Canada should focus on the AI infrastructure pieces that matter most, executives say, rather than insisting every link in the supply chain be domestic.
The funding aims to help five Canadian ventures move from lab validation to market-ready production, tackling emissions, waste and climate risks.
Canadian customers could gain faster, programmable payments as six major lenders test digital bank money within existing regulatory safeguards.
The update aims to cut setup complexity and keep finance teams and auditors in control as AI takes on more oversight work.
The bank's AI push aims to improve staff productivity and client service as it tests secure tools with Cohere and its Layer 6 unit.
Online shoppers could face fewer checkout hurdles as Adyen's updated authentication tool aims to lift conversion by double digits for merchants.
Small businesses in Québec can now handle payroll, remittances and reporting in one bilingual system, cutting duplicate work and manual fixes.
Canadian shoppers may soon see AI agents make purchases within preset budgets, as the pilot highlights trust and control concerns.
Canadian firms are being hit by ransomware at 18.2% versus a 9.0% global average, with web-delivered attacks now overtaking email.
Calgary conference delegates heard Alberta wants to lure up to CAD $200 billion into AI data centres, with power supply the key hurdle.
Ontario independent IT firms will get new access to vendor contacts and market insight as SMCORP opens Horizon Toronto to non-members.
Canadian firms could cut manual travel and expense work as SAP Concur rolls out AI features for delegates, approvers and planners.
Founders who miss out on investment could still win USD $100,000 in AWS Canada support, with cloud credits and mentoring on offer.
Customers in Alberta will get closer access to security services as the Canadian site adds cloud infrastructure, training and testing capacity.
Toronto's AI talent pool is drawing more U.S. firms, but festival organisers say Canada must now keep its startups from leaving.
If fully built, the project could be Saskatchewan's biggest capital investment, creating thousands of jobs and bolstering data sovereignty.
Ottawa is deepening defence ties with Kyiv through new drone, energy and reconstruction funding as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Canada.
Stronger anti-money laundering reforms could lift Canada's economy by CAD $216 billion over a decade, Deloitte says.
Fraud checks are being upgraded before Canada's instant payments network goes live, as Peoples Group seeks to stop scams in real time.
Finance teams can now handle invoices, expenses and purchase orders in one workflow, while keeping existing cards, banks and ERPs.
