Yves Landry Foundation

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AIME Initiative  - Achieving Innovation & Manufacturing Excellence

**FEDDEV PROGRAM UPDATE: Attention applicants:  Thank-you for your continued interest in our AIME program.  The 2009/10 AIME FedDEV Program was received with an incredible level of interest from the Southern Ontario Manufacturing Sector. At this point all of our current funds are exhausted and our program is now closed to new applications. If you have applied for our program and did not receive feedback from us, we will hold your application in a waiting queue.  If you have not applied as of yet but would like to send in a preliminary application, please do so. We will keep all applications on a waiting list and should the program be launched again for 2010/11 we will review them on a first come - first serve basis. 

Thank-you again for your interest in the Yves Landry Foundation and the AIME Program.

Delivery Area: Southern Ontario is defined as including the following 2006 Statistic Canada Census Divisions:

1 Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry; 2 Prescott and Russell; 6 Ottawa; 7 Leeds and Grenville; 9 Lanark; 10 Frontenac; 11 Lennox and Addington; 12 Hastings; 13 Prince Edward; 14 Northumberland; 15 Peterborough; 16 Kawartha Lakes; 18 Durham; 19 York; 20 Toronto; 21 Peel; 22 Dufferin; 23 Wellington; 24 Halton; 25 Hamilton; 26 Niagara; 28 Haldimand-Norfolk; 29 Brant 30 Waterloo; 31 Perth; 32 Oxford; 34 Elgin; 36 Chatham-Kent; 37 Essex; 38 Lambton; 39 Middlesex; 40 Huron; 41 Bruce; 42 Grey; 43 Simcoe; 46 Haliburton; and 47 Renfrew.

YLF will make every effort to ensure that 80% of SODP AIME Program support is dedicated to companies located in census regions of Southern Ontario with populations of less than 500,000.

The YLF in conjunction with the Federal Government recognizes the current challenging times for manufacturers in the province of Ontario.  We believe the only response to ensure the future of manufacturing, is for manufacturers to become more competitive and innovative.

However, it is clear that many manufacturing enterprises often establish or cultivate innovation programs and subsequently bear the additional expense of upgrading the skills of their workers to use these new tools, techniques and processes.  When times are tough, workforce development and training is the first thing to be sacrificed. Often training becomes the barrier that keeps industry from achieving greater and more rapid success.

In partnership with the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the Yves Landry Foundation is making available up to $50,000 per company in the form of a grant to foster training that will lead to advancements in innovation within the manufacturing sector in Ontario.   Specific funding will be provided for two major objectives:

Objective 1 -- Training that will support the adaptation of new technology, new processes or procedures or any change within the company to support innovation.

Objective 2 -- Training that will support and develop Highly Skilled Personnel in any area that leads to innovation. This can include the development of new engineering skills, training in the use of new software, hardware or other tools necessary to support innovation, retraining to embrace new technologies, new manufacturing methods, or any other business area that will make an Ontario Manufacturing Company more competitive in the Global marketplace.

This funding is open to all Ontario Manufacturing companies that meet the following criteria:

• Between 15 - 1500 Employees
• In business in Ontario for at least 3 yrs or can demonstrate a solid financial footing
• Manufacturing facility or facilities located in the Southern Ontario catchment area (see map).
• Manufacture a specific product for sale in Ontario or elsewhere

APPLICATION PROCESS

Step 1:  Download the Program Eligibility Document.  Review this document in its entirety prior to filling out your application forms.

Step 2:  Download the Preliminary Application.  Be sure to fill in all requested areas.

Step 3:  Download the Financial Spreadsheet.  Be sure to fill in all requested areas for funding pertaining to your application.

Step 4:  Review your application to confirm all required information is completed.  If you have any questions regarding the application process please contact the Yves Landry Foundation for clarification prior to submitting your proposal.

Step 5:  Email the Preliminary Application and Financial Spreadsheet to feddev.submission@ylf-fyl.ca.  Please be sure to email us a copy of the application form in Word format.

Step 6:  Allow up to 8 working days for your preliminary application to be processed.  You will be assigned a Program Coordinator at YLF who will review your application and provide feedback.   

Upon receiving approval from your Program Coordinator:

Step 7:  Complete the Full Application.  Be sure to answer all of the questions and include the Executive Summary.

Step 8:  Email your Full Application, Financial Spreadsheet, and Schedule B to your assigned Program Coordinator at YLF.

Step 9:  Your final application will then be submitted to the Expert Panel.  The Expert Panel requires up to 20 working days for review and processing.

Step 10:  Upon receiving approval from the Expert Panel, you will be sent a contract that must be signed and returned to YLF.  At this point your training may commence.

Step 11: Upon completion of training, send us the appropriate documentation for your claims as outlined in our Mandatory Submission Document.  Upon receipt of your documentation, we will review your information and contact you.  Please review the mandatory submission document prior to submitting your claim in order to expedite your return.

If you encounter any issues or have any questions at any point during our application process please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance.

Program Eligibility Document

Mandatory Submission Claim Document

Training Certificate

For further information on YLF or AIME please contact:

Program Coordinator - Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence Program

Telephone:  416-620-5464

Program Coordinators:

Nigel Baker:  nigel.baker@ylf-fyl.ca
Katrina Chua: katrina.chua@ylf-fyl.ca