Venture capital investments hit record high in first half of 2019
Canadian venture capital investments in the first half of 2019 hit a record high of $2.15 billion, according to the Canadian…
Reports
Report: Slow, uneven tech adoption will shape the future of Canada’s workforce
Although technological trends are highly likely to disrupt the Canadian workforce over the next decade, these new technologies…
Chamber of Digital Commerce recommends building blockchain framework in Canada
The Chamber of Digital Commerce Canada, an association representing the digital asset and blockchain industry, has released…
Global Talent Stream on track according to OECD report on Canadian immigration system
Canada’s economic immigration system is the largest, most comprehensive, and elaborate among OECD countries, according…
Canadians want innovative healthtech, but worry about slow adoption
The majority of Canadians are wanting a more tech-driven healthcare system, but not all of them are confident about Canada’s…
“Emotional tax” for people of colour is contributing to Canada’s retention problem
Canadian people of colour, specifically workers who identify as Black, East Asian, and South Asian, experience high levels…
Toronto one of top three North American markets for tech talent
In a new report released by CBRE, Toronto rose in rankings to become one of the top three markets in North America for tech…
New data on Montreal startup ecosystem shows need for investments in scaling, capital
Montreal’s startup ecosystem has been changing over the past number of years. In 2015, Startup Genome ranked it among the…
Impact Centre updates Narwhal List to reflect 2019’s big rounds, exits
Following Canada seeing a number of significant raises in addition to large exits in the first half of 2019, the University…
Digital Finance Institute names Canada’s top 50 FinTech companies for 2019
The Digital Finance Institute has released its top 50 FinTech companies in Canada for 2019. The top 50 companies in this report…
Digital Finance Institute names Canada’s top 50 women in FinTech for 2019
The Digital Finance Institute has released its top 50 women in FinTech for 2019, a curated list of 50 women disrupting financial…
Report: Canadian businesses are lagging in the e-commerce race
The majority of Canadian small and medium-sized business (SMBs) are missing major growth opportunities by not focusing on an…
New report provides fresh data on familiar diversity problems in Canadian VC
A new report from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) and BDC Capital offers more detail on…
QuadrigaCX CEO moved customer funds into his own accounts
The late founder and CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange platform QuadrigaCX used customer funds to trade crypto for his own…
Canadian Securities Administrators considering crypto “regulatory regime” by 2022
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) said it wants to adapt current securities regulations to specifically address…