City of Toronto reclaims startup lead as it restructures to better fight COVID-19
Chris Rickett, the former manager of entrepreneurship services at the City of Toronto, has returned to a role in the municipality,…
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Government drafting legislation on wage subsidy ahead of recalling parliament says Trudeau
During his daily media briefing on Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is drafting legislation…
Waterloo tech companies join demands for wage subsidy modifications in letter to feds
A group of Kitchener-Waterloo region organizations and startups, led by Communitech, are echoing concerns that the federal…
Federal government’s updated work-sharing program more open to startups amid COVID-19
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has introduced new measures to its existing work-sharing program,…
Traction on Demand, BC government create platform to coordinate medical supply donations
British Columbia’s provincial government has partnered with several organizations, including Vancouver-based cloud technology…
CCI tells feds emergency wage subsidy must be expanded to support Canadian tech
The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) and its members are calling on the federal government to make adjustments to the 75…
Morneau provides more detail on government’s 75 percent wage subsidy for Canadian businesses
The 30 percent decline in revenue needed for businesses to be eligible for the federal government’s 75 percent wage subsidy…
SVB payment deferrals during COVID-19 pandemic extend to Canadian companies
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has launched a relief initiative that will provide the bank’s venture debt borrowers with loans…
Government expands procurement deals with Canadian startups to aid with COVID-19
The Government of Canada has officially signed procurement deals with three Canadian healthtech companies that it had signed…
Ontario manufacturing Supercluster investing $50 million to support COVID-19 solutions
Ontario’s Next Generation Manufacturing (NGen) Supercluster is set to invest $50 million of its Supercluster initiative…
26 Vancouver hospitals adopt healthcare app designed by tech companies, BC government
BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that have started…
LifeSciences BC calls for suppliers to assist with equipment for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19
LifeSciences BC, an industry association supporting and representing the life science community of British Columbia, is coordinating…
CVCA urges government to expand BDC programs, take additional measures to support Canadian startups
On Friday, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) followed in the footsteps of other Canadian innovation…
OCE launches platform to help companies fill the product, service gaps related to pandemic
The Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE) and four of its industry partners, have created a collaboration platform aimed to…
Trudeau announces 75 percent wage subsidies, interest-free loans for Canadian small businesses
On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will now be providing 75 percent employees wage…