Tiptap and Omnirobotic pursue restructuring after startups fail to raise additional funding
As VC financing has dried up, a growing number of Canadian tech firms are running out of cash.
Ontario
Vector Institute, Ontario Centre of Innovation secure combined $77-million provincial funding
OCI received $50 million from Ontario’s $107-million Critical Technology Initiative.
List highlights 10 fast-growing, impactful SDTC-backed Canadian cleantech firms
Mara Renewables, MineSense, Ecopia AI crack the list alongside returnees Saltworks, Hifi, among others.
Ontario innovation consortium SOSCIP shuts down as three-year federal funding ends
SOSCIP helped researchers access advanced computing platforms and technical expertise.
One year in, competition in Ontario’s iGaming market remains red hot
Cutthroat competition and tighter rules on advertising are forcing operators to compete on unique features in Ontario’s $1.4…
Ontario budget gains kudos for streamlining procurement, increasing access to skilled talent
“Minister Bethlenfalvy and the Ontario government has listened to many of our members’ concerns.”
Ontario proposes new regulations to tighten rules around mass layoffs
Remote employees are not currently entitled to same advance notice as office workers.
Vector Institute, Communitech partner to expand AI training program across Canada
Reports show one of the main barriers to AI adoption is the ongoing talent crunch.
Nokia opens new Toronto office as part of broader Ontario-wide expansion
Nokia previously announced plans to hire for 340 new jobs in the province.
Ontario-wide collaboration on Canadian-made electric vehicle unveiled at CES
Project Arrow started as a design competition, won by Carleton University.
Ontario commits $19 million to the province’s regional tech hubs to bolster EV manufacturing
ventureLAB, Communitech, Invest Ottawa, NORCAT among the recipients.
Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario
Novari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times.
IP expert Peter Cowan tapped to head Intellectual Property Ontario
Cowan expected to shape province’s IP policy, ensure a competitive IP landscape.
In Canadian first, Gatik and Loblaw take safety drivers out of autonomous delivery trucks
Gatik: this is “the first time that an autonomous trucking company has removed the safety driver from a daily delivery…