New survey reveals most popular federal COVID-19 support programs for businesses
The federal government’s Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program, aimed to help small businesses cover…
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Wealthsimple receives conditional approval from regulators to test crypto platform
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has received conditional approval from the Canadian Securities Administrators’…
Amii among three orgs receiving $10 million from Alberta government for cleantech projects
The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is among three organizations receiving a cumulative $10 million investment…
Canadian tech says continued IRAP IAP funding “critical” to sustaining business amid pandemic
Following the extension of the emergency wage subsidy to December, the Canadian tech sector is hoping to pressure the federal…
Digital Technology Supercluster invests $30 million in 17 projects through COVID-19 program
The British Columbia-based Digital Technology Supercluster has announced a cumulative investment of approximately $30 million…
Ocean Supercluster launches $29 million Ocean Aware project
The Atlantic Canada-based Ocean Supercluster has launched Ocean Aware, a new project intended to develop and commercialize…
Federal government commits $78 million to new COVID-19 vaccine trials and research
The federal government announced several funding commitments earlier today to support COVID-19 vaccine development. The funding…
Clean Works Medical, Pure Life Machinery receive $2 million from Ontario’s COVID-19 fund to sanitize PPE
Beamsville, Ontario-based Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery have received a $2 million investment from the province…
Trudeau reveals plans to end CERB, transition recipients to EI in September
The federal government has announced its intention to shift recipients of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to the…
Federal government extends commercial rent relief program through August
The federal government has announced it is extending the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program through…
Canadian government officially launches COVID-19 “exposure notification” app
The Government of Canada announced the official launch of its national COVID-19 “exposure notification” app on Friday.…
BC RDA invests nearly $3 million in Innovate BC to help tech entrepreneurs recover from COVID-19
The Government of Canada has invested $2.95 million CAD in Innovate BC for two programs to help British Columbia (BC) tech…
FedDev Ontario invests $30 million in eight Waterloo Region companies
The Government of Canada has invested nearly $30 million CAD in eight Waterloo Region-based manufacturing, medtech, and information…
CRA extends payment deadline on tax returns, offers interest relief on tax debts
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has extended the payment deadline for individual, corporate, and trust income tax returns for…
Report: altering Canada’s approach to public procurement could stimulate innovation
A new approach to public procurement might be an answer to Canada’s innovation problem, according to a recent report published…