SOWC FedDev ICP Proposal – Call for Expressions of Interest
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium, in collaboration with our partners, is preparing an application for funding to a grant program of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) called "Investing in Commercialization Partnerships." We are proposing to create a cluster to consolidate the exceptional assets already in place in the province and greatly enhance the ability for companies to successfully commercialize new water technologies. The details are still under development, but a key aspect of the proposal is [...]
External Funding Opportunities – March
Scientific Research and Development Tax Incentive Programs Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program - (FEDERAL) The SR&ED Program is a federal tax incentive program to encourage Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to conduct research and development (R&D) in Canada that will lead to new, improved, or technologically advanced products or processes. The SR&ED Program is the largest single source of federal government support for industrial R&D. Claimants can apply for SR&ED investment tax [...]
SOWC’s Brenda Lucas Presents at CWN Workshop Session
The Messy World of Policy-making: Science, Stakeholders and Sausage Making workshop took place in Ottawa between March 3 and 7. The workshop brought students and young professionals together with a wide range of experts with varying perspectives, backgrounds and disciplines to discuss the complexities and intricacies and challenges of water policy in Canada. During the morning of March 5, SOWC's Brenda Lucas took part in a discussion that concentrated on the inner workings of the policy making process in a [...]