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H|T: The Healthtech Times – OnCall & AeroDPC acquired, HealthJoy fundraises

Plus: Modernizing Medicine to pay $45M to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada…

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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Google’s commitment to Québec tech

Plus: TuSimple fires its CEO amid federal probes. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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Justin Trudea and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
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CCI laments lack of detail on SR&ED, innovation agency as feds share economic update

Fall Economic Statement indicates projects are underway, but not at a pace the innovation community likes. The new innovation agency? That review of research…

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Canadian tech venture deal count continued to decline in Q1 2022, but total investment stayed high: CVCA
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As Canadian innovators wonder what a proposed SR&ED review would accomplish, CCI lays out recommendations

CCI calls for changes that could drive more Canadian R&D investment, IP commercialization. The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) published a policy brief today…

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Inovia raises $420 million CAD for fifth early-stage venture fund
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Canadian startup news of the week (6/19/22)

Plus: Inovia raises $420 million CAD for fifth early-stage venture fund. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Canadian innovators wonder what proposed SR&ED review will accomplish

Shortly after federal Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a review of the Canadian government’s SR&ED program, the first subtweet blared…

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Doug Ford
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Should politicians use Twitter + Ontario’s election budget

This week, we’re back with another politically-focused podcast episode (my apologies, with the Raptors out of the playoffs and my D&D game on hold,…

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Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?
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Can the feds build a talent strategy for digital nomads?

While last week’s episode was competition-focused, this week we tackle that other bugaboo of Canadian tech: talent. Regular listeners of this podcast will be…

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Jason Kenney, Travis Toews, Alberta
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What impact do provincial budgets have on Canadian tech?

What are Canada’s provincial governments saying about tech? And what are they willing to pay for? We’re always eager on this podcast to track…

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Québec’s 2022 budget heavy on R&D, light on addressing tech talent shortage

Latest budget commits to research, innovation, and life sciences. The Government of Québec has tabled its 2022-2023 fiscal budget. The budget, the last before…

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