Today in crypto: OSC and BCSC crack down on unregistered cryptocurrencies, CryptoKitties gets sued
This week was not the best for cryptocurrency companies operating in Canada, with regulators turning their attention to the…
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Governor General’s office announces innovation award winners
The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General has announced the six winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation…
Government invests $3 million to help people with disabilities access assistive tech
The Canadian government is providing $3 million to the Neil Squire Society to help Canadians with disabilities have better…
BC gov’t announces $125 million in tech investments at #BCTechSummit
During last week’s BC Tech Summit, the provincial government unveiled plans to invest in several initiatives aimed at…
The City of Toronto has launched a new portal to share its public data
In January, the City of Toronto approved its Open Data Master Plan. Last week, the city launched its new Open Data website…
House of Commons committee wants net neutrality written into Canadian law
A House of Commons committee has recommended that Parliament formally enshrine net neutrality provisions into Canadian law.…
Genecis EnviroTech wins OCE’s $20,000 Social Enterprise Pitch Competition
The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) has named Genecis Envirotech as the winner of its Social Enterprise Pitch competition.…
Ontario government partners with LinkedIn to give postsecondary students access to Lynda.com
LinkedIn and the Ontario government have announced a partnership providing all 44 public college and university students access…
Ontario government launches $3 million pilot project with Lending Loop for small business loans
The Ontario government is providing P2P lender Lending Loop with $3 million to support loans to small businesses. The two-year…
Calgary launches $100 million tech investment fund
Calgary has launched a $100 million investment fund with the goal of supporting business growth in the city. The Opportunity…
New Brunswick government investing $53.5 million in province’s innovation agenda
The New Brunswick government has announced it’s investing $53.5 million in the province’s new innovation agenda…
Gov’t IP strategy amending legislation to close loopholes, tackle trademark squatting
The Canadian government has launched additional details related to its Intellectual Property Strategy, aimed at tackling the…
Saskatchewan government providing up to 45 percent tax credit for startup investment
The Saskatchewan government has released their budget for 2018 to 2019, which includes several measures meant to support the…
Today in gov’t funding: Cornwall Innovation Centre, Oteenow Employment & Training Society
Over the past week, two institutions have received funding from the government to support growth in the tech field. Here’s…
Toronto mayor to pitch city to Netflix, Amazon during trip to Hollywood
Toronto Mayor John Tory will be leading a delegation of 23 Toronto companies and organizations on an economic trip to Los Angeles.…