Canada Digital Adoption Grant
3 Easy Steps
Claim Your Grant
Step 1: Submit Form
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Go to this Link and choose your region. It will give you an option to choose which service provider you want to work with. We’ve found Alacrity has a great process, but all of them are good options.
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Follow the links and it should bring you to an application form.
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Fill out the form. Please note your business will need to have a Federal business number and a GST/HST number in order to qualify for the grant.
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There should be a section that asks you to describe what the grant is for. Simply copy and paste: “Development, Design and launch of our website, SEO optimization for that website, and a google my business page for our business.”
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Finish any final application steps and submit
Step 2: Advisor Meeting
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You should get contacted by a member of the service provider to schedule a quick 15 minute phone or zoom call.
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They will guide you through the process to ensure that what you spend will be reimbursed by the Grant program.
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They will ask how the money will be spent, you can give them this list.
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One year of website hosting fees on wix or wordpress
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Hiring a web developer to do a 3 page website on wix or wordpress
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Hiring a web developer to do a basic SEO package.
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Hiring a web manager to set up our google my business page.
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If they need additional information on documents from us, please let us know!
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Step 3: Design
Your advisor should approve your plan. In which case development can begin.
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Forward Media Solutions will bill you $1000 to get started on the project.
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You can then submit this receipt to the grant program, which they will reimburse and also unlock the rest of the grant money.
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As progress on the website continues and finishes, Forward Media will send you the remainder of the bill.
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Pay and then send all invoices to the grant program, and the government will reimburse you for up to $2400.
A couple things to note
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Our bill will not exceed $2200 before taxes. Ensuring that after GST you will not spend more than the $2400 allotted for the grant.
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While we’ve customized our offer to fit within the guidelines of this grant, always check with your advisor to ensure 100% reimbursement from the grant.
Put your grant to good use!
We are standing by waiting to help! Contact using the form, or manually with the info below!
604-793-8082