Senate passes changes to 75 percent wage subsidy
The Liberal Party of Canada’s proposed changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) passed in the Senate Monday. The…
Fable Tech Labs raises $2 million seed round to bring accessibility to digital products
Fable Tech Labs, a Toronto-based startup that aims to help businesses test whether or not their technology is accessible to…
VC division makes up almost half of BDC’s $218 million net loss for 2020 fiscal year, amid COVID-19 volatility
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) doled out $7.4 billion in loans in the fiscal year 2020, an increase of 2.5 percent…
Alberta recovery plan a “first step” in addressing tech sector’s support recommendations
Last year, the government of Alberta made significant cuts to programs aimed to spur growth in its tech ecosystem, resulting…
City of Toronto commits $250,000 to expansion of Black Innovation Fellowship
The Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF), a DMZ program designed to provide Black tech startup founders with more equitable entrepreneurial…
Knockri raises $3 million seed round to eliminate job interview bias through AI
Toronto-based Knockri, which has developed an artificial intelligence-based (AI) video recruiting tool aimed to enable fairer…
Spring Activator launches program to help BC entrepreneurs recover from COVID-19
Spring Activator, an incubator and accelerator based in Vancouver, has launched Business Resilience Program, a new online course…
Toronto-based Crescendo forms anti-racism coalition of North American tech companies
Crescendo, a Toronto-based startup that offers curated diversity and inclusion education, is calling on North American tech…
Vision Critical raises $26.7 million CAD in growth debt financing
Vision Critical, a customer experience management startup, has secured $26.7 million CAD ($20 million USD) in growth debt financing.…
Uniting the Prairies to be held virtually in September
Uniting the Prairies (UP), a tech conference that aims to bring together and elevate tech communities in Canada’s Prairies…
Accelerate Okanagan, Community Futures of the North Okanagan to launch new innovation centre in Vernon
Accelerate Okanagan and Community Futures of the North Okanagan are set to launch a new innovation centre aimed to bring together…
Minister Bains says extending IRAP IAP “makes a lot of sense” following anticipated CEWS extension
In a recent interview with BetaKit, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, Navdeep Bains, indicated an openness to…
Win Bear appointed a managing director at Kensington Capital Partners
Kensington Capital Partners has appointed Win Bear as one of the firm’s managing directors. Bear will be based in Toronto…
MaRS officially launches program developed using federal Scale-Up Platform funding
MaRS Discovery District has officially launched Momentum, a new program designed to support high-growth Canadian companies…
Bird Canada brings e-scooters to Ottawa in new pilot
E-scooter company Bird Canada has made its shared e-scooters available for use in Ottawa as part of a new pilot project approved…