Ontario grants Lakeland Multi-Trade C$100K for digital overhaul
What's the deal? Lakeland Multi-TradeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a commercial-industrial company based in Cobourg, Ontario, has received a C$100,000 grant from the Government of OntarioDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → through the Ontario Centre of Innovation's Digital Competence CentreDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The funding, announced in August, supports the company's shift to a cloud-based field service and project management platform.
What's the endgame? The platform aims to improve how Lakeland manages projects, tracks information, and supports clients. It has already digitised timesheets, quotations, change orders, and invoices — cutting administrative work and adding real-time reporting across operations, including work at the Blommer Chocolate CompanyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → site in Campbellford.
Why now? The grant follows the 2026 Ontario Budget, which added C$5 million to the Digital Competence Centre. That builds on the C$20 million invested in the program to date to help small and medium-sized businesses adopt digital tools.
"Lakeland Multi-trade is a great example of a local company embracing new technology to improve how they operate and serve their customers," said David Piccini, member of provincial parliament for Northumberland-Peterborough South.
The signal: At roughly $72,000, the grant sits near the bottom of comparable funding events — in the 29th percentile by amount. Small government grants like this reflect a push to modernise regional businesses through digital adoption rather than deliver large, headline-grabbing capital.
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