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.…
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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.…
Government invests $4.4 million in Venture for Canada to support Atlantic Canada internships
The Canadian government is providing $4.4 million to Venture for Canada to help students access work at startups in Atlantic…
Sidewalk Labs plans to start Quayside pilot this summer
According to a report from Reuters, Sidewalk Labs is looking to begin testing proposed technology for Toronto’s Quayside…
Federal privacy commissioner argues for right to be forgotten
Canada’s privacy commissioner took the stage at a Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) privacy summit in Toronto last week…
Venture for Canada receives $1.4 million from Ontario government
Venture for Canada, an organization dedicated to recruiting and training youth to work at startups, received $1,480,406 in…
Ontario budget earmarks $50 million for life sciences-focused VC funds
The Ontario government released its Budget 2018 yesterday, which included several investments dedicated to boosting the tech…
Prime Minister Trudeau says that the Liberals aren’t abandoning Facebook
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his party won’t turn its back on social media. Even with its recent scandals,…