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Tilr secures $1.3 million grant from Ontario through Skills Development Fund
Tlir is one of over 200 companies financed in the second SDF round.
Alberta government launching internal AI lab powered by AltaML
The government calls this the first public AI lab in Alberta.
Untether AI secures $1 million for partnership with General Motors
Untether and General Motors on a mission to help cars see better using AI.
Innovation Guelph awarded $10 million from federal government for cleantech program
Businesses can receive up to $30,000 to bring tech to market.
Ontario 2022 budget continues innovation focus, but heavy on previously announced commitments
Province promises to expand fund of funds venture investing.
Terramera receives $1 million from BC to measure carbon levels in soil
Terramera wants to spread regenerative farming techniques across BC.
Technation receives $60 million from Government of Canada to support its student hiring program
Since its inception, the program has secured more than $230 million in overall funding.
Québec government grants $16 million to support quantum innovation at Université de Sherbrooke
PINQ2 aims to connect industries and the research community through quantum computing.
Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?
Do digital nomads solve Canada’s tech talent gap?
Government of Canada launches $15 million Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative
IWVC is part of the feds’ $6 billion Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.
Alberta allocates $30 million to AI as part of new innovation strategy
Amount part of $73 million total promised to provincial tech plan in 2022 budget.
Do Canadian FinTechs want bank kickbacks or competition?
Can a “whole of government” approach to competition break Canada’s oligopolies?
Canvass Analytics secures $5.7 million from federal government to double Toronto workforce
Canvass’ no-code platform lets manufacturers predict the future.
Ontario utility agencies back BluWave-ai project to manage increased EV power grid use
“We know EVs are coming … so we want to be prepared.”