CI Financial extends ownership of WealthBar to 100 percent of the robo-advisor startup
Vancouver-based robo advisor startup WealthBar has been fully acquired by one of Canada’s largest wealth management firms,…
Canadian Startup News
Startup Canada’s Canadian Export Challenge to be held virtually due to COVID-19
Startup Canada has announced the second annual Canadian Export Challenge (CXC), a competition for entrepreneurs to pitch and…
Platform Calgary receives $30,000 from federal government for summer incubator program
Platform Calgary, an organization that offers access to space, programming, and advocacy for startups based in the city, has…
Shopify moving "vast majority" of employees to permanent remote work
Shopify has announced that it is now a “digital by default” company, meaning the majority of its employees will permanently…
Microsoft, Dream Legacy Foundation partner to support underrepresented founders
Microsoft for Startups Canada has entered into a new partnership with Dream Legacy Foundation in order to support diverse founders…
Report: One-quarter of Canadian startups have made layoffs amid COVID-19
Nearly one-quarter of Canadian startups have made layoffs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, representing 5.5 percent of…
Alberta Enterprise Corporation launches $10 million Accelerate Fund III
Alberta Enterprise Corporation has launched its third early-stage angel co-investment fund with a $10 million investment. BetaKit…
Shopify to offer business account, card, and rewards program with new Shopify Balance
Canadian E-commerce giant Shopify has expanded its financial services offering with the launch of Shopify Balance, a banking…
Shopify opens applications for fulfillment network to merchants
Shopify has announced it is now actively accepting merchant applications for its fulfillment network. The news follows the…
Applications for federal emergency rent relief program for small businesses to open May 25
Applications for the federal government’s Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses are…
Applications open for LEEFF loan program for large Canadian businesses affected by COVID-19
Applications for the Government of Canada’s Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) program have opened as…
Survey: Half of Canadian East Coast startups are feeling financial impact of COVID-19
About half of Canadian East Coast startups say they are feeling the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a…
Shopify partners with Facebook to launch Facebook Shops
Shopify has partnered with Facebook to launch Facebook Shops, a free tool aimed to help merchants create customized online…
Government expands criteria of $40,000 small business CEBA loan program
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that eligibility criteria for Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)…
Accelerator Centre to fund eight startups in COVID-19 cohort of JumpStart program
Eight Ontario-based startups developing COVID-19 solutions are set to receive $30,000 in seed funding and $10,000 in business…