Talent

Talent Development Internships

Ideal for New Talent Hiring: Eligible SMEs can invest in the industrial workforce of tomorrow by hiring new talent for Critical Technology internships, with up to $20k in OCI support ($10k for each 4-month unit).

Future Ready Program

Ideal for Talent Development: Eligible SMEs can equip their employees for the challenges of today through upskilling initiatives with up to $10k of OCI support.

Talent Development Internships Future Ready Program

Product Commercialization

Development and Commercialization Program

Ideal for Accelerated Product Development: New SME solutions can commercialize faster through exclusive, no-cost access to a Technology Development Site (Dev Site) and up to $100k of support from OCI.

Technology Access Program

Ideal for Product Validation: SMEs with an existing Critical Technology product or service can break into new markets faster through exclusive, no-cost access to a Technology Development Site (Dev Site).

Development & Commercialization ProgramTechnology Access Program

Sector Transformation

Sector Adoption Program

Ideal for Sector Innovation: Consortiums led by an Ontario SME can collaborate on province-wide innovations to catalyze industrial transformation with up to $1 million of support from OCI.

Sector Adoption Program