Publicly listed Canadian tech companies Lightspeed, Nuvei continue to make acquisitions
Lightspeed and Nuvei, both Montréal-based tech companies that have recently entered the public market, are continuing to gobble…
Catherine Warren named CEO of new Innovate Edmonton
The newly established Innovate Edmonton has named its first CEO, Catherine Warren, following an extensive, nation-wide search…
Canadian government looking to create new regional development agency focused on British Columbia
The Government of Canada is exploring the possibility of creating an additional regional development agency (RDA) that would…
Element AI to be acquired by ServiceNow
Montrêal-based Element AI is set to be acquired by California software company ServiceNow. ServiceNow announced the deal Monday,…
Q3 2020 venture capital investment in Canadian tech lowest in two years, CVCA finds
Venture capital investment in Canada took a major dip in the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, according to the Canadian Venture…
Velocity to move to new home as part of University of Waterloo, City of Kitchener deal
The University of Waterloo-based incubator Velocity is set to get a new home following the recent announcement of a partnership…
Toronto-Waterloo named top global FinTech ecosystem in Startup Genome report
The Toronto-Waterloo region is among the top FinTech ecosystems globally, according to the latest report from Startup Genome.…
Applications open for new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy
Applications for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) officially opened as of Monday, November 23. The launch of the program…
Loblaw partners with Gatik to bring first autonomous delivery fleet to Canada
Palo Alto-based startup Gatik has signed a deal with Canada’s largest food retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited, to launch…
Roche launching national AI, digital health initiative alongside Amii, Mila, Vector Institute
Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada), a Swiss multinational healthcare company, is set to announce on Wednesday the launch…
What a new innovation minister means for Saskatchewan’s tech sector
Saskatchewan’s tech ecosystem may be able to expect much of the same when it comes to startup and innovation policies, despite…
Newly introduced privacy law bill includes fines for companies that don’t comply
A newly introduced bill set to increase privacy protections for Canadians includes measures that could see companies that don’t…
SEDNA Systems raises $10 million for smart messaging platform
On a mission to streamline email, messaging, and data, SEDNA Systems has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Based in the…
Privacy commissioner shares recommendations for regulating artificial intelligence
On Thursday, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released recommendations for regulating artificial intelligence…
Payments Canada taps Mastercard’s Vocalink as provider for new real-time payments system
Payments Canada has selected Mastercard-owned Vocalink to be one of the providers for the country’s new real-time payments…