Today, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) launched the first call for proposals for the Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) program. The objectives of the program are to:
- assist firms with high-growth potential to scale-up and expand;
- support technology demonstration and the commercialization of new technologies;
- encourage the early adoption or adaptation of leading-edge technologies and processes to improve productivity; and,
- increase businesses’ capacity to grow through market diversification and entry into global markets.
- Project proposals must demonstrate support in one of the following priorities: clean technology, clean resources, digital technology, advanced manufacturing, value-added agriculture, and life sciences.