This week in government funding: Saltworks, Ecoation, Indigenous Digital Accelerator
Over the last two days, the federal government has made investments in three BC-based companies, which totalled to $9.3 million…
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CCLA files suit over Sidewalk Labs, #BlockSidewalk holds rally
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has filed a lawsuit against all three levels of government and Waterfront Toronto,…
MaRS, Communitech, Invest Ottawa receiving $52.4 million for “first-of-its-kind” Scale-Up program
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the federal government is investing $52.4 million in a Scale-Up Platform,…
SheEO receives $2.5 million CAD investment from federal government
Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, Mary Ng, today announced the federal government is investing $2.5 million…
Ontario’s budget looks to create tech-focused talent stream, panel for scaling innovations
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government delivered its first 2019-2020 budget on Thursday. On the agenda for the upcoming…
Government calls for cleantech transportation project proposals
The Government of Canada has announced the second call for proposals under the Clean Transportation System – Research and…
Duke of York’s Pitch@Palace competition comes to Canada for first time
Pitch@Palace, the pitch competition founded by Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is taking place in Canada for the first time. The…
Today in funding: Sharebee, SmartCone
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel growth. Here’s the latest on who raised, how much, and…
Sidewalk Labs CEO defends “real-time” planning process in front of House ethics committee
Today, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff appeared before the federal government’s Standing Committee on Access to Information,…
Coinberry, Innisfil partnership makes it first Canadian municipality accepting crypto
Coinberry, a Toronto-based digital crypto platform, has formed an agreement with the Town of Innisfil in Ontario , providing…
Ten Canadian tech companies join first cohort of Women in Tech Silicon Valley program
Ten Canadian women-led or women-founded companies down to Silicon Valley to partake in a Canadian government-led program focused…
Government proposing new framework to regulate Canadian retail payment ecosystem
Budget 2019 dropped a week ago, and one of the objectives outlined in the document included “supporting an innovative and…
Kognitiv Spark’s AR software to be used by Royal Canadian Navy
Canada’s Royal Navy will be using a new software developed by Fredericton-based tech startup Kognitiv Spark. Kognitiv Spark’s…
Quebec’s budget looks to fuel digital transformation, overlooks skills gap
Quebec Finance Minister, Eric Girard, delivered the 2019-2020 provincial budget at the National Assembly on Thursday, marking…
Future Cities Canada launches network to accelerate innovation in smart cities
Future Cities Canada, a national initiative aiming to accelerate the transformation of open smart cities, has launched The…