CEOs say lack of targeted support will shutter Ontario tech companies in open letter to Premier
More than 230 CEOs of leading tech enterprises and innovation hubs from Ontario have issued an open letter to Ontario Premier…
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Insig receives $5.94 million investment, partners with WELL Health to launch telehealth platform
Insig, a Toronto-based telehealth company, has received a $5.94 million strategic investment from Vancouver-based WELL Health,…
Submissions open for MaRS’ Spinal Cord Rehab Innovation Challenge
MaRS Discovery District has opened applications for its Spinal Cord Rehab Innovation Challenge, a competition looking for new…
New Ventures BC opens applications for 2020 competition
New Ventures BC has opened applications for its 2020 competition, which is presented by Innovate BC. ”If you’re serious…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The small business drop-off
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
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,…
Clio donates $1 million to help lawyers navigate pandemic challenges
Burnaby-based legal technology startup Clio has committed $1 million to help law firms navigate the difficulties surrounding…
DarwinAI, University of Waterloo develop neural network for COVID-19 detection
Kitchener-Waterloo startup DarwinAI, which aims to help developers accelerate deep learning development, has co-developed a…
Grassroots Victoria group offering pro-bono tech and marketing support to local businesses
YYJLocalsForLocals, a grassroots community of software workers in Victoria, are looking to use their digital skills to help…