In lieu of 2020 budget, Ontario puts forth fiscal update of $17 billion to fight COVID-19
The Government of Ontario plans to spend $17 billion over the next year as part of its response plan to the current global…
Rangle temporarily lays off 78 employees as financial pressures from pandemic hit #CDNtech
Toronto-based development agency Rangle.io has made the decision to initiate temporary layoffs for 78 employees, as financial…
#MoveTheDial pauses operations for foreseeable future amid COVID-19 pandemic
Canadian tech organization #MoveTheDial has decided to pause company operations “for the foreseeable future” as…
Export Development Canada provides more detail on emergency loan program
As part of the federal government’s $82 billion COVID-19 emergency support package, which was approved by the Senate…
Canadian Senate passes $82 billion COVID-19 federal support package
The Canadian Senate has passed the $82 billion emergency support package introduced by the federal government over the past…
Canadian biotech supporting China’s Centre for Disease Control to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development
Vancouver-based StemCell Technologies, which is touted as one of Canada’s largest biotechnology companies, has been supporting…
Halifax-based SalesRight secures additional $600,000 CAD in pre-seed round
Halifax-based ​SalesRight, ​a cloud-based platform that helps B2B sales teams to create custom interactive pricing guides,…
Borrowell survey shows financial strain Canadians are under amid pandemic
A new survey conducted by Toronto FinTech startup Borrowell has found that three in four Canadians are experiencing financial…
Shopify Capital makes additional $200 million available to merchants affected by COVID-19
Shopify has added $200 million to Shopify Capital, its fund which supports its merchants with small loans, as a way to support…
FinTech lenders urge government to expand COVID-19 loan measures to better support small businesses
The Canadian Lenders Association, a group that includes FinTech and alternative lenders, is calling on the federal government…
#CDNtech CEOs sign open letter calling for greater government support during COVID-19
Hundreds of CEOs of leading Canadian innovation and tech companies have signed an open letter to various Government of Canada…
Canada commits $192 million to COVID-19 SIF stream, signs deal with BlueDot to help track, make decisions on virus
On Monday, the Government of Canada announced that is has signed a deal with Toronto healthtech startup BlueDot, to use the…
Ontario health agency signs deal with Canadian startup to more easily screen and track COVID-19 patients
Provincial healthcare agency Ontario Health West has signed a procurement agreement with healthtech startup InputHealth, which…
Telus, Alberta partner to launch virtual doctor services to supplement provincial healthcare system
This week, the Government of Alberta and Telus Health announced a new partnership that will give Albertans access to virtual…
Canadian government refocuses innovation, procurement programs in fight against COVID-19
On Friday, Minister Navdeep Bains announced plans by the Government of Canada to refocus innovation programs like the Strategic…