150 Canadian tech leaders urge federal parties to deliver plan for economic sovereignty in open letter
CCI letter calls on parties to share plans to build Canadaâs domestic capacity at next weekâs debates.
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Beloved mentor and L-Spark co-founder Patrick White to depart leadership role after 12 years
White told BetaKit working at the Ottawa-based accelerator made him want to âget into the game.â
Blumind secures $20-million Series A to build the AI chip weâd have if computers didnât exist
Ottawa fabless chip startup says it plans to get its first product into production next year.
Shopify, Lightspeed lead Canadian tech stock surge after US pauses universal tariffs
President Trumpâs off-the-cuff social post spurs tech stock rally, reversing last weekâs rout.
Shopify CEO Tobi LĂŒtke tells employees to prove AI canât do the job before asking for resources
The e-commerce giant expects AI to be used in prototyping, and adds AI evaluation to performance review.
CVCA calls for temporary capital gains reduction, national investment tax credit in pitch to federal parties
Proposal also asks next government to follow through on VCCI, SR&ED reform, and domestic pension investment.
Kensington acquires One9 to establish a defence tech VC platform
Canadian VCs join forces to capitalize on rising interest in defence investment.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises to defer capital gains taxes if proceeds reinvested in Canada
Experts say âdevil is in the detailsâ for productivity gains.
Atomic discovery made at University of Ottawa could one day advance quantum computing, medical imagingÂ
Physics team devised a new method for controlling ionization.
Liberalsâ capital gains tax hike is dead, lifetime exemption limit increase to stay
Feds announce plans to scrap inclusion rate hike because âCanada is a country of builders,â PM says.
Shopify to transfer US stock listing to Nasdaq, remain on TSX
Stock transfer follows recent changes to Shopifyâs SEC filings that show potential to become US-domiciled.
Shopify acquires search startup Vantage Discovery for undisclosed amount
Shopify CTO hints that Vantageâs AI-powered platform could help merchants advertise.
Federal investment to help Telesat take on Starlink with new QuĂ©bec campusÂ
The low Earth orbit satellite operations centre is expected to create 300 jobs.
Toronto and Ottawa area companies receive $32 million in AI-focused FedDev funding
Ada, Mission Control, and Loop Financial among supported companies.
Shopify merchants can now prompt AI to design a store theme
Merchants can generate up to three free personalized themes with a description of their business.