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Canadian Startup NewsJune 13, 2018<June 13, 2018

Canada’s privacy commissioner funding research on public Wi-Fi ‘privacy leakage’

The office of Canada’s privacy commissioner (OPC) has announced it will fund research into privacy risks related to public…

CRTC
Canadian Startup NewsJune 4, 2018<June 3, 2018

CRTC wants internet providers and Netflix to fund and support CanCon

In a new report, Canada’s telecom regulator is recommending the federal government impose levies on internet service providers…

Privacy
TechnologyMarch 20, 2018<March 20, 2018

Canadian privacy watchdog will contact Facebook about Cambridge Analytica breach

Canada’s privacy commissioner, Daniel Therrien, has stated his office will contact Facebook to see whether Canadians were…

Canada flag
Canadian Startup News, TechnologyMarch 19, 2018<March 19, 2018

Ontario and Quebec partnering with industry on $400 million ‘5G network’

Ontario and Quebec are receiving a pre-commercial 5G testbed network through a $400 million CAD private-public partnership.…

wechat
Canadian Startup News, TechnologyFebruary 12, 2018<February 11, 2018

WeChat Pay and Alipay now supported by select Cadillac Fairview malls

After partnering with Tourism Toronto and Tourism Montreal to bring Chinese mobile payments into the market, OTT Pay is now…

Justin Trudeau
Canadian Startup NewsFebruary 9, 2018<February 9, 2018

Prime Minister Trudeau reiterates government’s firm opposition to ‘Netflix Tax’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was firm in the Canadian government’s stance against requiring Netflix to charge sales tax…

airbnb
Canadian Startup NewsNovember 9, 2017<November 8, 2017

City of Toronto releases recommended regulations for short-term rentals like Airbnb

Proposed short-term rental regulations in Toronto are closer than ever to coming to fruition, and if they do, it will render…

atb financial
Canadian Startup NewsOctober 24, 2017<October 24, 2017

ATB Financial launches chatbot banking on Facebook Messenger

ATB Financial has officially launched its Facebook Messenger chatbot, following a beta phase that began in February this year.…

applepay
Canadian Startup NewsAugust 4, 2017<August 3, 2017

Apple Pay now available to National Bank customers

National Bank Mastercard holders can now use Apple Pay for mobile payments, the bank has announced. “We’re very proud to…

Kik chat bots
Canadian Startup NewsApril 10, 2017<January 9, 2018

Kik’s Ted Livingston calls payments the missing piece to making bots successful

In a recent Medium post, Kik CEO Ted Livingston elaborated on the company’s chatbot focus and its plans for an in-chat payment…

electronic arts
Canadian Startup NewsApril 10, 2017<April 9, 2017

Electronic Arts plans to invest $500 million in Quebec’s video game industry over 10 years

Video game publisher Electronic Arts, one of the industry’s largest publishers, has pledged to invest $500 million CAD into…

uber
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 24, 2017<March 24, 2017

Uber Canada GM calls GST/HST collection on ridesharing a ‘tax on innovation’

Uber Canada’s regional general manager Ian Black has responded to the federal government’s 2017 budget, criticizing the…

standard innovation
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 16, 2017<March 15, 2017

Ottawa-based vibrator company settles data collection lawsuit for $5 million

An Ottawa-based sex toy company is learning the hard way that it isn’t welcome to data-mine in the bedroom after reaching…

ctrlv
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 2, 2017<March 2, 2017

Waterloo-based VR arcade expanding with 10 new locations across Canada

A virtual reality arcade called ‘Ctrl V‘ based in Waterloo, Ontario, has announced it plans to open 10 new locations…

atb financial
Canadian Startup NewsFebruary 23, 2017<February 23, 2017

ATB Financial partners with Finn.ai to test launch Facebook chatbot

Alberta’s ATB Financial is pushing the boundaries of digital banking with the upcoming test launch of its Facebook Messenger…

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