Rethinking the relationship between government and entrepreneur support organizations
MAIN executive director warns of “building an entire ecosystem singularly dependent on government funding.”
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Healthtech leaders behind AlayaCare and Mimosa say Canadian procurement lacks transparency and risk appetite
Canadian tech lobbying group CCI argues Canada faces a wide breadth of procurement issues.
Ontario invests $56 million to power “homegrown” automotive and mobility companies amid trade war
Provincial government wants domestic companies to play global roles in electric and autonomous vehicles.
Vancouver byelection result threatens mayor’s “Bitcoin-friendly city” brand
After a recent byelection loss, does Mayor Ken Sim still consider Bitcoin a “hill worth dying on?”
University of Calgary becomes XPrize Foundation’s first international hub
Alberta and Calgary governments each gave $1.5 million to the initiative.
Canadian angels just want to write the cheque
Plus: Cohere Labs head calls “unreliable” AI leaderboard rankings a “crisis.”
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund receives $60 million to scale local businesses
Four-year initiative aims to scale local companies and attract talent.
Xanadu forges partnerships with US military, industry to fuel quantum computing ambitions
Toronto quantum company inks deals with Applied Materials, US Air Force to accelerate chip development.
“Hard work lies ahead”: Canadian tech leaders strike urgent tone on policy asks following Liberal victory
Domestic procurement, boosting business investment key issues for Carney government, industry groups say.
Québec grants Centech $4.5 million to boost deep tech, medtech commercialization
Puzzle Medical, Eli Health graduated incubator-accelerator program run out of École technologique supérieure.
The best political party for Canadian tech
Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney almost worked at Shopify.
Every platform promise #CDNtech cares about in the 2025 federal election
Taxes, reduced US dependency, and AI investment are major ballot-box issues
Prime Minister Mark Carney almost worked at Shopify: former exec
Former CPO Craig Miller says Carney offered president role in 2020, but turned it down for Brookfield.
Government of Ontario investing $750 million in STEM programs to bolster talent pool in face of tariff threats
Commitment anticipated to support more than 20,000 STEM seats across the province per year.
Federal government launches loan facility to support enterprises impacted by tariffs
Canada repurposes COVID-era emergency funding agency to provide loans for impacted large businesses.