Q&A: Why Fintechs Canadaâs director says Real-Time Rail needs the Big Six banks to succeed
Executive director Adriana Vega explains industry reactions to FinTech updates in Budget 2026.
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Government of Canada signs international declaration on AI safety and security
Feds join other countries and major developers like Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral, and Cohere.
Canadian tech sees promise in federal governmentâs 500-MW sovereign AI compute pledge
Smaller AI startups are getting crowded out in the compute race. The feds want to ensure theyâre at the table.
Bridgewater exec Karen Karniol-Tambour to lead Canadaâs sovereign wealth fund
The $25-billion Canada Strong Fund could make more deals like the governmentâs $1.6-billion Cohere investment.
Canadaâs long-awaited Real-Time Rail payments system launches without Big Six banks
Under development since 2015, Wealthsimple, Koho, Bank of America, and others can now access instant payments.
Budget 2026: everything, everywhere, all at once
BetaKitâs Policy Power Panel assembles to talk prioritization, efficacy, and sweat the details of Budget 2026.
Can Carney execute on the ‘entrepreneur budget’?
Plus: Fewer Canadian startups are raising pre-seeds.
The feds plan to merge BDC and EDC. What might that mean for Canadaâs largest VC investor?
Government says it expects âgreater risk toleranceâ from Crown corporations that do business financing.Â
Ottawa earmarks $176 million to establish online super regulator
Federal budget includes five-year investment to develop Digital Safety and Data Protection Commission of Canada.Â
Canada needs a better definition of what makes a company Canadian
The Canadian Shield Institute argues for a new definition of âBuy Canadian,â one that doesnât include foreign branch…
Real-Time Rail payments system to launch Monday, feds say
Canadaâs 2026 budget outlines plans to launch the first phase of long-awaited system.Â
Canada to implement QSBS-style tax incentive and “level playing field” with US
Feds deliver on tech and VC tax ask with Canada Growth Incentive in Budget 2026.
CPPIB takes $50-million USD stake in AI holding firm Beacon Software
Funding helps lift two-year-old Toronto companyâs Series C round to $425 million USD.
Whatâs in Budget 2026 for Canadian tech?
BDC/EDC merger, new tax incentives standouts of entrepreneur-focused budget.
Privacy commissioner says Bill C-22 must change to protect Canadians
Philippe Dufresneâs recommendations aim to bring principles of âproportionality and necessityâ to Bill C-22.