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Canadian foodtech awards honour innovation & create 1,763 jobs

Canada's inaugural Foodtech Frontier Awards honour 35 companies driving innovation in foodtech, creating 1,763 jobs and generating CAD $440 million in sales.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025

Power / Energy

Mila, 5C & Hypertec invest CAD $250m in Montréal AI hub

The three organisations will create a new Sovereign AI Research Hub in Montréal, boosting sustainable AI innovation and compute power.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

Power / Energy

Canada invests CAD $40M to expand transformer facility

Canada invests CAD $40 million to expand Hitachi Energy's Varennes transformer plant, creating 500 jobs and boosting clean energy infrastructure.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2025

Cartech

Canada invests CAD $28.7M in AI training for energy jobs

Canada commits to train 5,000 energy workers in AI skills and boost computing resources for AI research, advancing clean energy jobs.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Sep 2025

Cartech

British Columbia secures CAD $22.7M boost for EV charging

British Columbia will receive USD $22.7 million in federal funds to install over 480 EV chargers, boosting infrastructure across key locations in the province.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 30th Aug 2025

Drones

Draganfly eyes key role in Canada's USD $2 billion Ukraine aid

Draganfly positions itself to support Canada's USD $2 billion military aid to Ukraine with advanced drones and electronic warfare technologies worth over USD $220 million.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 30th Aug 2025

Artificial Intelligence

FedNor grants CAD $1.05M to boost innovation in Northern Ontario

FedNor awards CAD $1.05 million to NORCAT, boosting AI adoption and innovation in over 35 Northern Ontario SMEs to enhance productivity and growth.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2025

Digital Transformation

Canada partners with Cohere to boost AI in public services

The Canadian Government partners with Artificial Intelligence firm Cohere to enhance public services using home-grown AI.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2025

Marketing Technologies

Snowflake earns Protected B for secure cloud use in Canada

Snowflake has earned Protected B certification for its cloud platform in Canada, enabling secure data use by government and regulated industries on AWS and Azure.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2025

Power / Energy

Canada invests CAD $13 million in smart grids & clean energy

Canada commits CAD $13 million to modernise Ontario's electricity grid, backing smart grids and clean energy projects to lower costs and boost sustainability.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 16th Aug 2025

Data Protection

OpenText & TELUS launch Canadian sovereign cloud & AI

OpenText and TELUS have launched a Canadian Sovereign Cloud and AI service, ensuring data stays within Canada to meet strict regulatory and security standards.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025

Hyperscale

Bell & Cohere partner to deliver sovereign AI for Canada

Bell Canada and Cohere partner to deliver secure, sovereign AI solutions across Canada for government and businesses, prioritising data privacy and local control.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025

Unified Communications

Ottawa invests $105 million in rural Saskatchewan broadband

The investment will connect over 6,500 rural homes in Saskatchewan to high-speed Internet, boosting access in Indigenous communities.

By Jake MacAndrew • 2 min read • Sat, 5th Jul 2025

Power / Energy

Canada invests $21.5 million in carbon capture projects

The announcement comes as Canada invests in cutting emissions and boosting clean energy jobs before its 2050 net-zero carbon goal.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 5th Jul 2025

Artificial Intelligence

AI minister announces $3.5 million funding for machine-learning healthcare program

Ministry invests in HealthSpark, a Vector Institute programme boosting AI-driven healthcare innovations and startups.

By Jake MacAndrew • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Jul 2025

Marketing Technologies

Canada pulls back on Digital Services Tax to advance US trade talks

Trump previously stalled trade talks with Canada in protest over its new 3% Digital Services Tax on major tech firms, escalating bilateral tensions.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Jul 2025

Data sovereignty

Bell to open Canada's largest AI data centre network in BC

Bell launches Canada's largest AI data centre network in BC, starting with a 7 MW facility in Kamloops powered by clean hydroelectricity in June 2025.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025

Digital Transformation

Canada invests CAD $988,100 in USask's Opus incubator

The Canadian Government has pledged nearly CAD $1 million to the Opus startup incubator at the University of Saskatchewan, boosting local tech entrepreneurship.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Jan 2025