City of Toronto commits $250,000 to expansion of Black Innovation Fellowship
The Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF), a DMZ program designed to provide Black tech startup founders with more equitable entrepreneurial…
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Accelerate Okanagan, Community Futures of the North Okanagan to launch new innovation centre in Vernon
Accelerate Okanagan and Community Futures of the North Okanagan are set to launch a new innovation centre aimed to bring together…
Minister Bains says extending IRAP IAP “makes a lot of sense” following anticipated CEWS extension
In a recent interview with BetaKit, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, Navdeep Bains, indicated an openness to…
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund invests collective $7.25 million in AltaML, Harvest Builders
The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF), backed by the City of Calgary, announced Wednesday that it has invested a collective…
MaRS officially launches program developed using federal Scale-Up Platform funding
MaRS Discovery District has officially launched Momentum, a new program designed to support high-growth Canadian companies…
FedDev Ontario invests $4 million in women-led small businesses through RRRF
The Government of Canada has invested $4 million to support over 700 women-led small to medium-sized businesses in southern…
Government invests $2.1 million to support Francophone businesses in Western Canada
The federal government is investing $2.1 million in four economic development organizations that support Francophone businesses…
Gerri Sinclair named BC’s new innovation commissioner
Gerri Sinclair has been appointed as British Columbia’s new innovation commissioner. Sinclair replaces Alan Winter, who completed…
Scale AI, partners invest $29 million into five artificial intelligence projects
Five projects have received $29 million in funding from Scale AI and a number of partner companies to support the implementation…
Quebec RDA grants over $3 million to 14 projects for young entrepreneurs
The Government of Canada has invested more than $3.1 million CAD in 14 organizations and businesses across Quebec in an effort…
Ontario to create IP commercialization framework with provincial innovation hubs
The Ontario government has created a new action plan and team focused on generating intellectual property (IP) in the province.…
Canadian government looking to waive 30 percent revenue decline criteria for 75 percent wage subsidy
The federal government has announced plans to waive the criteria of the 75 percent wage subsidy that requires businesses to…
Three Ottawa tech companies receive over $11 million from FedDev Ontario
Through FedDev Ontario, the Government of Canada has invested nearly $11.2 million CAD in a trio of Ottawa-based software firms:…
BDC commits $160 million to fund IP development in Canada
BDC Capital has committed $160 million in intellectual property (IP) development financing to support IP-rich companies scaling…
Shopify, Canadian government launch initiative to help small businesses grow online amid COVID-19
Shopify has partnered with the federal government to launch a new initiative called Go Digital Canada, aimed to bring more…