Analysts say Ontario won’t meet its 2020 electric vehicle target
In 2016, electric vehicles made up less than one percent of all passenger vehicle sales in Ontario. By 2020, the government…
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Legal Innovation Zone announces AI Legal Challenge finalists
The Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ) at Ryerson University has announced the six stage one finalists of the Ontario AI Legal Challenge.…
FedDev Ontario investing $3.57 million in Next Canada
FedDev Ontario is providing $3.57 million to non-profit NEXT Canada. The money will support total project costs of up to $6.6…
Ontario and Chinese governments sign nearly $600 million in new tech agreements
Ontario and Chinese businesses and institutions have nearly $600 million in new technology-related agreements that are expected…
Ontario investing up to $5 million in Think Research to create 228 jobs in Toronto
Ontario is investing up to $5 million in Toronto-based Think Research to help the company expand its platform. The money is…
MaRS and Canadian gov’t want to give students experience in STEM companies
MaRS Studio Y and Employment and Social Development Canada launched the Student Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Fellowship to…
Canadian government launches smart city challenge with $50 million top prize
The government of Canada has announced the launch of the Smart City Challenge, which is meant to encourage communities to leverage…
Code for Canada launches fellowship program to build digital government services
Code for Canada has officially launched its inaugural fellowship program to design government services. The program will send…
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says Canada is committed to net neutrality
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has reaffirmed the government’s pro-net neutrality stance.…
Federal government gives $1.26 million to Northern Ontario Angels
The Northern Ontario Angels (NOA), a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting startups and accredited angel investors,…
Nuco receives funding from Ontario to improve digital identity verification
Nuco has been awarded government funding through the Small Business Innovation Challenge to develop a solution improving digital…
Saskatchewan including coding in curriculum to address labour shortage
The Saskatchewan provincial government has announced that it will introduce computer coding courses in elementary and high…
City of Toronto partners with Waze to improve city’s traffic awareness
The City of Toronto is partnering with Google’s Waze navigation app to improve the city’s traffic awareness and management.…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 94: Can Canada be a leader against killer AI?
For weeks now, we’ve been covering Amazon’s incursion into Canada, from the retail giant’s lobbying efforts to the…
Canadian gov’t invests $2.2 million in environmentally-friendly microchips
The Government of Canada has announced a $2.2 million investment into Montréal-based tech company Spark Microsystems to develop…