Today in FedDev funding: VentureLAB ($5M), Waterloo EDC ($3M)
Today, the federal government announced two financial contributions to accelerators and startups across Ontario through FedDev…
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Quebec’s Scale AI supercluster announces first four supply chain projects
The Quebec-based Scale AI Supercluster, one of five members of the federal government’s Innovation Superclusters Initiative,…
Ann Cavoukian still has problems with Sidewalk Labs’ approach to data with Quayside
In Sidewalk Labs’ Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP), released Monday, the Alphabet company echoed its assurances…
Carbon Engineering secures $25 million from government to capture, reuse CO₂
Carbon Engineering (CE), a cleantech company based in Squamish, BC, has received a $25 million investment from the federal…
Protein Industries Supercluster second cluster to announce projects
The Prairies-based Protein Industries Supercluster, one of five members of the federal government’s Innovation Superclusters…
Waterfront Toronto raises concerns as Sidewalk Labs releases Quayside master plan
As Sidewalk Labs publicly releases a 1,500-page proposal outlining its detailed plan for the Quayside project, Waterfront Toronto…
How MPP Vic Fedeli’s “demotion” could affect Ontario’s tech and innovation sector
Victor (Vic) Fedeli has been removed as Ontario’s finance minister, and will now take on the role of minister of economic…
Government’s Social Finance Fund includes support for startups
The federal government recently announced the first organizations that will be responsible for implementing a program created…
NACCA launches growth fund to support Indigenous startups and entrepreneurs
The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) has launched the Indigenous Growth Fund, to support First…
NorthStar wants to take earth and space monitoring service global
NorthStar Earth and Space, a Montreal-based tech startup developing an earth and space platform tracking space debris, has…
As Futurpreneur grows its loan offering, Ontario cuts funding
Futurpreneur, a national organization that provides funding, mentorship, and resources to budding entrepreneurs in Canada,…
National aerospace association receives $49 million to build innovation ecosystem
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), a national organization that promotes and facilitates Canadian competitiveness…
College, SMB tech projects across Canada receiving $73 million from federal government
The federal government is investing $73 million to help 90 recipients at colleges, cégeps, and polytechnics across the country…
Canadian Securities Administrators considering crypto “regulatory regime” by 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) said it wants to adapt current securities regulations to specifically address…
MindBridge receives $14.5 million SIF funding to support $140 million AI project
MindBridge Analytics has received $14.5 million from the federal government to help support a “first-of-its kind”…