Government of Ontario goes global in its search for first chief digital officer
After announcing that Deb Mathews would become Ontario’s first-ever Minister Responsible for Digital Government, the…
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Ontario Chamber of Commerce releases report on barriers facing scaling businesses
Today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce released a report identifying the major roadblocks preventing Ontario businesses from…
Ontario gov’t partners with Airbnb to raise consumer rights awareness for the sharing economy
Sharing economy companies butting heads with lawmakers and the industries they’re disrupting are nothing new, but the…
Ontario will be the first province to test self-driving cars
At the University of Waterloo this morning, transportation minister Steven Del Duca announced that Ontario will allow road…
University of Waterloo creates facility dedicated to smart transportation
The University of Waterloo has established a new research facility dedicated to researching new breeds of smarter and greener…
Tony Clement: Canada #1 amongst G7 in R&D support for tech innovation
Recently, MP and Treasury Board President Tony Clement made an appearance at the INcubes offices in downtown Toronto. The federal…
Ontario second in life sciences sector, but VC funding down 20%
A first of its kind report has been released by Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) that shows the economic impact the sector is having…
Going Global: Toronto and Chicago startups share dreams of international expansion
Last week, 10 startups from Toronto and Chicago pitched their wares as part of an event to help entrepreneurs from both cities…
With $8M in new funding, the Accelerator Centre launches AC JumpStart Program
The Kitchener-Waterloo based Accelerator Centre has announced today that it has received up to $8 million in funding from the…
U of Tās Munk School to run $9M government-backed Digital Public Square Project
Last week, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that the federal government has committed $9 million dollars to a…
Government invests over $6 million to bring entrepreneurship programs to Colleges and Universities in Southwestern Ontario
Reza Moridi, Minister of Research and Innovation, was at Communitech this morning in Waterloo and announced a partnership with…
OpenText CEO Calls Ontario the “Silicon Valley of the North”
Mark J. Barrenechea called Ontario the “Silicon Valley of the North” in a recent opinion piece published by the…
Ontario Angel Group Selects Eight Startups to Pitch at Follow-On Investment Forum
Eight Canadian startups have been selected to pitch at the National Angel Organizations Ontario’s Follow-On Investment…
OpenText to Hire 1200 Over Seven Years, Ontario Commits $120 Million
OpenText has signed an agreement with Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals that will see the Waterloo-based enterprise management…
The National CrowdFunding Association Likes Where Things Are Headed in Canada
The National Crowdfunding Association (NCFA) has publicly applauded the work of several provinces in pushing proposals for…