| Hiring Assistance for Employers |
City of Toronto |
Services Support/Financial Incentives |
Employers can receive up to $3,000 to offset supervision and/or training costs when hiring an Ontario Works benefits recipient. |
Please refer to link provided for further information. |
Employment and Social Services works with a variety of organizations to introduce employers to qualified job seekers who are receiving Ontario Works benefits. |
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| Better Building Partnership |
City of Toronto |
Various Incentives |
Varies according to incentive. |
Requirements vary according to incentive. |
The goal of the program is the development of new buildings which surpass the current environmental standards laid out by the Ontario government. |
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| Business Incentive Program-Hydro BIP |
City of Toronto |
Financial Incentive |
The incentives range from$150/kW to $350 /kW. Generally, projects that achieve greater peak kW savings will receive higher incentives. |
Please refer to link provided for further information. |
The Hydro-BIP program rewards energy efficient renovations to commercial buildings. Toronto hydroelectric system offers incentives to owners and operators of commercial buildings 25,000 sq feet or less. |
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| Business Incubator Program |
City of Toronto |
Services Support |
Toronto's incubators provide services in three business areas: general business interests, the fashion business sector and the food manufacturing sector. |
Please refer to links provided for further information. |
To provide financial and administrative assistance to local business incubators to enhance skills development, job creation and entrepreneurship for new stage businesses in Toronto. |
http://www.fashionincubator.com/
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| Enterprise Toronto |
City of Toronto |
Services Support |
Provides free consultation with a business advisor to review and evaluate business ideas. Free seminars. |
Offers services and programs to Toronto entrepreneurs and small businesses in the areas of Small Business and Local Partnerships, Business Development and Retention, Investment Marketing, Economic Research and Business Information. |
Enterprise Toronto is a public private alliance providing services and programs to Toronto's entreprenuers and small businesses at the early stages of business development. |
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| Gold Star Service for Business |
City of Toronto |
Services Support |
Helps the business community by reducing the time and costs incurred when working on development projects. |
All industrial, commercial office and institutional projects are eligible for the program. |
Each project is assigned to a district review team which works to identify approval requirements, helps resolve any issues and ensures that the client receives prompt attention. |
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| Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation, Technology (IMIT) Grants |
City of Toronto |
Construction Incentive |
Eligible development will benefit from a grant of up to 60% of the increase in the municipal taxes attributable to eligible new commercial/industrial construction over 10 years. |
Please refer to link provided for further information. |
The program will be made available for a five-year period. Eligible development will benefit from a grant of up to 60% of the increase in the municipal taxes attributable to eligible new commercial and industrial construction over a 10-year period. |
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| Partnership to Advance Youth Employment (PAYE) |
City of Toronto |
Services Support |
No cost to company. |
Please refer to link provided for further details. |
PAYE is a joint initiative to increase access to economic opportunities for youth and connect employers that are hiring to a pool of talented young candidates. |
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| Power Savings BLITZ |
City of Toronto |
Financial Incentive |
Funding of up to $1,000 for retrofits that help reduce electricity consumption. |
Program participants must be small businesses in the office or retail sub-sectors located in Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited's service area and have an electricity demand of less than 50 kW. |
The program provides small businesses up to $1,000 in free energy efficient lighting and equipment upgrades. |
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| Water Saver Program |
City of Toronto |
Financial Incentive |
Facilities that reduce water use can receive a rebate of 30 cents per litre of water saved, and use the rebates to reduce the costs of installing permanent water saving hardware and equipment. |
Please refer to link provided for further information. |
Toronto's WaterSaver Program helps businesses lower unnecessary water use. |
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| Youth Employment Partnerships (YEP) |
City of Toronto |
Services Support |
Free access to a large pool of youth from across Toronto who are ready to work and eager to gain experience. |
Must provide employment opportunities for young people. These can be full-time or part-time positions, apprenticeships or paid internships. |
YEP is a neighbourhood-based youth employment network that offers job placement and staffing services to organizations throughout Toronto. |
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| Brownfields Remediation Tax Assistance |
City of Toronto |
Financial Incentive |
At its sole discretion, the Province may elect to provide tax assistance by cancelling all or a portion of the school portion of property taxes. |
Please refer to link provided for further information. |
This program is designed to provide assistance to Brownfield properties where contamination has rendered the property vacant, under-utilized, unsafe, unproductive or abandoned. |
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