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.
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How IDMTC and SR&ED can help Canadian tech companies stretch their R&D budgets
Provincial interactive digital media tax credits now reach far beyond gaming studios.
AI experts want a middle-power coalition to set safety guardrails. Some think Canada could lead it
Behind closed doors, experts and policymakers fear the US isn’t a “good-faith actor” on AI safety.
Realize closes one of Canada’s largest impact funds at $227 million
Toronto firm raised $142 million from private LPs to complement Ottawa’s anchor commitment.
Alberta Innovates invests $14 million to help commercialize local tech
Funding supports projects that will help Albertan startups scale toward commercialization.
Q&A: Isabelle Hudon on the next five years for Canada’s largest VC
BDC’s CEO talks AI, direct investing, and staff turnover after her mandate was renewed until 2030.
With update to Canada’s privacy laws, feds are building a “super-regulator”
Bill C-36 would hand private-sector privacy authority to Canadian Digital Safety Commission.
OpenText commits to creating 400 jobs in Ireland amid Carney’s state visit
Kitchener-Waterloo company doubles investment in Ireland as Canada makes AI agreements with the country.
Feds and City of Toronto to establish new sports tech hub at TMU
Toronto accelerator program is expected to support as many as 60 sports tech startups.
Meet the AI company tracking the foreign actors stoking Alberta separatism
Cipher is using AI to track, monitor, and categorize the disinformation amplifying Canada’s unity crisis.
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.
Elon Musk’s X continues to violate Canadian privacy law with Grok deepfakes, watchdog finds
Privacy commissioner calls for stronger powers to force xAI to comply with recommendations.
Ottawa introduces bill to ban social media for kids under 16
Draft legislation would create new regulator to govern online safety, including AI chatbot use.
Montréal innovation hub Ax.c secures renewed funding and DMZ partnership
Government-backed hub hosted more than 250 events in its first year of operation.