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…
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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…
Miovision receives $1.5 million from Ontario gov’t to expand team
The Ontario government is investing $1.5 million in Kitchener-based Miovision to help grow the company’s team. The investment…
QRA Corp receives $645,000 contract with Royal Canadian Air Force
Halifax-based QRA Corp, which develops enterprise software tools for early-stage validation and verification of engineered…
Canadian media coalition wants government to reconsider ‘Netflix Tax’ stance
A coalition comprised of 45 Canadian media organizations has requested a meeting with federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau…
Canadian gov’t and World Economic Forum want to use biometrics to expedite air travel
The Canadian announced that it is collaborating with the World Economic Forum, Accenture, and other partners to test emerging…
Coding non-profit Actua receives $10 million from government’s CanCode program
The Canadian government is providing $10 million to Actua, which provides STEM education programs to Canadian youth. The funding…
BC government investing $4.4 million in creating more STEM grads
The BC government is investing $4.4 million into its postsecondary institutions to increase the number of STEM students in…