StatsCan: One-third of the CEBA loans went to cover payroll expenses in Q2
According to a new report by Statistics Canada, almost one-third of the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans business…
Canadian Startup News
Nasdaq acquires St. John’s based Verafin for $2.75 billion USD
Nasdaq, Inc., has acquired St. John’s-based Verafin for $2.75 billion in cash, a move to combine Verafin’s anti-financial…
Trufan acquires Kelowna-based PLAYR.gg
Toronto-based Trufan has acquired Kelowna-based PLAYR.gg, a move by the social intelligence platform to enter the first-party…
FinTech and healthtech startup Aya comes out of “stealth” with $3.7 million CAD in seed financing
Toronto-based Aya, which creates payments solutions and program administration for employee benefits packages, has raised a…
Toronto tops tech talent, Canada well-positioned amid pandemic, CBRE report finds
Toronto has once again taken the top spot in the CBRE Scoring Canadian Tech Talent report rankings, and according to CBRE Canada…
Intellijoint Surgical snags first-place on 2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Deloitte has announced the 2020 winners of its Technology Fast 50, a program that highlights Canadian tech companies’ innovation,…
Roche launching national AI, digital health initiative alongside Amii, Mila, Vector Institute
Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada), a Swiss multinational healthcare company, is set to announce on Wednesday the launch…
Chime the latest US tech company to expand to Vancouver
Chime, a consumer FinTech firm headquartered in San Francisco, has opened an office in Vancouver and legally incorporated in…
What a new innovation minister means for Saskatchewan’s tech sector
Saskatchewan’s tech ecosystem may be able to expect much of the same when it comes to startup and innovation policies, despite…
Shopify expands payment options for US merchants through partnership with Alipay
Shopify has partnered with major Chinese digital wallet platform Alipay to expand its payment options for merchants based in…
Toronto-based Fiix Inc. to be acquired by Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc., announced on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fiix Inc., a Toronto-based…
How Set Scouter built industry-wide safety standards to stay in business
On Black Swan, we attempt to ask and answer the important questions. I can think of none more important than this: will we…
Newly introduced privacy law bill includes fines for companies that don’t comply
A newly introduced bill set to increase privacy protections for Canadians includes measures that could see companies that don’t…
Highline Beta accepting applications for second cohort of Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator
Highline Beta and Aviva Canada are accepting applications for the second cohort of its Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator…
Athennian, CDL-Rockies, Symend among winners of 2020 Start Alberta Awards
Start Alberta has revealed the winners of the third annual Start Alberta Tech Awards, which was held virtually this year. The…