Report: Government support needed to build FinTech ecosystem in Canada
To underscore its vision of positioning Canada as a global hub in FinTech, The Digital Finance Institute and McCarthy Tetrault…
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Lazaridis Institute appoints former BlackBerry exec Carlo Chiarello as CEO
The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises announced yesterday that Carlo Chiarello has been appointment…
LANDR wants to make the music industry more accessible with machine learning platform
Making music mastering accessible to everyone is the goal of Montreal startup LANDR, who launched their mastering platform…
Next 36 rebrands as NEXT Canada, appoints Razor Suleman as CEO
The Next 36 has officially rebranded to NEXT Canada in a move that the organization says reflects its expanding scope, with…
IoT613 returns to look at IoT’s impact on smart cities and virtual reality
On September 29 and 30, tech enthusiasts will convene at IoT613, a conference designed to expand tech enthusiasts’ knowledge…
University of Waterloo opens research facility to improve electric car research
A new research and testing facility opened today at the University of Waterloo to look into building cleaner, smarter vehicles.…
Shoes.com appoints new president after reports of company-wide layoffs
Ecommerce giant Shoes.com has appointed a new president, Bradley Wilson. It’s a move the company says will take the company…
PayPal Canada names former American Express Canada exec as its general manager
PayPal has announced that it has brought on Paul Parisi, a veteran within the payment space, as general manager of the company’s…
Canadian government dedicates $900 million to helping universities become world-leading research centres
At the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing yesterday, Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan announced a…
Biko wants to help Vancouver reach its goal of being world’s greenest city by 2020
Biko launched in Vancouver in the last days of summer, bringing its cyclist rewards app to one of the most bike-friendly cities…
Hack To Start Ep. 113: Ardi Iranmanesh, co-founder at Affinio
Ardi Iranmanesh is the co-founder and chief-of-staff at Affinio, an advanced marketing intelligence platform that leverages…
Subway acquires part of Vancouver-based Avanti team to step up ecommerce experience
Subway is hoping to improve its ecommerce presence by acquiring a digital technology team and assets from Vancouver-based Avanti…
Mastercard Canada’s Brian Lang says corporate-startup partnerships “key to unlocking innovation”
A few weeks ago, Mastercard announced the winners of The Next 36 Mastercard Challenge, which invited five Next 36 startups…
Shopify wants to support small businesses with new coworking program in WeWork spaces
Shopify has announced a partnership with WeWork to establish its Shopify Partner Accelerator, which the company hopes will…
How startups can gain credibility with marketers
For its latest edition of #SalesTO, TechToronto invited Ray Carroll, vice president of sales at Enagio, and Hana Abaza, vice…