Canada’s privacy commissioner is communicating with PowerSchool after its software — used by schools across North America — was the subject of a data breach. Canada, Tech, cyber attack, Data Breach, Powerschool : Tech Canada’s privacy commissioner is communicating with PowerSchool after its software — used by schools across North America — was the subject of a…
The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is launching a think tank focused on advancing innovation policy and promoting economic nationalism. The Canadian SHIELD (Securing Homegrown Innovation, Economic Leadership, and Defence) Institute is opening with a $10-million CAD donation from Jim Balsillie, CCI co-founder and chair and former BlackBerry co-CEO. The policy institute will focus on…
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre says he will reverse the capital gains tax rate changes announced in the 2024 budget, if he is elected. While Poilievre had previously voted against the changes, and produced a video denouncing them last year, he had yet to commit to a reversal if he were to take power—until now. …
Women-led investment firm The51 held the final close for its $51-million CAD Food and AgTech Fund after actively raising for nearly the past four years. The Food and AgTech Fund is The51’s first sector-specific fund, and will invest in diverse founders who are transforming food and agriculture with advanced technology between the pre-seed and Series…
Montréal-based electric vehicle (EV) sales platform Lyteflo has closed a $3-million CAD seed round to help car dealerships sell EVs more effectively. “EVs are here to stay. They’re too big to fail.” Ryan Osten The software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup aims to demystify the EV buying process for consumers and dealerships through its EV Revenue Platform, which…
A team of Canadian businesspeople, including tech founders and venture capital (VC) investors, have been tapped by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead Canada’s response to the threat of potentially devastating 25-percent tariffs imposed by the US. Council members are being asked to leverage their expertise to support the Prime Minister and Cabinet in crafting…
Nine Canadian tech companies, but few new faces, have been named to the 2025 Global Cleantech 100 list. This is the first year Canada has had fewer than 10 companies on the list since 2015. The Global Cleantech 100, developed by San Francisco-based research and consulting firm Cleantech Group, showcases private cleantech companies globally that…
The uncertainty may have ripple effects in Canada, experts say, although Ottawa says what happens in the U.S. won’t impact its own moves to curtail TikTok’s business. Canada, Politics, Tech, U.S. News, China, TikTok, TikTok Ban, tiktok canada : Tech The uncertainty may have ripple effects in Canada, experts say, although Ottawa says what happens in the…
The federal government has announced a nearly $100-million commitment over five years to support the commercialization of lab innovations from Canadian universities. SFU and UBC are leading the Lab2Market program’s West Coast expansion, which will be known as the Lab2Market Pacific Hub. A total of $95.3 million in grants will be dispensed in varying amounts…
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