Industry Attraction

Program Overview

The Industry Attraction Rebate program provides up to $20,000 in matched funding from the Cross Regional Account directly to communities in central and northern British Columbia to hire appropriate resources to create jobs through industry attraction. As an output from this work, communities will: understand the needs of the target industry; how they can meet those needs; and implement focused marketing and discussions with senior executives at target companies.

Features and Benefits of the program include:

• A proactive, fast-track funding mechanism that is highly responsive to community needs.
• Strategically positions central and northern British Columbia communities to attract industry.
• Builds economic development capacity and expertise with industry site selectors.
• Outcome-focused on job creation and capital investment.

Objective

To attract new industry in central and northern British Columbia by providing funding assistance to communities for planning and implementing targeted industry attraction programs.

Apply For Funding

Prior to submitting an application for funding, please review the Application Guide and following documents in detail.  Please note that only complete Application Forms will be accepted.

• Application Guide (116 KB PDF)
• Application Form (Requires Adobe Reader 8.0+ – 148 KB PDF)

Completed funding application forms (with all required attachments) should be provided electronically to Northern Development by email.

Application Guide

Application Guide
(116 KB PDF)

Application Form

Application Form
(148 KB PDF)