Evaluating UCP and NDP plans for tech as Alberta’s election day approaches
byWhat’s on the table for the province’s tech sector?
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Alberta’s tech sector remained resilient in first quarter of 2023
byJobber’s megadeal pushed venture funding over $200 million in the first three months of the year.
Startup TNT’s 2022 report maps over $3 million invested into startups, pan-Prairies expansion
byThe Alberta-based tech group is now live across all three Prairie provinces.
Valhalla Private Capital partners with Plug and Play Alberta to boost exposure of startup companies to investors
byPlug and Play opened its first Canadian location in 2020.
Alberta Innovates invests $30 million into Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to spur research
byNew funding will attract investment and create jobs, says innovation minister.
Venture funding surged in Québec and Alberta tech sectors over 2022, bucking national trend
byAlberta and Québec investment increased by 89 percent and 21 percent, respectively.
Latest Alberta, BC budgets target talent shortage with otherwise minimal new tech investment
byIndustry stakeholders had hoped to see more for tech and SMBs.
Canadian privacy commissioners launch joint investigation into TikTok data use
byTikTok agreed to a $2 million settlement for a Canadian class action lawsuit last year.
Garmin Canada to expand Alberta presence, hire for 200 STEM jobs
byGarmin’s Canadian expansion comes as other Big Tech companies are cutting back.
Statements from Alberta innovation minister cast doubt on return of investor tax credit
byGlubish: “the AITC was not working to create long-term sustainable tech companies.”
Prairie tech celebrates its own with Calgary Launch Party, Start Alberta Awards, Startup TNT Summit
byCalgary Innovation Week culminates in Launch Party’s full in-person return.
Alberta’s tech winter arrived late but in earnest in Q3 2022
by2022 has still already surpassed the previous three years in Alberta venture funding.
Nate Glubish new Alberta innovation minister as Premier Smith names cabinet
byMeanwhile: spat between Alberta tech leaders and APEGA over “software engineers” continues.
Former Alberta innovation minister Doug Schweitzer joins Deloitte as senior advisor
byTanya Fir was sworn in as Alberta’s new innovation minister in recent weeks.
TransPod unveils “ultra-high-speed” FluxJet vehicle as it begins construction on proposed Alberta track
byTransPod aims to offer transportation between Edmonton and Calgary that’s “faster than a jet and three times as fast as…