the skills they need to evolve and keep up with the demands of a changing workplace.
Building on the Prime Minister's announcement today of an investment in Ford Motor Company of Canada in Windsor, Ontario, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced the new $1.26-billion Strategic Innovation Fund, which will ensure that Canada remains a top destination for businesses to invest, grow and create jobs.
This new business innovation fund will be available to aerospace and automotive firms and will be expanded to support high-growth sectors such as clean technology, information and communications technology, and agri-food. To support this program expansion, Budget 2017 proposes to build on the existing funding by providing an additional $200 million over three years, starting in 2017-18.
The fund is part of the Government's Innovation and Skills Plan to create well-paying jobs and grow the middle class by investing in high-growth sectors in which Canada has a globally competitive advantage.
Additional details about the Strategic Innovation Fund will be announced in the coming months.
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"With the new Strategic Innovation Fund, the Government is expanding its capacity to support high-growth sectors across the economy in which Canada has a globally competitive advantage. This new fund will build on our innovative talents, streamline program delivery and help Canadian businesses to continue creating high-quality jobs for the future. That's how innovation builds a better Canada."
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-990-7537
Laura Gareau
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Office of the Minister
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-992-3474
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