Opportunities NB Partners with InnovateNB as Scale-Up Sponsor
Opportunities NB (ONB) returns to the InnovateNB Awards as a Scale-Up Sponsor, reinforcing its commitment to helping New Brunswick companies grow, compete, and lead in an increasingly technology-driven economy. For ONB, innovation is fundamentally about enabling businesses to become more productive and better prepared for the future. The organization works closely with companies across the province to help them modernize operations, adopt new tools, and build the capabilities needed to thrive in rapidly evolving markets.
ONB’s support for innovators is direct, wide-ranging, and deeply embedded in day-to-day business needs. The organization helps New Brunswick companies grow through export development, productivity improvements, regulatory guidance, talent attraction, and more. Several initiatives highlight ONB’s commitment to advancing innovation specifically:
Capital-expenditure support through incentives for companies adopting productivity-enhancing equipment and technologies.
A partnership with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) to invest in cleantech and climate-mitigation innovation through the Climate Impact Fund.
Support for projects that help workers adapt to new technologies, including a recent initiative in the contact-centre sector to accelerate AI adoption and train employees in responsible use of AI tools, delivered by the McKenna Institute and Contact NB.
These efforts reflect ONB’s belief that innovation must benefit both companies and workers, enabling businesses to modernize while ensuring the workforce is prepared for new demands.
The New Brunswick Advantage
ONB highlights New Brunswick’s unique strengths as a province built for innovation. The organization points to the important role played by post-secondary institutions such as UNB, Université de Moncton, NBCC, and CCNB, which are deeply connected to industry and actively engaged in helping companies adopt new technologies.
New Brunswick’s size is also a powerful advantage. The province’s tightly connected business, public, and academic communities allow companies to access decision-makers more easily than in larger markets. This agility makes it simpler to pilot new ideas, form partnerships quickly, and respond to market needs with speed.
ONB, NBIF, the Conseil économique du N.-B., Propel, TechImpact, the McKenna Institute, and other partners work together as a coordinated ecosystem that supports companies at every stage. This alignment ensures that businesses exploring innovation can find the right resources at the right time.
Celebrating Our Ecosystem
As InnovateNB’s Scale-Up Sponsor, ONB is proud to support the companies that are shaping the province’s future. The organization sees InnovateNB as an important moment to recognize innovation in action and to celebrate the leaders driving economic growth across New Brunswick. Just as with its own annual NB Export Awards, ONB remains committed to ensuring business success is visible, supported, and celebrated province wide.
ONB will continue to work alongside InnovateNB and its partners to provide New Brunswick businesses with the tools, connections, and resources they need to innovate with confidence and compete on the world stage.
