Haliburton County Development Corporation (HCDC)

The Haliburton County Development Corporation (HCDC) has been supporting community economic development, community planning, job creation and business development in Haliburton County since 1986. The HCDC is one of 61 Community Futures Development Corporations in rural Ontario and operates as an independent, not-for-profit organization working in partnership with FedDev Ontario, an economic development agency of the federal government.

The HCDC provides support to businesses, individuals, community groups and local municipalities through the following services:

• Counselling and mentoring for businesses
• Business loans
• Funding programs for business planning, skills development and hiring youth
• Counselling for community groups and not-for-profit organizations
• Funding for community economic development initiatives
• Support for community planning

The HCDC works collaboratively with other agencies and community stakeholders to identify opportunities for development and to foster an entrepreneurial spirit within the County. They provide support for short term projects as well as long term community initiatives.

Associations

• Haliburton County Home Builders Association
• Economic Developers Association of Canada
• Economic Developers Council of Ontario
• International Downtown Association
• International Economic Development Council

General Business & Reference

• Area Development
• Business Development Bank of Canada
• Employment Ontario
• Statistics Canada
• Starting a business in Ontario

Ontario Government Pages

• Government of Ontario
• Ontario Business and Economy Information
• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment
• Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
• Grants in Ontario

Business Info Line

The Business info line is a collaboration between Industry Canada and Service Ontario.
Contact: 1-888-745-8888 (or) TTY at: 1-800-268-7095