Feds resume SDTC funding under NRC following damning AG report
Auditor General found “significant lapses” in STDC’s governance and management of public money.
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BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy opens $3-million call for wildfire management tech solutions
The non-dilutive funding will support technology aimed at helping communities adapt to, prevent, and mitigate the impact of…
Alberta Innovates launches new program to connect healthtech startups with early adopters, investors
IDEATE is being supported by a $2.1-million investment from PrairiesCan.
CIFAR, CABHI among recipients of more than $850 million in federal science and research funding
Two dozen third-party science and research organizations are being backed by the new Strategic Science Fund.
Amii secures $3 million from PrairiesCan to fuel AI adoption in the Prairies
Alberta AI hub aims to give SMBs tools and knowledge to leverage AI.
Boeing backs Québec’s new aerospace innovation zone with $240 million CAD
Québec said Espace Aéro comes with $415 million in planned investment.
OSC introduces new initiatives to boost capital access for angel investors and startups
Regulator enacts new dealer registration exemptions for angel investor groups, early-stage companies.
New open letter from business groups condemns capital gains changes as “divisive”
CCI gathered approximately 2,000 signatures protesting the tax changes in a different letter last month.
WATCH: Shopify’s Tobi Lütke fireside and AMA with Satish Kanwar
Shopify CEO asks for a conversation about “courage” and “ambition” at BetaKit Town Hall.
ACOA grants Springboard Atlantic $9.8 million to aid research commercialization
Springboard’s 19 member institutions contributed an additional $5.2 million to the organization.
Applications open for Innovate BC’s Ignite program to fund local R&D projects
Grants of up to $300,000 are available to BC initiatives in cleantech, energy, mining, agriculture.
ITIF president wonders whether Canada has the “political will” to fix its productivity issues
Rob Atkinson pines for a “killer instinct” while launching the CCIC.
Feds set hard cap on Start-up Visa program applications, pause self-employed persons program
Last year, the feds targeted 3,500 SUV applications in 2024. Now, it’s a maximum of 840.
Hydrogen power projects receive $57 million in funding from Alberta government
Alberta government wants to make the province the “hydrogen capital of Canada.”
Capital gains tax changes not included in feds’ Budget 2024 motion bill
Freeland continued to back tax changes but dodged questions about their absence from the motion.