Workplace Innovation Fund

Amount:

$10,000,000.00

Type:

In-Kind Support, Grant

Description:

The Workplace Innovation Fund helps test and implement new ideas to address labour shortages and prepare for a changing economy.

Comments on Funding:

Maximum of $5 million per project.
$10 million maximum per Primary Applicant.
A budget must be submitted and approved as part of the application process.
Funding will be issued after Financial Contribution Agreement is signed.
Primary Applicant must commit to contributing 20% towards project costs. In-kind contributions can count for half of the
20% – must be essential goods, services or personnel time that otherwise would need to be purchased with cash.

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be:
1. Businesses and for-profit organizations including Indigenous and First Nation-owned
enterprises;
2. Not-for-profit, non-profit including charities and societies, and/or social enterprise
operations;
3. Labour organizations;
4. Local governments; and
5. Consortia or partnerships.

Application Steps:

Applicants must log in with an approved Business BCeID to access the Initial Concept Proposal form.
a BCeID registrations may take two to four weeks to process.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:

1. Initial Concept Proposal
2. Full Project Application (by invitation only)
3. Financial Contribution Agreement

Other Things to Note:

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Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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