Ontario Digital Service Lab at Communitech wants to help gov’t embrace digital services
The Ontario government today unveiled the Ontario Digital Service Lab at Communitech. The ODS Lab will be comprised of Ontario…
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Canadian gov’t investing $10 million in Smart Factory for Manitoba tech companies, aerospace students
The Government of Canada announced that it is investing $10 million over the next five years to support Manitoba’s aerospace…
Canada Council for the Arts investing $88.5 million towards digital transformation of Canada’s art sector
The Canada Council for the Arts has established the Digital Strategy Fund, which is dedicated to helping Canadian artists,…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.87: Shannon Salter, Chair of BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal
Special guest Shannon Salter, Chair of BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal, joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss how technological…
Newfoundland and Labrador replaces Research & Development Corporation with InnovateNL
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced last week that it is replacing its Research &Development Corporation…
Canadian gov’t announces that Startup Visa pilot program will become permanent
The Canadian government announced that the Startup Visa program would now become a core part of the country’s immigration…
IBM launches innovation incubator at Communitech
IBM Canada, in partnership with the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Communitech, has unveiled the IBM Innovation Incubator…
Council of Canadian Innovators reportedly asked to stop promoting government access for $10,000
According to a report from The Globe and Mail, the office of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has asked the Council of…
Canadian gov’t appoints former RBC exec as infrastructure bank chair
Janice Fukakusa, a former Royal Bank of Canada CFO, was appointed as the first chairperson of Canada’s new infrastructure…
Canadian gov’t officially launches $1.26 billion strategic innovation fund
The Canadian gov’t officially launched its $1.26 billion Strategic Innovation Fund, first revealed during the official…
Ontario gives $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards app, celebrates 200,000 users
The Ontario government is providing $1.5 million to Carrot Rewards, an app that rewards users for increasing digital finance…
Canadian gov’t invests $3 million in Vancouver coworking spaces for creatives
The Government of Canada is investing $3 million towards establishing two new creative coworking spaces in Vancouver through…
Report: Only 25 percent of entrepreneurs see gov’t initiatives as helpful to their businesses
Canadian small business owners are unaware of government initiatives that could help them scale, according to a new survey…
Boston’s FinTech Sandbox expands to Ontario to help startups scale with access to data
The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and Boston-based FinTech Sandbox, a nonprofit that aims to promote FinTech innovation,…
BC innovation groups release report to prove why it’s Canada’s next supercluster
Since the Canadian federal government announced that it is accepting applications for its $950 million ‘supercluster’…