Shopify’s Tobi Lütke named chair of Canadian government’s digital industries table
The Canadian government has announced that Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke will be leading its digital industries table, which will…
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Canadian AI experts urge for global ban on killer robots
Five leaders of Canada’s AI research community have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the Canadian…
Competition Bureau wants feedback on FinTech sector report by November 20th
Canada’s Competition Bureau has published its report on the country’s emerging financial services sector. The federal agency…
#GONORTH17: Shared values, education system helps Canada lead in AI, says PM Trudeau
The Canadian government is going all in on tech and innovation, and no type of tech has more hype than artificial intelligence…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 92: Can a business be built solely with Canadian tech?
Is it possible to build a profitable tech-based company that is entirely Canadian-made, down to the studs? That’s the…
Amazon met with Canadian federal government 99 times in the past 12 months
US-based e-commerce giant Amazon lobbied Canada’s Liberal government more than any other tech company in the last 12 months.…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 90: Begging for Amazon, building with Alphabet
Would your city fight a bear for Amazon? Or is your city more likely to upgrade its infrastructure with Alphabet? Do you buy…
Ontario gov’t challenges students to build digital tools for $30,000 top prize
Ontario has announced a six-week competition that hopes to encourage entrepreneurs and students to develop a digital solution…
Finance Minister says gov’t will work with angel and VC community to build Tax Fairness Plan
At Communitech in Waterloo, Finance Minister Bill Morneau doubled down on his commitment that the government’s proposed…
Report: Gov’ts must modernize labour laws to prepare for jobs lost to automation
A new report released by The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA), and co-authored by Deloitte, looks at what developments…
Calgary will fight a bear, Toronto offers monetary savings in Amazon HQ2 showdown
As Amazon’s RFP from cities interested in hosting its second headquarters ends at midnight, governments across Canada…
Facebook Canada releases election integrity plan for 2019 election
Facebook Canada announced its election integrity plan to provide protection from cyberhacks and the spread of misinformation…
Federal gov’t sets $50,000 a year threshold on taxing passive investments
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that a new tax on passive income investments will only apply to earnings above $50,000…
Ontario gov’t investing $30 million in Vector Institute as part of Amazon HQ bid
At a Canadian Club speech this morning, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s business advisor and Vector Institute Chair Ed Clark…
Alphabet investing $62 million in Sidewalk Labs Toronto site
Alphabet has officially won the bid to make Toronto the site of its Sidewalk Labs Project. Sidewalk Labs is Google’s…