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Search ArticlesHow Toronto is using Clariti’s AI to speed up building permit approvals
Vancouver-based Clariti’s software, CivCheck, flags mistakes in initial applications. Toronto is working with Canadian company Clariti to try to speed up its building permit approval process with AI. The news: On Thursday, the City of Toronto launched a new building permit application pre-check service, which uses AI to help flag potential issues in a user’s application before it’s submitted. Vancouver-based startup Clariti is providing the software, called CivCheck, for the one-year pilot program.
“From soup to qubits”: Xanadu to open advanced photonics hub in old Campbell’s factory
Toronto firm lands $195-million loan in Canada’s largest quantum manufacturing investment. Quantum computing firm Xanadu announced on Friday that it is opening an advanced photonics research, development, and manufacturing hub in Toronto with financial support from the Government of Canada.
Feds commit $31 million to help Kardium manufacture its heart device in BC
German chemical giant Evonik is also getting $68 million to expand its BC presence. Burnaby, BC-based medical technology company Kardium will receive up to $31.25 million from the Government of Canada to bolster its manufacturing capabilities in the province.
Canadian platforms shouldn’t offer sports or entertainment prediction market bets, regulators say
Wealthsimple has argued that contract regulations shouldn’t differ according to subject matter. Regulated prediction markets in Canada shouldn’t be able to offer sports or entertainment contracts as securities, according to a statement issued by the nation’s securities regulators.
Canada poaches 64 global scholars in bid to bolster domestic talent pipeline
Most recruits come from the US, bringing talent from places like Cornell, Harvard, Yale, and MIT. Canada has convinced 64 international academics, mostly from the United States, to bring their work to Canadian universities through its new talent-attraction program. The news: Industry minister Mélanie Joly announced the first round of academics coming to Canada as part of the $1.7-billion Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative on Thursday.
MDA Space launches venture program to back Canadian space and defence tech startups
Space-industry veteran aims to help SMBs scale to meet Canada’s sovereign defence priorities. Brampton-based MDA Space wants to help other Canadian space and defence technology companies scale their solutions with a new venture funding program. The news: The new strategic program is focused on identifying and investing in domestic small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that are developing promising space and defence technologies.
Answering your burning tech questions
Canada’s most overrated tech company? Keeping young founders in the country? Is BlackBerry making a comeback? Sometimes, you get what you asked for. Honouring the podcasting ways of old, we put out a call for your burning questions on Canadian tech and tech from a Canadian perspective to produce a summer mailbag episode. Boy howdy did you deliver. “My god.
Sovereignty is now a feature, and Canadian founders are shipping it for free
Al Vigier writes that even when the trade war ends, the founders that prioritize sovereignty will win out. Al Vigier is the founder and CEO of Vancouver-based AI company Caseway. Something changed in our sales calls over the past year. Buyers who used to open with questions about features and pricing now open with questions about jurisdiction. “Where is the company incorporated? Who owns it? Where does the data live?
Timia Capital expands B2B tech lending capacity with funding from SAF Group
Toronto firm says fresh financing gives it another $60 million CAD to deploy. Toronto-based Timia Capital has bolstered its lending capacity by $60 million CAD, giving it the ability to provide larger loans to more business-to-business (B2B) technology companies.
How to stay sovereign
Plus: Meta agrees to make some big changes. Canada’s trade war with the US has intensified, and tech leaders say we need to hold fast and make deliberate choices now that the stakes are raised. The news: On Saturday, the US imposed sweeping, 50-percent tariffs on everything from aluminum to dairy and electronics, and Canada has responded with dollar-for-dollar retaliatory measures. It’s the latest escalation of the 19-month trade war between the two nations after talks collapsed.