Government Programs and Grants

• Niagara Region

  Niagara Region works closely with municipal government partners to provide a range of generous financial incentives to developers, investors, and business owners.  Many of these programs are linked with existing property inventories to assist in site selection decisions and program applications. From reduced property taxes and development charges to duty and tariff exemptions on imported goods, they are committed to helping Niagara businesses build a better bottom line. 

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• Federal Government

  The Federal Government manages several funding, grants, and incentive programs to encourage research, development, capital investment and job creation making it easy for business in most sectors to succeed.  Please visit Invest Canada for more information.

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• Province of Ontario

  The Provincial government of Ontario also manages several funding grants, and incentive programs to encourage research, development, capital investment and job creation making it easy for business in most sectors to succeed.  

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• Immigration Programs

  Canadian immigration has designed programs to help businesses access the global talent they need. Global corporations setting up in Canada can transfer their senior personnel here through certain immigration programs, and local businesses looking to access global talent have a number of options to attract highly skilled talent.  

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• Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce

  The Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce is a local organization of businesses and companies intended to develop and further the interests of its members.  The main activities are safeguarding local business interests and sharing business experiences, contact with governments, local media and the press and organizing trade shows and events.

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• Niagara-on-the-Lake Tourism

  Niagara-on-the-Lake Tourism is committed to the development, encouragement, promotion and enhancement of a positive and diverse economic environment consistent with the special cultural, historical, agricultural, ecological and community qualities of Niagara-on-the-Lake and its surrounding area. 

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• Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce

  The Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce (GNCC) is a non-profit, non-partisan, membership-driven organization comprised of 1,500 business enterprises, civic organizations, educational institutions and individuals.

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• Virgil Business Improvement Area (BIA)

  The Virgil BIA is an association of commercial property owners and tenants in Virgil, (town in municipality of  Niagara-on-the-Lake) who work in partnership with the Town to create thriving, competitive, and safe business area to attract shoppers, diners, tourists, and new businesses.