Canada’s privacy commissioner wants to limit data collection in national security bill
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has once again written recommendations to the House’s Standing Committee…
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Committee recommends opt-in consent, algorithmic transparency to modernize PIPEDA
A report from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics is recommending several measures to bring…
#Budget2018 includes focus on women entrepreneurs, $572.5 million towards big data strategy
The Canadian government has tabled its #Budget2018, including measures that will affect the country’s tech and innovation…
Government investing $29.5 million in national Digital Literacy program
The Canadian government has launched a Digital Literacy Exchange program, which will support initiatives that teach fundamental…
What to look for in #Budget2018
On Tuesday afternoon — sometime after four o’clock, when trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange has ended for the day —…
BC Securities Commission seeking input on modernizing securities laws
The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) released a notice summarizing the results of the BCSC’s FinTech outreach activities…
Gov’t dedicating $500,000 to Canada-India exchange program for women founders
The Canadian government is investing $500,000 towards a program that helps Indian and Canadian women entrepreneurs expand into…
Gov’t seeking applicants for youth entrepreneurship conference
The Canadian government is seeking applicants for a conference promoting entrepreneurship amongst young people. Called Youth…
Federal gov’t announces winning supercluster proposals
The federal government has unveiled the five winning superclusters that will receive a part of $950 million from the superclusters…
NDP wants to force vote on capping employee stock options
The NDP wants to force a vote on cracking down on employee stock options. According to The Canadian Press, on Thursday the…
Prime Minister Trudeau reiterates government’s firm opposition to ‘Netflix Tax’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was firm in the Canadian government’s stance against requiring Netflix to charge sales tax…
CIFAR announces advisory committee overseeing national AI strategy
CIFAR has announced its International Scientific Advisory Committee that will oversee the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence…
Airbnb reaches agreement to collect provincial, municipal taxes in BC
Airbnb will start collecting both provincial and municipal sales taxes in British Columbia, the provincial government announced…
Ontario investing $13 million to help colleges tackle R&D challenges
The Ontario government has announced that it is investing in 61 projects across the province’s colleges to launch new…
BC testing app to help victims of cardiac arrest
British Columbia Emergency Health Services is launching a new cardiac arrest support smartphone app which looks to turn every…