Consulting and Course Creation for Canada Ontario Job Grant (COJG): Virica Biotech Virica Biotech was founded in 2018 based on a decade of research in the laboratory of Dr. Jean Simon Diallo at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Dr. Diallo was investigating novel oncolytic viral therapies (OVTs) and recognized the need for VSEs o enhance the effectiveness of OVTs. After researching and developing VSEs in the OVT space, Dr. Diallo recognized how broadly applicable their attributes would be in other areas such as gene therapy and vaccine production. As such, the team at Arctech Accelerate and their partners were successful in creating a proposal to the federal government and winning their first contract equalling $450,000 through the ISC-Testing stream for commercializing testing and potential national scaling. 

CanExport SMEs Program/ Innovation, Science & Economic Development – Innovations Solutions Canada: Illumisoft Lighting For several years, the Ottawa-based company Illumisoft Lighting has been a leader in providing high-efficiency optical lens systems and innovative LED lighting solutions. Conscious of the significant opportunities for growth in this industry through USA markets, Illumisoft Lighting regularly carries out marketing and advertising activities abroad. Their team knew that significant financial assistance is available to SMEs for such purposes, subsidizing up to 75% of their eligible costs up to $75,000, through Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service CanExport programs. Knowing how competitive this program is, they enrolled in Arctech Accelerate’s services and successfully obtained funding for an application that accurately and eloquently depicted how their proposed foreign growth strategy for 2020-2021 made them not only eligible but a perfect fit for CanExport SME’s mandate. In addition to the CanExport SME program, with the assistance of Arctech Accelerate’s partner, they were successful in also obtaining ISC-Testing Stream funding equalling over $100,000 which can also result in national scaling. 

CanExport SMEs Program: Scout Canning Canadian seafood brand Scout, launched the first craft canned seafood line to source 100% of species off the shores of Canada and the U.S.; creating a local and sustainable business model. Scout established a network of small-scale and sustainable fisheries, local to Canada and the U.S., to introduce a transparent supply chain rooted in protecting ocean health. As a result, Scout Canning was seeking additional financing to assist in their market development and market export activities. The team at Arctech Accelerate was able to identify various sources of funding, including the CanExport SME stream which provided Scout Canning with 10’s thousands of dollars in financing to cover 75% of their market export costs, including SEO. 

National Research Council Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP): LeapUX Faced with a critical shortage of manpower at a time of rapid organizational growth, LeapUX needed to obtain funds and personnel to help meet their needs for talent. Arctech Accelerate helped guide LeapUX through the rigorous and thorough vetting process of the IRAP application. Using our expert project management and writing services, we effectively highlighted LeapUX for its unique process and innovative strategies in creating cutting-edge web designs and digital strategies. As a result, LeapUX secured a total of up to $50,000 in funding from their first application to the IRAP. 

Canada-Ontario Job Grant: Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre (OCCSC) Many organizations face difficulty with hiring and training, especially those operating in the nonprofit sector where budget constrictions are a continuous concern. The OCCSC found themselves in the same situation when they began seeking unique strategies to reinvest in their workforce and increase the performance levels of their existing talent. Arctech Accelerate worked with them to create a fully customized training program complete with industry-standard technical and professional certifications valued at almost $86,000. On top of this, by taking advantage of our services and network of grant writing partners, OCSCC received this program at no cost to them, leveraging the Canada-Ontario Jobs Grant (COJG) to receive full reimbursement of the training costs. 

Consulting and Course Creation for Canada Ontario Job Grant (COJG): Omniscient Wellness As a well-known private trainer in the nutrition management and beauty salon industry, Omniscient Wellness was a prime candidate for broadening their client base and delivering services at a limited cost. By working with Arctech Accelerate, Omniscient Wellness was able to design a COJG-compliant training program and helped their clients utilize the COJG by recommending our expert thirdparty grant writing services to secure their funding. Using Arctech Accelerate’s in-depth program knowledge at both the course creation and application stages of program development and delivery, Omniscient Wellness was able to achieve a unique market advantage, deliver high-quality career development training to their clients, and open new revenue streams with the backing of the Provincial Government to cover 83%-100% of the cost of their services.   

Build-in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) now the new Testing Stream of Innovative Solutions (Canada): Conseel Obtaining a large-scale contract as an emerging enterprise can be a challenging prospect—the exact predicament Conseel found itself facing. As an organization with a unique, pre-commercial mobile information security application, Conseel had a prime target market within the Government of Canada. By working with Arctech Accelerate and our partner, Solution Xplus, Conseel was able to secure several high-value federal government sales contracts worth $450,000 through the company’s first application to the BCIP, which has since been integrated with Innovative Solutions Canada, as its new Testing Stream. 

Becoming a Government Compliant Training Provider to access Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) Funding: In Agent As a 33-year veteran real estate investor, Gord Lemon, a co-founder of InAgent, has owned residential and commercial investment properties in multiple provinces and states in Canada and the U.S. In each city Gord invested in, his experience with real estate agents was similar. After an encouraging initial conversation with a self-proclaimed investor agent, Gord conveyed simple criteria: investment property type, price point, and desired outcome i.e. profit. Investors in Canada and the U.S. will concur that there is a clear gap in investor knowledge shared by many agents. The agent training was created to fill this crucial gap; to raise the level of knowledge and service to the investor vertical and the industry in general. Arctech Accelerate was able to analyze Gord’s InAgent training and, through the assistance of our Proposal and Funding Specialist, was able to create a Canada Ontario Job Grant compliant training course and have the Canadian Government cover 83%-100% of the cost of his training to his clients.