Federal government invests $39 million through Western Canada scaleup initiative
Seventeen BC-based projects are receiving a cumulative $39 million from the federal government through Western Economic Diversification…
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Kids Code Jeunesse receives $8.1 million CanCode investment
Kids Code Jeunesse, a Montreal-founded non-profit teaching children to code, has received an $8.1 million investment from the…
BDC commits $10 million to “first-if-its-kind” clean energy program
The Businesses Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has committed $10 million to support companies under the federal government-run…
HalTech receives $307,000 to create accelerator for women entrepreneurs
HalTech Regional Innovation Centre, based in Burlington, Ont., will receive around $307,000 from the federal government to…
Four Manitoba-based life sciences projects receive $5.9 million from federal government
Four Manitoba-based startups are receiving a combined $5.9 million from the federal government to support future growth opportunities…
VentureLAB receives $1.7 million from FedDev Ontario to boost women representation in tech
Markham-based tech incubator VentureLAB has received a $1.7 million investment from the federal government through FedDev Ontario.…
Seven Manitoba tech companies receive $7.4 million in loans from federal government
Seven organizations based in the province of Manitoba have received a collective $7.4 million in loans from the federal government.…
Government of Canada’s chief information officer Alex Benay leaves to join Mindbridge
Alex Benay, the Government of Canada’s chief information officer (CIO), has announced he is leaving his post to join…
Kruger Biomaterials to upgrade plant with $2 million from federal government
Kruger Biomaterials, a company that generates cellulose filaments from wood fibres for industrial applications, has received…
Edge computing startup Ormuco receives $4 million from Province of Quebec
Edge computing startup Ormuco has received a $4 million investment from the Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation. “Ormuco…
DNAstack to develop precision health platform through Digital Technology Supercluster
DNAstack, a Toronto-based startup that develops technologies for scientists to more efficiently find, access, and analyze genomic…
Canadian Association for Girls in Science receives $548,804 from federal government
The Toronto-based Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS) has received a $548,804 investment from the federal government…
Ontario Cooperation Council receives FedDev funding to expand Francophone entrepreneurship
The Ontario Cooperation Council (OCC), also known as the Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario, has received $285,749 from…
Federal government launches patent collective, public marketplace for IP
On Thursday, the federal government revealed additional plans for its previously announced ‘patent collective’…
AccessNow receives $2.7 million from federal government for accessibility platform
AccessNow, an online platform that crowdsources information on the accessibility of public spaces and venues, such as restaurants…