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Canadian Venture Capital Activity: An Analysis of Trends and Gaps (1996–2002)

Appendix D: Contacts for Government Programs

1. Federal Government Programs

Program
Contact Name
Contact Information
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
ACF Equity Atlantic Inc.
ACF Replacement Fund
Business Development Program
Atlantic Region Investment Fund








Jean-Guy Poirier
Manager












P.O. Box 6051
Moncton NB E1C 9J8

OR

3rd Floor, 644 Main Street
Moncton NB E1C 1E2
Tel.: (506) 851-3772

OR

1-800-561-7862
Fax: (506) 851-7403
www.acoa.ca
Atlantic Innovation Fund













Brent Carter
Manager












P.O. Box 6051
Moncton NB E1C 9J8

OR

3rd Floor, 644 Main Street
Moncton NB E1C 1E2
Tel.: (506) 851-6766

OR

1-800-561-7862
Fax: (506) 851-7403
www.acoa.ca
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Venture Capital Programs
Fund-of-Funds
Seed Financing Fund
Specialized VC Fund
VC






Michel Ré
Senior Vice-President, Emerging Markets





Charles Cazabon
Vice-President, VC


5 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1450
Montréal QC H3B 5E7
Tel.: (514) 283-8030
Fax: (514) 283-5144
michel.re@bdc.ca
www.bdc.ca
Tel.: (514) 496-0708
Fax: (514) 283-5144
charles.cazabon@bdc.ca
www.bdc.ca
Innovation Loans and Subordinate Financing





Roger Giraldeau
Vice-President, Subordinate Financing




5 Place Ville Marie, Suite 1450
Montréal QC H3B 5E7
Tel.: (514) 496-8443
Fax: (514) 283-5144
giraldeau.roger@bdc.ca
www.bdc.ca
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Multimedia Experimentation Fund
IDEA-SME Fund
(Innovation and Productivity development of markets and exports and Regional Strategic Initiatives (RSI) Funds)

Partnership Loan and Investment Funds
(Discussions to re-establish funds under way with financial institutions)

SPINC
Lise Moras (CED)








SPINC






Tour de la Bourse
800 Victoria Avenue
Suite 2800, P.O. Box 247
Montréal QC H4Z 1E8
Tel.: (514) 283-8866
Fax: (514) 283-4131
Lise.moras@dec-ced.gc.ca
www.dec-ced.gc.ca
333 Richmond Street
Montréal QC H3J 1T9
Tel.: (514) 932-8877
Fax: (514) 932-7277
info@spinc.ca
www.spinc.ca

Canada Community Futures Corporations
Western Canada






Barry Lake
Senior Program Advisor





1500 Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton AB T5J 4H7
Tel.: (780) 495-2099
Fax: (780) 495-4557
barry.lake@wd.gc.ca
www.wd-deo.gc.ca
Ontario




General




Tel.: 1-877-333-6673
www.fednor.ic.gc.ca
For a list of all Ontario CFDCs, see http://www.ontcfdc.com/
Quebec






Stéphane Dufour
Director, Local Entrepreneurship




Tour de la Bourse
800 Victoria Avenue
Suite 2800, P.O. Box 247
Montréal QC H4Z 1E8
Tel.: (514) 496-7612
Fax: (514) 283-7491
www.dec-ced.gc.ca
Atlantic Canada













Philippe Dupuis
Manager, Community Economic Development











P.O. Box 6051
Moncton NB E1C 9J8

OR

3rd Floor, 644 Main Street
Moncton NB E1C 1E2
Tel.: (506) 851-6496

OR

1-800-561-7862
Fax: (506) 851-2966
www.acoa.ca
Federal Economic Development Initiative in Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Applied R&D Program










Paul Podstawka
Senior Technology Officer









19 Lisgar Street, Room 307
Sudbury ON P3E 3L4
Tel.: (705) 671-0697

OR

1-877-333-6673
Fax: (705) 671-0717
http://fednor.ic.gc.ca/eic/
site/fednor-fednor.nsf/eng/Home
VC Pilot Project (Proposed)










Sharon Taylor
Senior Access to Capital Officer









70 Foster Drive, Suite 600
Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 6V4
Tel.: (705) 941-2083

OR

1-877-333-6673
Fax: (705) 941-2085
http://fednor.ic.gc.ca/eic/
site/fednor-fednor.nsf/eng/Home
Genome Canada
Genome Canada
(Project Funding Competitions)





Dr. Cindy Bell
Vice-President, National Genomics Program

Marc Lepage
Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development

150 Metcalfe Street, Suite 2100
Ottawa ON K2P 1P1
Tel.: (613) 751-4460
Fax: (613) 751-4474
cbell@genomecanada.ca
mlepage@genomecanada.ca
www.genomecanada.ca
National Research Council (NRC)
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)










Margot Montgomery
Director General











Room 269, Building M-55
1200 Montreal Road
Ottawa ON K1A 0R6
Tel.: (613) 993-0695

OR

1-877-994-4727
Fax: (613) 954-0501
margot.montgomery@
nrc.gc.ca

http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCEs)





Jean-Claude Gravel
Director





350 Albert Street
Ottawa ON K1A 1H5
Tel.: (613) 996-0409
Fax: (613) 992-7356
Jean-claude.gravel@ncr.gc.ca
www.nce.gc.ca
Research Partnerships Programs

Regional Training Initiatives

Janet Walden
Vice-President




350 Albert Street
Ottawa ON K1A 1H5
Tel.: (613) 996-1545
Fax: (613) 992-5337
Janet.walden@nserc.ca
www.nserc.ca
Idea to Innovation







Guy Drapeau
Portfolio Manager






350 Albert Street
Ottawa ON K1A 1H5
Tel.: (613) 996-2145
Fax: (613) 992-5337
Guy.drapeau@nserc.ca
www.nserc.ca
www.nserc.ca/guide/
b4_e.htm
Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
TPC R&D

TPC h2 Early Adopters (h2EA)





General (will be referred to a representative of the local office)






Technology Partnerships Canada
300 Slater Street, 10th Floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0C8
Tel.: 1-800-266-7531
Fax: (613) 954-9117
tpc@ic.gc.ca
http://tpc.ic.gc.ca
IRAP-TPC Initiative



General (will be referred to one of 60 representatives at the nearest regional office)
Western Economic Diversification (WD)
Agriculture Value-Added Fund (WD/FCC)

Knowledge and Growth Loan Fund (WD/BDC)

Knowledge and Growth Fund (WD/VanCity)

Knowledge-Based Business Loan Fund (WD/CIBC)

Small Business Conservation Finance Program
Ron Sellen
Manager, Operations
Service Delivery Partnerships












P.O. Box 777
250 — 240 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 2L4
Tel.: (204) 983-8665
Fax: (204) 983-1280
Ron.Sellen@wd.gc.ca
www.wd.gc.ca









Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
FCC Ventures













General













1800 Hamilton Street
P.O. Box 4320
Regina SK S4P 4L3
Tel.: (306) 780-8100

OR

1-888-332-3301
Fax: (306) 780-5792
www.fcc-fac.ca

OR

www.fcc-fac.com
Export Development Canada (EDC)
EDC Equity






General






Export Development Canada
151 O'Connor Street
Ottawa ON K1A 1K3
Tel.: (613) 598-2500
Fax: (613) 237-2690
www.edc.ca
Finance Canada
Tax Issues








Sonia Beaulieu
General Counsel







Justice Canada
Finance — Tax Counsel Division
140 O'Connor Street,
17th Floor, East Tower
Ottawa ON K1A 0G5
Tel.: (613) 992-4827
Fax: (613) 992-2571
www.fin.gc.ca
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
S&T Program







Robert C. Lee
Principal Advisor






125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0G2
Tel.: (613) 995-2224
Fax: (613) 944-2452
robert.lee@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
www.infoexport.gc.ca/
science/menu-en.htm
Silicon Valley VC Finance Mentoring Program and VC Advisory Board







Mark Ritchie
Business Development Officer








Canadian Consulate Trade Office
333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 945
San Jose CA U.S. 95110
Tel.: (408) 289-1157 ext. 3358
Fax: (408) 289-1168
mark.ritchie@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
www.cdntrade.com

2. Provincial Government Programs

Program
Contact Name
Contact Information
British Columbia
Employee Share Ownership Program

Equity Capital Program



















General (will be referred to a representative of the local office)




















Ministry of Small Business, Tourism, and Culture
4th Floor, 1405 Douglas Street
Victoria BC V8W 9W1
Tel.: (250) 387-0225

OR

1-800-665-6597
Fax: (250) 387-1080
ecp@tbc.gov.bc.ca
www.gov.bc.ca/sbed

OR

Ministry of Small Business, Tourism, and Culture
Suite 629, 999 Canada Place
Vancouver BC  V6C 3C1
Tel.: 1-800-665-5457
Fax: (604) 844-1862
Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations
















Hillar Kalmar
Senior Vice-President, Investments

Les Lyall
Senior Vice-President, Working Ventures












GrowthWorks
Box 11170, Royal Centre
2600 — 1055 W. Georgia Street
Vancouver BC  V6E 3R5
Tel.: (604) 633-1418

OR

1-800-563-3863
Fax: (604) 669-7605
hillar.kalmar@
growthworks.ca

les.lyall@growthworks.ca
www.wofund.com

OR

www.growthworks.ca
Manitoba
Industrial Opportunities Program





Jim Kilgour, Director
Financial Services
Manitoba Industry, Trade and Mines



500 — 155 Carlton Street
Winnipeg MB  R3C 3H8
Tel.: (204) 945-7626
Fax: (204) 945-1193
jkilgour@gov.mb.ca
www.gov.mb.ca/iedm/
invest/busfacts/index.html
Equity Tax Credit Program














Kristal Benton
Financial Consultant
Financial Services
Manitoba Industry, Trade and Mines











500 — 155 Carlton Street
Winnipeg MB R3C 3H8
Tel.: (204) 945-7343
Fax: (204) 945-1193
kbenton@gov.mb.ca
www.gov.mb.ca/itm/
financial/capital.html


OR

The Winnipeg Stock Exchange
600 — One Lombard Place
Winnipeg MB  R3B 0X3
Tel.: (204) 987-7070
www.wse.ca
Provincially Supported Capital Markets Supply Programs


































































Manitoba Industry, Trades and Mines
Financial Services Branch








Vision Capital Fund

Bill McCance





Crocus Investment Fund (this is an LSVCC fund)

Kelvin Maloney
Manager, Private Equities















Ensis Growth Fund (this is a new LSVCC fund)

Harold Heide
Vice-President, Investments


Manitoba Capital Fund

Ken Praznuik
President




Manitoba Science & Technology Fund

Karen Crawford
Assistant Controller


Renaissance Capital Manitoba Ventures Fund

Kevin Hooke
Wellington West Capital


Center for International Business
1100 — 259 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3B 2A9
Tel.: (204) 945-0125
Fax: (204) 945-3977
itmweb@gov.mb.ca
www.gov.mb.ca/itm/
financial

Suite 800
167 Lombard Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3B 0V3
Tel.: (204) 925-5450
Fax: (204) 925-5469
www.gov.mb.ca/itm/
financial/capital.html

303 — 275 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 4M6
Tel.: (204) 925-2401
Fax: (204) 942-2785

OR

The Crocus Building
5th Floor, 211 Bannatyne Avenue
Winnipeg MB  R3B 3P2
Tel.: (204) 925-7789

OR

1-800-361-7777
kmaloney@crocusfund.com
www.crocusfund.com
Suite 1120 — 200 Graham Avenue
Winnipeg MB R3C 4I5
Tel.: (204) 949-3715
Fax: (204) 949-0591
hheide@ensis.mb.ca
www.ensis.mb.ca
Suite 2195, 360 Main Street
Winnipeg MB  R3C 3Z3
Tel.: (204) 925-8401
Fax: (204) 949-0602
www.gov.mb.ca/itm/
financial/capital.html

303 — 275 Broadway
Winnipeg MB  R3C 4M6
Tel: (204) 925-2401
Fax: (204) 942-2785
www.gov.mb.ca/itm/
financial/capital.html

400 — 200 Waterfront Drive
Winnipeg MB R3B 3P1
Tel.: (204) 925-2250
Fax: (204) 942-6194
www.gov.mb.ca/itm/
financial/capital.html
New Brunswick
Financial Assistance to Industry Program









General (will be referred to a representative of the local office)








Business New Brunswick
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton NB  E3B 5H1
Tel.: (506) 453-3890

OR

(506) 453-2474
Fax: (506) 444-4182
www.gnb.ca/0398/e/fin.asp
www.cbsc.org/nb
Newfoundland and Labrador
Direct Equity Tax Credit Program











Marlene Crane












Department of Finance
Taxation and Fiscal Policy Branch
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's NL  A1B 4J6
Tel.: (709) 729-3665
Fax: (709) 729-2277
taxadmin@mail.gov.nl.ca
www.gov.nf.ca/fin/
direquity.html
Small Business Seed Capital Equity Program





















Regional Operations (will be referred to the appropriate regional office)










General (will be referred to the appropriate Business Information Officer)






Department of Industry, Trade & Rural Renewal
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Confederation Building, West Block
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's NL  A1B 4J6
Tel.: (709) 729-7000
Fax: (709) 729-4884
www.gov.nf.ca/itrd/
programs.htm

Canada/Newfoundland and Labrador Business Service Centre
90 O'Leary Avenue
P.O. Box 8687
St. John's NL  A1B 3T1
Tel.: 1-800-668-1010
Fax: (709) 772-6090
www.cbsc.org/nf
Nova Scotia
Business Development Corporation



















General

















Financial Solutions Division
Berthe Worth
Janis Marriott
c/o Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Suite 520 — World Trade & Convention Centre
1800 Argyle Street
P.O. Box 2374
Halifax NS  B3J 3E4
Tel.: (902) 424-6650
1-800-297-2124 (Nova Scotia)
1-800-260-6682 (North America)
Fax: (902) 424-5739
Econ.bdc@gov.ns.ca
nsbi@gov.ns.ca
www.novascotiabusiness.
com

Tel.: (902) 424-8958
Tel.: (902) 424-6860

Equity Tax Credit Program — Community Economic Development (CED) Corporations








Kevin Redden
Business Policy Analyst










Fiscal Policy Division
Nova Scotia Department of Finance
P.O. Box 187
Halifax NS  B3J 2N3
Tel.: (902) 424-7379
Fax: (902) 424-0690

OR (902) 424-0590
Econ.paynecj@gov.ns.ca
www.gov.ns.ca/ecor/
ced/nsegtxcr
Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Tax Credits








Kevin Redden
Business Policy Analyst









Fiscal Policy Division
Nova Scotia Department of Finance
1723 Hollis Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 187
Halifax NS B3J 2N3
Tel.: (902) 424-7379
Fax: (902) 424-0590
reddenkg@gov.ns.ca
www.cbsc.org
Ontario
Ontario Investment and Employee Ownership Program
Labour-Sponsored Investment Fund (LSIF) Program
Community Small Business Investment Funds
Employee Ownership Program
Labour-sponsored VC Funds




General (will be referred to a representative of the local Business Investment Plans Section)













Income Tax Related Programs Branch
Ministry of Finance
33 King Street West
Oshawa ON L1H 8H5
Tel.: (905) 433-6000

OR

1-800-263-7965
Fax: (905) 433-6777
www.trd.fin.gov.on.ca

For a list of all Ministry of Finance Tax Offices and contacts, see www.trd.fin.gov.on.ca
Prince Edward Island
Island Investment Development Inc. (IIDI)







Beverly McQuillan
Program Officer

Janet West
Program Officer




94 Euston Street, 2nd Floor
Charlottetown PE  C1A 1W4
Tel.: (902) 894-0351
Fax: (902) 368-5886
bamcquil@gov.pe.ca
jswest@gov.pe.ca
www.gov.pe.ca
Quebec
Innovatech



















Montréal-based








Québec City-based










2020 University Street, Suite 1527
Montréal QC  H3A 2A5
Tel.: (514) 864-2929
Fax: (514) 864-4220
General Inquiries
info@innovatech.qc.ca
www.innovatech.qc.ca
10, Pierre-Olivier Chauveau
Québec QC G1R 4J3
Tel.: (418) 528-9770

OR

1-866-605-1676
Fax: (418) 528-9783
www.
innovatechquebec.com/
www/home.html
Investissement-Québec









General









393, Saint-Jacques Street, Suite 500
Montréal QC  H2Y 1N9
Tel.: (514) 873-4375

OR

1-866-870-0437
Fax: (514) 873-5786
www.invest-quebec.com
Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations












General (will be referred to the regional office):
1-866-463-6642












Développement économique et régional
Industrie et commerce
710, place D'Youville
Québec
QC  G1R 4Y4
Tel.: (418) 691-5950
Fax: (418) 644-0118

OR

380, rue St-Antoine Ouest
Montréal
QC  H2Y 3X7
Tel.: (514) 499-2550
Fax: (514) 873-9913
www.mic.gouv.qc.ca
CDP Capital






Paul Juneau






Centre CDP Capital
1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
Montréal QC  H2Z 2B3
Tel.: (514) 847-2434
Fax: (514) 847-2498
www.cdpcapital.com
Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF)




General






600, de la Gauchetière West, Suite 1700
Montréal QC  H3B 4L8
Tel.: (514) 876-9290
Fax: (514) 395-8055
info@sgfqc.com
www.sgfqc.com
Saskatchewan
Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan







Murray Mucha
Manager, Investment Funds







400 — 2400 College Avenue
Regina SK  S4P 1C8
Tel.: (306) 787-6851 (general)
(306) 787-2736 (direct)
Fax: (306) 787-8125
mmucha@cicorp.sk.ca
www.gov.sk.ca
www.cicorp.sk.ca
Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations







General
Investment Services








Saskatchewan Industry and Resources
3rd Floor, 2103 — 11th Avenue
Regina SK  S4P 3V7
Tel.: (306) 787-2252
Fax: (306) 787-3872
saskatchewan@
cbsc.ic.gc.ca

www.cbsc.org/sask
Saskatchewan Government Growth Fund








Government of Saskatchewan









400 — 2400 College Avenue
Regina SK  S4P 3V7
Tel.: (306) 787-8573

OR

1-800-667-4374
Fax: (306) 787-0294
http://gtds.gov.sk.ca
www.sggfmc.com
Yukon (joint with Government of Yukon)
Yukon Small Business Investment Tax Credit




Val Mather
Economic Development — YTG



P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse YT  Y1A 2C6
Tel.: (867) 667-5016
Fax: (867) 667-8601
val.mather@gov.yk.ca
www.cbsc.org/yukon
Yukon Venture Loan Guarantee Program

















Val Mather
Economic Development — YTG




Bob Snyder
Economic Development — YTG









P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse YT Y1A 2C6
Tel.: (867) 667-5016
Fax: (867) 667-8601
val.mather@gov.yk.ca
www.cbsc.org/yukon
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse YT  Y1A 2C6
Tel.: (867) 667-3014

OR

1-800-661-0408
Fax: (867) 393-6944
www.
economicdevelopment.
gov.yk.ca/general/
ventureloan.html