Float’s Rob Khazzam on how Canadian companies should rethink AI spending
Five hot takes on controlling costs, questioning hiring plans, and knowing when to let employees experiment.
Reports
Women-led companies dominate top ranks of 2026 Deloitte Fast 50
Finni Health, Chexy, and BorderPass are Canada’s fastest-growing tech companies by revenue.
“Concerning behaviour”: Cohere discovers Alibaba’s open-source Qwen3.8 model can send a diagnostic file to China unprompted
Frontier AI developer finds first vulnerability after establishing a cyber division earlier this month.
Q&A: Senator Daryl Fridhandler on why Canada needs to better support its smaller businesses
Senate committee recently tabled eight recommendations to improve “the backbone of the Canadian economy.”
The Canadian entrepreneur has changed. Has banking kept up?
Tangerine Bank’s Jodi Kovitz examines trends shaping modern entrepreneurship and the support builders seek.
Canadian entrepreneurs are doubling down on growth despite tough market conditions: BDC
Survey finds that 78 percent of SMEs have growth ambitions, compared with 67 percent last year.
Canada’s major projects boom is a big opportunity for smaller firms, but hurdles remain
BDC report says the country’s infrastructure push could require help from 280,000 SMBs.
Should Carney compel pension funds to invest in Canada?
Plus: Waabi COO says autonomous trucks are ready to be deployed.
Women without sponsorship face larger barriers to career advancement in tech, new report finds
Toast Institute says women in middle management receive significantly less professional sponsorship.
Most Canadian execs say sovereign AI is important. Few know what it actually means
Cohere study shows one in three executives have difficulty describing sovereign AI.
Canadian foodtech funding runs dry beyond the seed stage, CFIN reports
Study finds infrastructure is hot, while delivery apps and restaurant tech are not.
Canadian tech firms are selling to foreign buyers when it’s time to scale, CCI says
Report says difficulties securing domestic clients, capital, and talent are driving founders to exit early.
Canadian VC dollar deployment sees first early-year increase since 2021
CVCA report shows capital continues to concentrate into fewer, larger deals.
AI-native Canadian startups outpacing international peers, AWS finds
Report credits deep technical expertise, research talent, and founders used to doing more with less.
“We’re counting coupons”: Tech leaders question how foreign investment is shaping domestic innovation
MaRS panel explores Canada’s innovation struggles, from talent retention to tech adoption.