Provincial funding will protect local jobs and support economic growth through the launch of the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre’s Boreal Springboard Program News Release | October 8th, 2026 Thunder Bay — The Ontario government is investing $1.5 million through the Trade-Impacted Communities Program (TICP) to support the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre’s Boreal Springboard program. The project will help accelerate the commercialization of forestry-related techno