Latest Alberta, BC budgets target talent shortage with otherwise minimal new tech investment
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Government of Alberta proposes changes to clear path for tech firms to use ‘software engineer’ title

The province’s new bill follows tech sector clash with engineering regulator. The Government of Alberta has tabled changes designed to enable technology companies in…

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BeyondPlay’s Ontario triumph launches path to North American dominance
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BeyondPlay’s Ontario triumph launches path to North American dominance

BeyondPlay, a fast-growing video game company, made a significant accomplishment when the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) approved them for a Business-to-Business (B2B)…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe’s path to IPO

Plus: Blockstream lands $125 million. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you…

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Commerce startup Elastic Path secures additional $30 million from existing investors
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Commerce startup Elastic Path secures additional $30 million from existing investors

The Vancouver company claims leadership in the composable commerce movement. After raising $60 million in February, Vancouver’s Elastic Path announced it has secured another…

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Neo Financial joins Canada’s unicorns as Peter Thiel’s Valar triples down with $185 million round
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26 Canadian tech startups added to list of firms on path to $1 billion in annual revenue BetaKit

Another 26 Canadian tech companies are on their way towards reaching $1 billion in annual revenue, according to a data-based initiative from Kitchener-Waterloo’s Communitech….

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Q4 Inc. lays off eight percent of staff to accelerate “path to profitability”
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Q4 Inc. lays off eight percent of staff to accelerate “path to profitability”

Restructuring impacts the company’s sales, marketing, R&D teams. Toronto-based investor relations (IR) software company Q4 Inc. has laid off 48 employees, joining a growing…

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Indigenous tech leaders talk progress at #CollisionConf and “long path ahead”

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, a number of leaders took to the stages at Collision to talk about the growth in the Indigenous tech…

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New analysis identifies 35 Canadian tech companies on path to $1 billion in annual revenue
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New analysis identifies 35 Canadian tech companies on path to $1 billion in annual revenue

List points to startups like ApplyBoard, Benevity, Clio, FreshBooks, RenoRun. Thirty-five privately-held Canadian tech startups are on their way towards reaching $1 billion in…

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Lightspeed sees path to profitability despite posting $146.1 million loss in fiscal Q4

Lightspeed’s fourth-quarter revenue grew by 78 percent year-over-year. During its earnings call, Lightspeed Commerce management projected a relentless optimism over merchants and restaurateurs returning…

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