The Government of Canada is providing $300,000 to fund a program aimed at providing jobs for more women in the technology sector in the Waterloo-Kitchener region of Ontario.

Communitech Corp., an organization built by entrepreneurs that helps companies in the region develop and commercialize their technologies, received the money yesterday for its Women in Technology Projects.

The money is specifically for a 36-month initiative geared towards increasing recruitment, retention and advancement of women in the area’s tech businesses.

The Southern Ontario city of Waterloo has a strong knowledge-based economy and is the home of many Canadian technology companies including smart phone maker BlackBerry Ltd. and networking software and hardware developer Sandvine Inc. Together with Kitchener and Cambridge, it forms Canada’s Technology Triangle.