Ottawa announces second tranche of VCCI funding to support underrepresented entrepreneurs
An additional five VCs from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montréal will receive portions of the $25 million commitment.
govt
BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy invests $7.6 million across nine companies following call for innovation
Selected companies tackle energy storage, carbon management, alternative fuels, and low-carbon hydrogen.
Ocean Startup Project enters third phase with $8 million and economic growth goals
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster wants to grow the nation’s ocean economy by a factor of five by 2035.
Feds, BC invest nearly $73 million into Aspect Biosystems to establish biomanufacturing facility
The clinical facility aims to be the first dedicated to producing bioprinted tissue therapeutics in Canada.
Startup Montréal touts international vision with rebrand to Québec Tech
Québec Tech has received $7 million CAD from the Québec government to help startups scale internationally.
Federal government invests in seven hydrogen-focused cleantech projects in Alberta
Aurora Hydrogen, Quantiam Technologies, Innova Hydrogen receive a collective $5 million.
Economic development agencies dole out $30 million to AgTech, AI, EV development
Wyvern, Pure Life Carbon, and Aethon Aerial Solutions among those supported by latest PrairiesCan, FedDev funding.
ISED invests $120 million to build out CMC Microsystems’ semiconductor network
The FABrIC network looks to provide resources to foster semiconductor innovation in Canada.
Susan Hawkins to lead Payments Canada as president and CEO
Hawkins previously supported the launch of a real-time payments solution at TD Bank.
Fed invests $2.4 million into two Ontario accelerators
New investments into Spark Centre, Georgian Bay Business Accelerator expected to support over 600 entrepreneurs.
INOVAIT and federal government invest $10.7 million across seven image-guided therapy tech projects
Private contributions bring the collective project values up to $32 million.
Ottawa companies receive FedDev funding for AI, semiconductor, biotech work
FedDev invested nearly $20 million across nine Ottawa-based companies.
CRA issues guidance on new cleantech investment tax credits
Tax credits expected to drive new demand for Canadian cleantech solutions.
Binance is appealing $6-million CAD fine from FINTRAC, report says
Canada’s anti-money laundering agency fined the crypto exchange in May for registration and reporting failures.
BDC earmarks $250 million CAD to support underserved entrepreneurs
Commitment includes two $100-million CAD platforms to support Indigenous, Black-led businesses.