WELCOME TO CME SMART PROGRAM
Thanks to funding provided by the Government of Ontario, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) has created the SMART Program to help small and medium-sized manufacturers in Ontario improve their productivity so they can compete more effectively in the global economy.
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Funding for Qualified Productivity Improvement Projects
SMART funded productivity improvement projects such as lean design and lean manufacturing, quality improvement, energy efficiency, IT best practices, and environmental impact reduction. We supported the best projects proposed to us, with 50% funding up to $50,000.
SMART II - Program
The recent funding announcement includes a $15.75-million investment under the Southern Ontario Development Program for the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) SMART program to fund approximately 300 projects.
The applicants are being selected from the original applications that were submitted and approved by industry experts when the SMART I Program ran out of funding.
SMART II applications will be re-qualified for funding based upon the SMART II Program Guidelines as set out here.
