Loblaw partners with Gatik to bring first autonomous delivery fleet to Canada
Palo Alto-based startup Gatik has signed a deal with Canada’s largest food retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited, to launch…
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Jim Balsillie, Dan Breznitz talk opportunity to adapt Canadian innovation policy amid COVID-19, US election
The COVID-19 pandemic presents opportunities for Canadian innovation, according to CCI’s Jim Balsillie and Dan Breznitz of…
OCE to undergo rebrand, changes to governance relationship with Ontario government
The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), the non-profit which delivers much of the Government of Ontario’s economic development…
Ontario reveals investment agency in 2020 budget, as economic development ministry sees second year of cuts
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government delivered its 2020-2021 budget on Thursday, the second budget of Premier Doug…
Applications open for new Canadian healthtech startup program, pitch competition
A new initiative, from Toronto-based accelerator the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), and a pitch competition,…
Digital Main Street launching new programs for small businesses following federal, provincial funding
Digital Main Street is set to launch the Future Proof Program, an initiative comprising three programs aimed at helping “future…
Ontario launches consultations as it looks to create new policy framework on privacy protection
The Ontario government has launched consultations aimed to improve the province’s privacy protection laws. The consultations…
Clean Works Medical, Pure Life Machinery receive $2 million from Ontario’s COVID-19 fund to sanitize PPE
Beamsville, Ontario-based Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery have received a $2 million investment from the province…
OSC introduces interim order to help facilitate startup securities crowdfunding
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has introduced an interim local order that adopts a startup crowdfunding “regime”…
FedDev Ontario invests $4 million in women-led small businesses through RRRF
The Government of Canada has invested $4 million to support over 700 women-led small to medium-sized businesses in southern…
Ontario to create IP commercialization framework with provincial innovation hubs
The Ontario government has created a new action plan and team focused on generating intellectual property (IP) in the province.…
FedDev commits $4.5 million to support Franco-Ontarian SMEs through regional recovery fund
Three organizations in southern Ontario have been selected to receive a cumulative $4.5 million investment from the federal…
Nine projects to receive $28.8 million as part of Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster investment
Nine Canadian manufacturing projects have been approved to receive a cumulative investment of $28.8 million from Next Generation…
Toronto Region Board of Trade launches program to help Ontario businesses go digital
The free, new online business support program is designed to help Ontario businesses adapt to a more digital world during and…
OSC finds Quadriga CEO ran “Ponzi scheme” leading up to crypto exchange’s downfall
A new report released by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has revealed that now-defunct crypto asset trading platform…