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Darah Hansen

A woman speaking into a microphone in front of an IDEA Mississauga sign

Why scaling requires more than speed

Jun 5

IDEA Mississauga’s Step-Up Program helps founders build the strategy and systems for growth.

An illustration of Chrono software on a screen.

SR&ED season is here. How to claim the hours you actually worked

Jun 3

Canada’s biggest R&D tax credit comes down to producing a clear record of work.

AI

How Toronto Pearson is turning Canada’s busiest airport into a proving ground for innovation

May 29

Pearson is tapping Canadian startups to reshape how passengers, baggage, and aircraft move from curb to gate.

A clinician in scrubs using a computer.
AI

Why regulatory rigour is becoming a competitive edge in clinical AI

May 29

AI promises faster workflows, but healthcare orgs want clear answers on privacy, reliability, and accountability.

AI

How to take AI from demo to real-world deployment

May 19

Why strong AI prototypes stall and what it takes to turn them into systems people can trust.

AI

Inside ventureLAB’s bid to bring AI to Ontario’s critical industries

May 15

The Critical Industrial Technologies initiative helps Ontario’s SMEs move from working pilot to working business.

Healthtech

How Alberta solved its nurse licence bottleneck with homegrown tech

May 14

Punchcard Systems is helping to cut public sector red tape.

How new SR&ED changes could supercharge Canadian hard tech and manufacturing startups

Apr 9

Budget 2025 changes means tech companies with physical footprints should reclaim R&D investments.

How Ontario’s innovation hubs scale startups across the province

Mar 18

Regional innovation hubs like Innovation Factory are proof that human networks drive commercialization.

VizworX
AI

“When you deal with advanced technology, science fiction is not too far off.”

Mar 10

Calgary-based VizworX tackles complex R&D challenges while streamlining SR&ED claims.

Ottawa

Canada’s cybersecurity startups have no room for error

Jan 30

Daly Brown and Nick Foubert built a company around their defence expertise, before finding the support to scale it.

AI

A smarter, safer way to run AI? Vancouver’s LōD Technologies is betting on it

Jan 13

Startup’s new platform, CLōD, tackles two of the biggest barriers to enterprise AI adoption.

venturelab
AI

ventureLAB and the Critical Industrial Technologies initiative are modernizing Canada’s industrial backbone

Nov 4, 2025

The incubator’s newest program helps Ontario businesses clear the last mile of AI adoption.

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Events

Calgary’s Future Summit 2025 looks to drive deals in legacy industries, AI, and infrastructure

Oct 23, 2025

Three-day conference from Nov. 18-20 designed to achieve real business outcomes.

Inside the tech incubator putting Brampton on Canada’s startup map

Oct 8, 2025

BVZ’s renewed five-year deal is giving early-stage founders a launchpad in Brampton.

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