Future Skills Centre announces new advisory board members
The Future Skills Centre (FSC) has announced a new advisory board to help it get insight into best practices for 2020. The…
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Today in hires: TextNow, d1g1t, Volta
Three Canadian tech companies have brought on new team members to add to their leadership. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining,…
Alberta Innovates launches new VR health innovation program amid recent cuts, layoffs
Alberta Innovates, a provincially-funded research and development organization, has launched what it is calling a “first-of-its-kind”…
New Kitchener-Waterloo coalition wants to tackle the future of work
Nineteen organizations in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, including innovation hub Communitech, are teaming up in an effort…
Three Ignite Labs startups win collective $100,000 from Spark Innovation Challenge
Nova Scotia innovation hub, Ignite Labs, has announced that three of its tenants, Blackwatch.tech, Green Oil Solutions, and…
C100 launches application-based membership model for Canada’s up-and-comers
The C100, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Canadian startups find connections in Silicon Valley, is launching a new membership…
MaRS and EDC announce new program for startups expanding internationally
Toronto innovation hub MaRS Discovery District (MaRS) and Export Development Canada (EDC), a crown corporation, announced a…
Volta announces 15 Atlantic Canadian startups in fall cohort pitch event
Halifax-based innovation hub Volta has announced the 15 Atlantic Canadian early-stage tech startups that will compete in its…
Calgary healthtech hub HaTCH announces startups in first cohort
The Calgary-based Health Technology Commercialization Hub (HaTCH) has officially announced its first cohort of companies for…
Halifax launches innovation outpost to help startups scale
The Halifax Partnership and the Halifax Regional Municipality have announced the opening of the Halifax Innovation Outpost,…
Montreal FinTech research unit launches with $2 million from Finance Montréal, regulator
Finance Montréal has partned with the Université du Québec à Montréal and Québec government-associated financial…
Startup Edmonton partners with Microsoft for Startups Canada
To kick off the sixth annual Edmonton Startup Week, a new startup partner has come to Alberta’s capital city. Local hub Startup…
New Accelerate Okanagan CEO wants to boost OKGN Tech globally
Last week, Kelowna-based Accelerate Okanagan appointed Brea Lake as its new CEO. Lake, who has been the acting CEO of the hub…
Microsoft Reactor launch marks Toronto’s latest global startup addition
On Tuesday, Microsoft officially opened its newest Reactor hub at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, marking the first…
Communitech CEO Iain Klugman to step down in 2021
Iain Klugman, the longtime president and CEO of Kitchener-based innovation hub Communitech, has announced that he will be stepping…