Tata Consultancy Services to expand Montréal presence with new hub, 500 hires
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced plans to open a new 9,500 square foot information technology (IT) delivery centre…
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Pinterest expanding Toronto presence with new engineering hub
Pinterest has revealed plans to expand its Toronto presence with 50 hires and an engineering hub in the city. The engineering…
Government of Ontario appoints two new members to OCI’s board of directors
The Ontario government has appointed two new members to the Ontario Centre of Innovation’s (OCI) board of directors. This…
Applications open for Volta pitch competition
Applications for Volta’s eighth pitch competition are open for early-stage Atlantic Canada-based tech startups until March…
Volta, Black Business Initiative, Ulnooweg team up to support Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada
Innovation hub Volta, the Black Business Initiative (BBI), and Indigenous business lender Ulnooweg have joined forces to provide…
Today in hires: Tulip, Mogo, NexTech, Alida, Bonjour Startup Montréal
Five Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Tulip, Mogo, NexTech, Alida, and Bonjour Startup Montréal.…
Pandemic, floorspace expansion delay opening of Toronto’s Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship until 2022
Toronto’s Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE) is now expected to open in 2022, following delays…
MaRS hosting COVID-19 vaccination site for frontline workers
The University Health Network (UHN), a public research and teaching hospital network in Toronto, has opened a new COVID-19…
Platform Calgary to take over Startup Calgary in 2021
Platform Calgary is set to take over the operation of innovation organization Startup Calgary from Calgary Economic Development…
BC Tech closes Innovation Hub as federal funding expires
Earlier this week, the BC Tech Association announced the 26,000 square-foot BC Tech Innovation Hub is set to close at the end…
Xanadu, MaRS, Creative Destruction Lab launch Canada’s first quantum network
Toronto-based quantum computing startup Xanadu, in partnership with MaRS and Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), announced this…
Google Canada commits $3.9 million CAD to AI research institute Mila
Montréal-based artificial intelligence (AI) research institute Mila has received a $3.9 million CAD ($3 million USD) grant…
Federal government announces $5 million for three Québec innovation orgs
On Thursday, Minister of Economic Development Mélanie Joly announced funding of close to $5 million for three Québec innovation…
Bonjour Startup Montréal names members of first board of directors
Bonjour Startup Montréal, a nonprofit organization with the goal of putting Montréal’s startup ecosystem on the map, has…
Invest Ottawa receives $17 million to expand autonomous vehicle test facility
Economic development agency Invest Ottawa is expanding its autonomous vehicle test facility, Ottawa L5, and rebranding the…