Source Canada returns with dedicated defence and deep tech tracks
Procurement summit aims to facilitate relationships between Canadian tech buyers and sellers.
Defence Tech
How Ben Machine Products is helping power Canada’s defence push from Vaughan
The firm has supported Oscar-winning camera technology and fighter jet components.
How Dominion Dynamics is building Canada’s first line of Arctic defence
CEO Eliot Pence explains his company’s plans to become Canada’s defence general contractor.
Reaction Dynamics CEO wants more Canadian LPs to back moonshots
At a Startupfest hardtech panel, Bachar Elzein argued for a wider private capital pool.
Canada is spending on defence tech. Markham wants to build it
Emergent Solutions is among startups betting on Markham as demand grows for resilient tech.
Canada’s Arctic defender looks south?
Plus: Shopify and Shopline settle copyright suit.
Dominion Dynamics lands $139 million in Canada’s largest defence-tech Series A
Georgian doubles down, OMERS and BDC join alongside US, European backers.
MDA Space to buy Raytheon’s satellite maker for $620 million USD
Company says acquisition capitalizes on US government’s growing demand for defence space missions.
Cybersecurity coding bootcamp aims to help Canadian veterans transition to tech jobs
As cyber threats increase, Coding for Veterans helps active CAF members level up.
Smaller businesses are struggling to breach Canada’s defence sector: report
Industry leaders say country must move faster to bring defence-adjacent firms into the fold.
NorthStar secures $40 million to track space threats for Canada’s air force
Montréal-based space tech company plans to go public this fall via SPAC.
NordSpace opens new rocket factory headquarters in Markham
The 60,000-square-foot facility will anchor the aerospace startup’s national footprint.
MDA Space, Calian, and Kepler tapped to lay groundwork for Canada’s next-gen satellite system
Companies awarded $2.4 million to develop ground systems behind RADARSAT+.
Sentinel R&D at centre of Russian accusations that Canada is a “warmonger”
Comments follow recent deal between Hamilton-based drone company and Ukraine’s Airlogix.
Cohere says it is not working with Palantir
Toronto AI company says it has no relationship with US firm, despite reports of a partnership.