Indigenous social enterprise wins top prize at AC Youth Innovation Summit
On March 28, twelve young Canadians gathered at the third annual Active Citizens Youth Innovation Summit on Parliament Hill,…
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Sidewalk Labs CEO defends “real-time” planning process in front of House ethics committee
Today, Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff appeared before the federal government’s Standing Committee on Access to Information,…
IoT613 Conference returns to Ottawa for fourth year
IoT613 Conference 2019 is returning to Ottawa for its fourth year, looking to bring together the local, national, and international…
L-Spark, Telus, BlackBerry, Solace launch accelerator to support Canadian IoT ventures
L-Spark, an Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator, has partnered with Telus, BlackBerry, and Solace to launch the Secure IoT Accelerator…
Shopify expands retail presence as company fights for “heart and soul” of commerce
Founded as an ecommerce company more than a decade ago, Shopify is looking to become much more than an online platform. Recently…
#Budget2019 makes Global Talent Stream permanent, provides no national data strategy
The Canadian government has tabled its #Budget2019. This government’s previous budgets have featured significant investments…
How Harley Finkelstein went from lawyer to COO of Shopify
Last week, the University of Ottawa law faculty’s All Sorts of Torts club and the Telfer School of Management’s Entrepreneur’s…
New federal directive looks to increase automated decision making in government
The Canadian government has announced the launch of the Directive on Automated Decision Making, a mandate which aims to guide…
Ottawa-based Interset acquired by UK software company
Interset, a SaaS company specializing in cybersecurity and security analytics software, has been acquired by UK-based Micro…
BlackBerry receives $40 million from government for autonomous vehicle development
BlackBerry QNX today received a $40 million investment, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to help develop safe and…
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2019
Thanks to my friends at BetaKit, for the last three years I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts about some amazing…
Shopify reaches milestone, surpassing $1 billion in total revenue in 2018
Shopify has passed the $1 billion USD annual revenue mark, as announced in its fourth quarter and 2018 year-end financial report…
The Knowledge Society is expanding to Ottawa, Boston, New York & Las Vegas
The Knowledge Society (TKS), an educational program to create “Olympic level innovators,” announced it is expanding its…
FedDev invests $615,000 in Canadian startup assisting first responders
An Ottawa-based startup is receiving $615,000 in funding from FedDev Ontario, one of the federal government’s regional development…
Ottawa prepares driverless car test track, first of its kind in North America
The City of Ottawa is preparing to open a 16-kilometre test track for autonomous vehicle technologies in the former location…