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Cycle Momentum receives $22.25 million in provincial backing, launches matching cleantech funding program

Origo will offer Québec-based pre-seed and seed-stage startups with $150,000 CAD in funding. Montréal-based impact accelerator Cycle Momentum has secured $22.25 million in funding…

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Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system
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Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system

Projects eligible for up to $800,000 over three years. Alberta Innovates has launched the enabling better health through artificial intelligence (AI-Better Health) program to…

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Vector Institute, Ontario Centre of Innovation secure combined $77-million provincial funding

OCI received $50 million from Ontario’s $107-million Critical Technology Initiative. The Ontario government is providing a combined $77-million investment into the Vector Institute…

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Winnipeg-based Cerebra to assist with provincial sleep test backlog
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Winnipeg-based Cerebra to assist with provincial sleep test backlog

Contract with Manitoba will help alleviate backlog of province’s sleep study cases following pandemic. Winnipeg-based health startup Cerebra is partnering with the Manitoba government…

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Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario
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Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario

Novari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times. During the pandemic, many hospitals have cancelled or postponed surgeries to deal with an influx…

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Manitoba government appoints board members of $50 million provincial fund of funds

The fund’s target size is $150 million. The Manitoba government has named the five members joining the inaugural board of its newly created fund-of-funds…

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Platform Innovation Centre promised $3.3 million in provincial, municipal funding ahead of official launch
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Platform Innovation Centre promised $3.3 million in provincial, municipal funding ahead of official launch

The Centre is set to officially open on June 6. As the Platform Innovation Centre is set to host an opening party later today,…

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Memorial University to launch two innovation initiatives with support from feds, provincial government, IBM Canada

IBM’s contribution includes hardware, software, staffing. Memorial University (MUN) is set to launch two new initiatives, the Centre for Analytics, Informatics and Research (CAIR)…

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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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VentureLab secures $2.5 million in provincial funding to expand semiconductor incubator
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VentureLab secures $2.5 million in provincial funding to expand semiconductor incubator

Funding enables VentureLab to build a new medtech lab in Vaughan. Markham, Ontario-based tech hub VentureLab has received a $2.5 million CAD investment from…

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