The feds plan to merge BDC and EDC. What might that mean for Canada’s largest VC investor?
Government says it expects “greater risk tolerance” from Crown corporations that do business financing.
Canada to implement QSBS-style tax incentive and “level playing field” with US
Feds deliver on tech and VC tax ask with Canada Growth Incentive in Budget 2026.
What’s in Budget 2026 for Canadian tech?
BDC/EDC merger, new tax incentives standouts of entrepreneur-focused budget.
Shopify posts $462-million USD net income, but stock falls on narrow Q3 revenue miss
As e-commerce giant bets on agentic shopping, merchant sales fall slightly short of analyst estimates.
Upcoming federal budget will be all “about entrepreneurs,” finance minister hints
François-Philippe Champagne says budget measures could simplify matters for SMBs.
Transit started by tracking buses. Turning a profit came from understanding riders
Fourteen years in, Montréal company now helps agencies measure everything from crowding to service quality.
Canada to join European supercomputer program, collaborate on tech priorities
Announcements were part of feds’ broad partnership with EU.
Bloomsco raises $1 million pre-seed from BDC, Telegraph for military training platform
Montréal startup was co-founded by former Pressbooks and Dialogue leaders.
Cohere deal won’t be last time feds take stake in Canadian tech companies, AI minister says
Evan Solomon says forthcoming $500-million tech fund will consider equity stakes.
Feds to buy stake in Cohere via planned $7-billion Series E at $36-billion valuation
The Government of Canada is investing $1.6 billion in the Canadian AI darling.
Anthropic IPO filing lists a Canada-based risk
Plus: Another open banking slowdown.
Newfoundland and Labrador tech association lays out priorities to unlock province’s budding tech sector
Premier signals openness to cutting red tape and upping tax incentives at TechNL Summit.
DropGenie raises $5 million USD backed by BDC to speed up biological discovery
Montréal and Boston-based biotech startup aims to draw more data out of small samples.
Questrade opens options trading outside market hours through Cboe
Approved users can trade select options of stocks and ETFs before and after market hours.
Mila, federal researchers develop AI tool to better predict wildfire behaviour
New model estimates potential wildfire burn area more quickly than Canada’s existing tools.