Canadian coding schools urge feds to expand eligibility for COVID-19 student relief measures
Two Canadian coding schools, Lighthouse Labs and Juno College of Technology, are urging the federal government to include private…
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Applications open for 75% Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
The federal government has opened applications for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the $73 billion program aimed…
BDC Capital reveals more details on investment matching program for VC-backed companies
BDC Capital has revealed more details about its Bridge Financing Program that was announced earlier this month. The goal for…
Feds to provide $600 million for SIF to fund private sector trials of COVID-19 therapies
The federal government is investing $600 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund over two years to support vaccine and…
Applications for emergency co-lending begin to open as BDC finalizes program
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has finalized details of the $20 billion co-lending program, which is part of…
Trudeau announces 75 percent rent relief program for small, medium-sized businesses
On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Government of Canada is implementing a program to help lower rent for…
Kanata North Business Association launches $200,000 COVID-19 fund
Tech hub Kanata North Business Association (KNBA) has established a $200,000 COVID-19 response fund, to offer new relief measures…
Alberta tech sector pens open letter to provincial government calling for urgent support
A group from Alberta’s technology ecosystem has penned an open letter to the Government of Alberta calling for urgent action…
As applications open, here are the details of the new $250 million COVID-19 IRAP subsidy program
The National Research Council of Canada has opened applications for the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) COVID-19…
E-grocery tech project receives $250,000 from Digital Technology Supercluster to build provincial system
Food-X Technologies, a SaaS startup in the grocery space, has received $250,000 from the Digital Technology Supercluster to…
Clear Blue Technologies secures $5 million debt financing contract with BDC
Smart off-grid company Clear Blue Technologies has received $2 million from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) as…
Applications for 75 percent wage subsidy to open April 27
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that applications for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) will open…
Tech reaction mixed to increased scrutiny on foreign investments as overseas buyers express interest
Reactions from members of the Canadian tech community have been mixed in regards to the federal government decision, last week,…
Innovate Edmonton loses VP, director of strategy as Edmonton Economic Development Corporation makes COVID-19 layoffs
The Edmonton Economic Development Corporation announced a second round of pandemic-related layoffs last week, citing an “unprecedented…
Federal government allocates $306 million to Indigenous businesses during COVID-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that the federal government is allocating $306 million to Indigenous businesses…