Canada stories - Page 3
Canada tech gender pay gaps persist after five years
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hcm
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licensing
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it department
Canada tech firms make little headway on women's representation or pay equity over five years, Mercer and TAP Network study finds.
Rafay launches Token Factory for token-based AI billing
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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physical security
Rafay Systems has unveiled Token Factory, a platform for GPU operators and sovereign cloud providers to price, meter and control AI access by token use.
Kyndryl Foundation backs JEDI for cyber skills training
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ai
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cybersecurity
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education, learning & training
Kyndryl Foundation extends Canadian grant to JEDI, supporting IT and cybersecurity training for Indigenous students amid a growing cyber skills gap.
Acronis launches global MDR service for MSPs world
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
Acronis rolls out globally available managed detection and response for MSPs, bundling 24/7 monitoring, incident response and recovery tools.
Feds launch "AI readiness scorecard" for early-stage teams
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devops
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digital transformation
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apm
Canada's school of public service has launched an AI readiness scorecard to help teams judge which problems merit automation before spending on systems.
Feds back Vancouver life science sector with CAD $127M
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manufacturing
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supply chain
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ai
Canada deepens life sciences push with CAD $127m for Vancouver projects as Aspect Biosystems and Providence Health Care expand biomanufacturing and trials.
Canadians embrace multi-banking as fees & budgeting bite
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fintech
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payment technologies
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online shopping
Canadians increasingly juggle digital and high-street providers as fees rise, with budgeting tools, prepaid cards and direct deposit gaining favour.
Canada's HVDC network stops short of coast-to-coast
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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renewable energy
A national energy corridor may boost power sharing, but experts say fragmented provincial rules still block a coast-to-coast HVDC grid.
Conscience launches AI medicines fund for Canadian teams
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wearables
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manufacturing
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digital twins
Conscience backs Canadian AI drug discovery teams with up to CAD $1 million as Ottawa supports open-science push.
Canadian firms launch AI home care hubs for seniors
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edge computing
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smart home
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data privacy
Canadian firms unveil AI home care hubs to monitor seniors and complex patients, with a 50-unit Ontario pilot aimed at easing hospital strain.
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
World Backup Day prompts organisations to rethink recovery as AI systems, prompts and training data become as vital to resilience as files and databases.
B.C. gets CAD $13.8M for AI, aerospace defence projects
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spacetech
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drones
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surveillance
British Columbia secures CAD $13.8m in federal backing for five dual-use projects spanning satellites, drones and maritime safety.
RBC partners with Hopper to update Avion Rewards Travel
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
RBC taps Hopper Technology Solutions to run Avion Rewards Travel, adding flexible booking tools and predictive pricing for members.
TD launches Easy Trade app for novice Canadian investors
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fintech
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cx
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martech
TD rolls out Easy Trade app with 100 commission-free trades for novice Canadian investors, as banks race to win younger customers.
Login problems drive consumers away from digital services
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data protection
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digital transformation
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mfa
Thales report finds weak login and sign-up flows are pushing users away, as trust in AI, data handling and digital services remains low.
Canada passes Budget 2025 with stablecoin, defence changes
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crypto
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fintech
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supply chain
Canada's budget law unlocks housing, tax and banking changes, including a productivity super-deduction, stablecoin rules and faster rail planning.
Schnell LiFi eyes Canada expansion after Fedeli talks
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uc
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Schnell LiFi plans Canada launch after Ontario talks, targeting secure light-based networks for government, defence and smart city users.
AXL appoints Toronto AI Faculty Fellows to drive ventures
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martech
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ai
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ai ethics & governance
AXL taps nine Toronto professors with Nvidia, Samsung and Adobe ties as inaugural AI Faculty Fellows to steer its venture studio portfolio.
BDO & Microsoft pilot agentic AI blueprint for firms
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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rpa
BDO and Microsoft test agentic AI blueprint to help firms move from pilot projects to full-scale business deployment.
KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
Canadian tech bosses enter 2026 under pressure to turn heavy AI, data and cloud spending into scaled deployments and tangible returns.