Québec’s startup ecosystem has a new movement to rally around—one that aims to promote buying local tech to boost the province’s productivity. “To drive productivity, we must embrace our own innovations.” Richard Chénier,Québec Tech The I Adopt Québec’s Tech campaign was launched on Thursday by the provincially funded not-for-profit Québec Tech, government agency Investissement Québec,…
Shopify has made what appears to be another round of layoffs, less than three months after its last job cuts. This time, the job losses have hit the company’s partnerships team. Starting Wednesday morning, employees in the partnerships division of Canada’s largest tech company began posting on LinkedIn that their roles had been “eliminated” as…
Canada’s General Fusion announced today that it has agreed to go public by combining with an American special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The Richmond, BC-based fusion developer plans to merge with Dallas-based Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (Spring Valley) in a deal that values General Fusion at $1 billion USD. General Fusion is expected to…
The real estate industry is the single largest contributor to Canada’s gross domestic product, and when you factor in construction, its footprint is even larger. Real estate has become so important to Canada’s economy that the country has also emerged as a growing hub for property technology, or proptech. Proptech is the use of software…
Canadian aerospace startup NordSpace is looking to German engineering to develop a medium-lift rocket engine with new 3D printing techniques. The company announced on Thursday that it will receive up to $335,000 in funding and advisory services from the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) for a research and development…
It’s cold outside in Canada (like, tongues to flagpoles cold), so you’re probably not thinking about wildfires just yet. But three Edmonton tech companies are already banding together for a jump on the 2026 wildfire season. FireSafe AI, a wildfire detection and prevention platform, has partnered with Wyvern, a space data company that uses satellites…
June had barely started when word began to circulate that Toronto-based Blue J was considering a Series D raise. For the scale-up, which offers a generative AI-powered research solution for accounting firms and tax professionals, the early chatter drew more investor calls than the team expected. “Investors previously interested in ARR north of $5 million…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Whether you live near traffic-clogged streets, wildfire zones, or just breathe everyday city air, you’re likely inhaling more pollution than you think. According to the World Health Organization, 99 percent of people worldwide are exposed to air pollution levels that exceed safety guidelines. That includes everyone from urban dwellers…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a major triumph for marine conservation, more than 185 countries agreed to bolster protections for 70 species of endangered sharks and rays. The announcement came during the 20th conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan….
TikTok Canada will be allowed to continue its business operations in the country while it awaits another government review. On Wednesday, federal court Justice Russel Zinn set aside a Nov. 5, 2024 order that would have forced the social media app to wind down its business in the country. Zinn ordered the matter to be…
