National AI institutes get funding and talent boost from AI strategy
Mila, Amii, Vector Institute, and CAISI receive over $200 million in financial commitments.
Canadian Startup News
Inovia promotes Mia Morisset to partner on growth team
Montréal VC firm’s third growth fund has raised $365 million USD of $450-million target.
Pricepoint closes $6.6-million CAD seed round for AI hospitality platform
All-Québec cap table includes Brightspark Ventures, Boreal Ventures, and AQC Capital.
Canada’s AI strategy draws mixed reviews from across tech ecosystem
Viewpoints differ, but experts aligned that strategy needs clearer timelines and greater detail.
Canada’s AI strategy looks to shift government from startup supporter to stakeholder
New $500-million fund will take equity stakes in promising Canadian AI firms.
Canada’s AI strategy promises to protect citizens. Critics say it still lacks teeth
Prime Minister says legislation around protecting children will come in the next few weeks.
Linux Association of Canada launches national open-source library
Library hopes to provide access to open-source software developed mainly in Canada.
Canada’s AI strategy contains $2.3 billion in spending but few details on new privacy regulations
Delayed strategy promises plan to encourage Canadians to reinvest tech investment gains in AI startups.
Cohere says it is not working with Palantir
Toronto AI company says it has no relationship with US firm, despite reports of a partnership.
Scispot closes $8-million USD Series A to become the operating layer for life sciences labs
Singh brothers aim to provide the infrastructure to power self-driving labs.
SR&ED season is here. How to claim the hours you actually worked
Canada’s biggest R&D tax credit comes down to producing a clear record of work.
Calgary’s SensorUp closes growth financing led by Pender Ventures
Financing will go toward scaling SensorUP’s agentic operations platform.
Shopify ups share buyback program as activist investors question AI policies
Canadian e-commerce giant’s stock price is down nearly 27 percent since the beginning of the year.
Q&A: Why cleantech might not be as clean as it seems
Journalist and author Vince Beiser on the environmental challenges facing the race for critical minerals.
Stablecoins will eventually “leapfrog” real-time rail payments, finance leaders say
Panelists at the 2026 Canadian Finance Summit agreed that stablecoins present better value than RTR payments.