Software engineers create online tool to help companies find available government COVID-19 relief
A group of Canadian software engineers has created Corona Support, an online resource intended to help people and businesses…
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SkipTheDishes commits $15 million to COVID-19 relief efforts, partners with Food Banks Canada
Online food delivery startup SkipTheDishes has committed a cumulative $15 million CAD through several initiatives aimed at…
Federal government expands eligibility for small business loans, announces rent assistance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expanded the eligibility criteria for the $25 billion Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA),…
Health Canada expedites approval of 1QBit chest radiography AI tool to help fight COVID-19
Health Canada has expedited the approval of an artificial intelligence-powered chest radiography tool, developed by Vancouver-based…
BDC exploring matching investments for angel-backed startups amid COVID-19
BDC Capital is considering extending its investment matching efforts to include angel investors and angel-backed startups that…
Tech entrepreneurs launch donation platform to help Canadian local businesses affected by COVID-19
Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced the launch of an online donation platform created by a group of tech entrepreneurs allowing…
TouchBistro furloughs 131 employees as restaurants hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
Toronto-based TouchBistro temporarily laid off 131 employees today, noting that COVID-19 has had a “devastating impact”…
“Hope is not a strategy”: Michael Hyatt on how to survive a Black Swan
COVID-19 is disrupting Canadian business in ways many of today’s founders have never experienced. Startups across the country…
SR&ED payments beginning to flow to Canadian tech following delay caused by COVID-19
Funds from the federal government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program that…
Here are the final details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
After being passed by Parliament and receiving Royal Assent over the weekend, the government has shared additional details…
Clearbanc tightens belt following new cashflow product for COVID-impacted companies
Toronto-based revenue share investor Clearbanc has launched a new product to support entrepreneurs facing a finance crunch…
Vector Institute repurposing AI infrastructure to support Ontario’s COVID-19 health data project
The Toronto-based Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence is repurposing artificial intelligence computing infrastructure…
Shopify’s Tobi Lütke and wife Fiona McKean pivot charitable foundation, make donations to fight COVID-19
Shopify CEO and founder Tobi Lütke and his wife Fiona McKean last year started a philanthropic organization focused on technological…
Federal government’s 75 percent wage subsidy passed by Senate
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) has passed in the Canadian Senate. The legislation, passed Saturday evening, is aimed…
Black Swan #4 – Michael Hyatt says we’re all wartime entrepreneurs now
What Canadian tech is facing right now with COVID-19 is worse than 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. Combined. “Hope…