Brookfield Institute launches research series to explore the state of digital literacy in Canada
The Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship has launched a new research series that explores the state of digital…
Reports
Report: Canada is top choice for US tech workers considering relocation due to Trump Administration
A new report from Hired, a jobs marketplace for tech workers, has found that US President Donald Trump’s administration…
Report: Older Canadians less likely to use healthtech solutions, despite being most likely to benefit
For the first time in Canadian history, the number of senior citizens has exceeded that of children in what is referred to…
Report: Canada’s agriculture sector must invest in analytics platforms, R&D to remain competitive
While some sectors in Canada — such as the financial or healthcare sectors — are generally keeping up-to-date on tech trends…
Report: Canadian job opportunities in AI have grown by nearly 500%
As Canada’s tech ecosystem continues to see a rise in AI and machine learning startups — and as the Canadian government…
Report: Canada has one of the lowest FinTech adoption rates in the world
While Canada’s FinTech adoption rate has increased from eight to 18 percent since 2015, the Canadian FinTech ecosystem…
Report: Toronto is the fastest-growing, second-cheapest tech talent market in North America
Toronto is the fastest growing tech talent market in North America, according to a new report by CBRE, a Los Angeles-based…
PwC MoneyTree report: AI “gold rush” might save a sluggish 2017 in VC deals
According to CB Insights and PwC’s Canada’s latest MoneyTree report, 2017 is off to a slow start for VC funding in Canada.…
Toronto and Vancouver make Dell’s list of top 50 cities supporting women entrepreneurs
At the eighth annual Dell Women Entrepreneur Network Summit, Dell released the findings of its 2017 Women Entrepreneur Cities…
Report: Mobile retail site visits increasing year-over-year in Canada
Canadians are shopping more often on their smartphones than they are through desktop computers. Comscore, an American measurement…
Report: Canada must be proactive about policies that target political bots
A new report led by a professor from the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship suggests that bots could be creating…
Report: One-third of Canadian businesses fail to invest in mobile
New research suggests that many Canadian businesses may need to get with the times. According to SOTI, nearly one third of…
Report: 38 percent of Canadian tech firms place marketing operations in the US
A new study by the Impact Centre at the University of Toronto suggests that Canadian marketing leaders are less experienced…
OMERS Ventures and CFC release ongoing study tracking the evolution of Canada’s VR ecosystem
Over the last year, the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab and OMERS Ventures have been working on a study in an effort to…
Report: Only 25 percent of entrepreneurs see gov’t initiatives as helpful to their businesses
Canadian small business owners are unaware of government initiatives that could help them scale, according to a new survey…