Events

SMART Feature - July - August 2010
Jul 01, 2010
WALKING THE WALK, NOT JUST TALKING THE TALK - by Ed Hornbeck An Interview with Sandra Pupatello Click here for the full issue of the July - August 2...

SMART Feature - May - June 2010
May 01, 2010
Raising Ontario's Productivity Grade - by D'arcy Jenish Someone, it seems, is taking a poke at Canadian manufacturers for underperforming when it com...

SMART Feature - March - April 2010
Mar 01, 2010
Simply SMART business - by John Scholfield For small and medium-sized manufacturers in Ontario, CME's SMART program is simply SMART business. Click ...

CME, Ontario government SMART partnership saves 6,395 jobs
Dec 01, 2009
TORONTO -- Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), together with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, today announced that 6,...

SMART I Funded Companies
Dec 01, 2009
Approved projects are as diverse as the Ontario manufacturing sector and range from upgrading equipment capabilities to switching to cellular manufact...

SMART Funding Update
Aug 20, 2009
To: All SMART Applicants On Friday, July 17, 2009, all outstanding SMART applicants were informed on the decision of their funding applications. SMAR...

SMART Funding Awarded
Jul 17, 2009 to Dec 31, 2009
To: All SMART Applicants On Friday, July 17, 2009, all outstanding SMART applicants were informed on the decision of their funding applications. All ...

SMART FUNDING UPDATE
Jun 29, 2009 to Dec 31, 2009
At the time that SMART announced the termination of the Program, SMART had hoped to have been able to process all the funding applications by July 3...

CME SMART Program Ending
May 08, 2009
Effective Midnight, May 15, 2009, we are no longer accepting any applications or amendments for SMART funding or SMART Onsite Assessments. We have als...

SMART Diagnostics Now On-line
Feb 15, 2009
SMART Diagnostics are now available: SMART Lean Diagnostic (or Operational Best Practices) and the SMART Energy Diagnostic....

Initial List of Service Providers Now Available Online
Dec 08, 2008
The SMART Program has completed its review and qualification of an initial group of service providers who are pre-approved to provide SMART Assessment...

News

Application Intake Now Closed
Jul 01, 2010
The application intake closed on June 30, 2010. All applications are currently being reviewed and applicants should expect to receive a status update by August 16, 2010.

SMART II Program Extended to March 31, 2011
Jun 14, 2010
SMART accepting NEW applications until 4PM EST - June 30, 2010.

SMART II – Program Eligibility
Jan 01, 2010
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MINISTER GOODYEAR ANNOUNCES NEW INVESTMENTS
Nov 06, 2009
MINISTER GOODYEAR ANNOUNCES NEW INVESTMENTS TO HELP SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO

CME SMART Summit
Oct 06, 2009
Join CME, the Government of Ontario and our Ontario partners as SMART Program recipients share their success stories.

CME SMART Program Ending
May 08, 2009
Effective Midnight, May 15, 2009, we are no longer accepting any applications or amendments for SMART funding or SMART Onsite Assessments.

Windsor Media Release
Apr 24, 2009
12 Windsor-area companies receive $833,966 in funding through CME SMART Program

Media Release
Apr 21, 2009
CME Announces 257 Successful Recipients of the SMART Program.

Area firm upgrading to prepare for future projects; Manufacturing grant helps local company overhaul technology
Feb 26, 2009
Rob O'Flanagan writes in The Guelph Mercury (Guelph, Ont.) about one area company that is spending money on upgrades and improvements, moves it says are necessary if it is to survive in the future.

Aberfoyle Metal Treaters Receives $50,000 from CME’s SMART Program
Feb 24, 2009
MISSISSAUGA – Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) Ontario today announced Guelph Aberfoyle Metal Treaters Ltd. will receive $50,000 in funding from the Ontario SMART Program.

Manufacturing at a Crossroads
Nov 14, 2008
Manufacturing at a Crossroads Ontario's economic engine – the manufacturing sector – is idling as financial and political forces run their course. by MARK AREND – Site Selection Magazine

London manufacturers, learn how to receive $50,000 in funding to work SMARTER
Oct 30, 2008
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters’ (CME) new SMART Program provides small and medium-sized London manufacturers an opportunity to earn up to $50,000 each to help them become more innovative, productive and competitive.

Windsor Star
Oct 30, 2008
Chris Vander Doelen writes in the Windsor Star; "SMART program focus of seminar - Ont. help for manufacturers"

Press Release
Oct 02, 2008
HELPING MANUFACTURERS INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY The Government of Ontario and the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) launched a joint initiative today to help small and medium-sized companies secure and create jobs by becoming more productive and

SMART FUNDING UPDATE
Jun 30, 2009
At the time that SMART announced the termination of the Program, SMART had hoped to have been able to process all the funding applications by July 3, 2009. SMART did not expect that over 600 funding applications would have been submitted the last week of

SMART I Funded Applicants
Mar 03, 2010
SMART I Funded Applicants