Region: Ontario

Province Accelerating Growth of Social Enterprises to Create Jobs and Strengthen Economy Ontario has launched a new five-year strategy that will help social enterprises grow their businesses, enter new markets…

At the 11th annual Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery Conference, the province announced the successful Ontario Social Impact Voucher program will return for the second year. In partnership with the…

Ontario Co-operative Association executive director Erin Morgan, centre, poses for a photo with the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s David Murray, left, and local MPP Liz Sandals, right, at a funding announcement…

WIN UP TO $75,000 FOR YOUR NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISE! The Toronto Enterprise Fund is pleased to announce the launch of its 2016 Business Plan Competition. The competition is open to…

communitybuild.jpg Applications are now open for the communityBUILD Social Venture Pipeline! The Accelerator The Incubator Who is Eligible for this Program? ​Terms and Conditions WHAT IS THE MISSION OF THE…

Funding provided to small- and medium-sized businesses in Ontario’s rural and northern communities through the Community Futures Program has generated significant economic and employment growth, according to a new Conference…

The Ontario Co-operative Association, in association with the Schulich School of Business at York University, has set a new standard for co-operative leadership and expertise. The new Fundamentals of Co-operative…

The Canadian Alternative Investment Foundation (CAIF) is pleased to announce their first Call for Letters of Inquiry in 2016. CAIF builds on CAIC’s (Canadian Alternative Investment Cooperative’s) three decades of…

A new study shows that Ontario’s co-operative sector contributes $5.97 billion yearly to the province’s GDP. The research, released by CCEDNet member the Ontario Co-operative Association (On Co-op), the capacity-building…

Led by the Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF), a group of Ottawa-based organizations have come together to support new social enterprises through Social Enterprise Stimulus Ottawa (SESO). SESO will provide…

Are you creating an economy that works for the 100%? The Atkinson Decent Work Fund is one of our tools for promoting social and economic justice in Ontario. It’s a…

Ontario has taken a major step in the right direction with the passage of Bill 6: Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act. A large coalition of community partners was successful…