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…
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Ryerson’s Legal Innovation Zone announces international (virtual) tech entrepreneurship program
This fall, Ryerson University’s legal tech startup incubator, the Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ) is launching Sprint Studio,…
Quebec RDA invests nearly $13 million in 30 cleantech projects across the province
The Government of Canada has announced almost $13 million CAD in funding for 30 projects by Quebec entrepreneurs that aim to…
FedDev invests $4.8 million to open cleantech accelerator at Trent University
Through FedDev Ontario, the Government of Canada has granted $4.8 million CAD to help fund the creation of a new Trent University-based…
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…
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…
Royal Bank of Canada, Borealis AI partner with Red Hat, NVIDIA on new AI computing platform
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has developed its own cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) computing platform upon which…
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.…
Clutch raises $7 million CAD seed round to expand online used car retail platform
Online car retailer Clutch, which sells used vehicles in Toronto and Halifax, has raised $7 million CAD in a seed round led…
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…
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund invests collective $7.25 million in AltaML, Harvest Builders
The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF), backed by the City of Calgary, announced Wednesday that it has invested a collective…