1/7
🇨🇦 CANADA BETS BIG ON QUANTUM CHAMPIONS 🇨🇦
After watching its #AI lead vanish, Ottawa refuses to let history repeat itself.
The government is backing four homegrown firms to lock down the future of computing before it migrates south.
Sean Silcoff reports...
#CdnTech #Quantum #Innovation
🇨🇦 CANADA BETS BIG ON QUANTUM CHAMPIONS 🇨🇦
After watching its #AI lead vanish, Ottawa refuses to let history repeat itself.
The government is backing four homegrown firms to lock down the future of computing before it migrates south.
Sean Silcoff reports...
#CdnTech #Quantum #Innovation
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
1/7
🇨🇦 CANADA BETS BIG ON QUANTUM CHAMPIONS 🇨🇦
After watching its #AI lead vanish, Ottawa refuses to let history repeat itself.
The government is backing four homegrown firms to lock down the future of computing before it migrates south.
Sean Silcoff reports...
#CdnTech #Quantum #Innovation
🇨🇦 CANADA BETS BIG ON QUANTUM CHAMPIONS 🇨🇦
After watching its #AI lead vanish, Ottawa refuses to let history repeat itself.
The government is backing four homegrown firms to lock down the future of computing before it migrates south.
Sean Silcoff reports...
#CdnTech #Quantum #Innovation
1/🫨 ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 60km southwest of Kyuquot, #BritishColumbia on Dec 9 & notified critical infrastructure subscribers.
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
1/🫨 ONC’s land+seafloor seismic network successfully detected an #earthquake 60km southwest of Kyuquot, #BritishColumbia on Dec 9 & notified critical infrastructure subscribers.
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
The earthquake occurred around 8:44 pm PST.
University of Victoria
#Canada #CDNtech #EarthquakeEarlyWarning
👀 Check out the BetaKit Newsletter for more on the feds' massive commitment to defence tech, and the @goclio vs @alexi_legal_ai court battle.
Plus, big moves among the #CDNTech C-suite, including:
📌 Ben Bergen
📌 JD Saint-Martin
📌 Jan Pilbauer
betakit.com/category/new...
Plus, big moves among the #CDNTech C-suite, including:
📌 Ben Bergen
📌 JD Saint-Martin
📌 Jan Pilbauer
betakit.com/category/new...
Jim Balsillie wants an urgent response to Trump’s new doctrine
I had the opportunity to catch up with my old boss this week. The conversation took an unexpected turn.
betakit.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
👀 Check out the BetaKit Newsletter for more on the feds' massive commitment to defence tech, and the @goclio vs @alexi_legal_ai court battle.
Plus, big moves among the #CDNTech C-suite, including:
📌 Ben Bergen
📌 JD Saint-Martin
📌 Jan Pilbauer
betakit.com/category/new...
Plus, big moves among the #CDNTech C-suite, including:
📌 Ben Bergen
📌 JD Saint-Martin
📌 Jan Pilbauer
betakit.com/category/new...
1/6
🇨🇦 MICROSOFT PLEDGES $7.5B TO CANADIAN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY 🇨🇦
The tech giant is expanding its data centre footprint while vowing to protect "digital sovereignty."
Brad Smith promises to keep data within borders & resist U.S. pressure.
Joe Castaldo reports
#CdnTech #Microsoft #AI #Sovereignty
🇨🇦 MICROSOFT PLEDGES $7.5B TO CANADIAN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY 🇨🇦
The tech giant is expanding its data centre footprint while vowing to protect "digital sovereignty."
Brad Smith promises to keep data within borders & resist U.S. pressure.
Joe Castaldo reports
#CdnTech #Microsoft #AI #Sovereignty
December 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
1/6
🇨🇦 MICROSOFT PLEDGES $7.5B TO CANADIAN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY 🇨🇦
The tech giant is expanding its data centre footprint while vowing to protect "digital sovereignty."
Brad Smith promises to keep data within borders & resist U.S. pressure.
Joe Castaldo reports
#CdnTech #Microsoft #AI #Sovereignty
🇨🇦 MICROSOFT PLEDGES $7.5B TO CANADIAN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY 🇨🇦
The tech giant is expanding its data centre footprint while vowing to protect "digital sovereignty."
Brad Smith promises to keep data within borders & resist U.S. pressure.
Joe Castaldo reports
#CdnTech #Microsoft #AI #Sovereignty
Canada’s digital economy can’t grow if innovators can’t sell at home. Leaders say smarter procurement and more risk-taking are key to scaling Canadian tech.
🔗 zurl.co/G9OQ6
#ResearchMoney #DigitalEconomy #Procurement #CdnTech #Innovation
🔗 zurl.co/G9OQ6
#ResearchMoney #DigitalEconomy #Procurement #CdnTech #Innovation
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Canada’s digital economy can’t grow if innovators can’t sell at home. Leaders say smarter procurement and more risk-taking are key to scaling Canadian tech.
🔗 zurl.co/G9OQ6
#ResearchMoney #DigitalEconomy #Procurement #CdnTech #Innovation
🔗 zurl.co/G9OQ6
#ResearchMoney #DigitalEconomy #Procurement #CdnTech #Innovation
This week's BetaKit Podcast is the final in our annual series of fireside chats from SAAS NORTH: we're ending with a bang with #AI minister @evansolomon.bsky.social. He takes C100's Michael Buhr through gov't commitment to #CDNTech, and where they stem from.
Canada’s AI ambitions with Minister Evan Solomon | BetaKit
Minister Evan Solomon sits down with C100 Executive Director Michael Buhr to discuss Canada's future in AI.
betakit.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This week's BetaKit Podcast is the final in our annual series of fireside chats from SAAS NORTH: we're ending with a bang with #AI minister @evansolomon.bsky.social. He takes C100's Michael Buhr through gov't commitment to #CDNTech, and where they stem from.
AI minister @evansolomon.bsky.social got #CDNTech talking when he told a gov't committee his #AI strategy wouldn't come until 2026. This is not new news: BetaKit reported on the shifting timeline a month ago when we caught up with Solomon at @oneeleven_111
betakit.com/minister-sol...
betakit.com/minister-sol...
Minister Solomon: Canada’s AI and Buy Canadian strategies likely to launch in 2026 | BetaKit
AI minister says feds might tie AI and digital funding to Buy Canadian rules.
betakit.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
AI minister @evansolomon.bsky.social got #CDNTech talking when he told a gov't committee his #AI strategy wouldn't come until 2026. This is not new news: BetaKit reported on the shifting timeline a month ago when we caught up with Solomon at @oneeleven_111
betakit.com/minister-sol...
betakit.com/minister-sol...
#CDNTech startup ConstructionClock has raised $2M to scale its location-based labour tracking app. Read the full story to learn how founder David Peters stopped feeling like a "charlatan," and what it takes to grow a tech startup from Winnipeg.
betakit.com/from-sawdust...
betakit.com/from-sawdust...
From sawdust to seed round: ConstructionClock grows from Winnipeg | BetaKit
Contractor-turned-founder David Peters raises $2 million for automated attendance-tracking app.
betakit.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#CDNTech startup ConstructionClock has raised $2M to scale its location-based labour tracking app. Read the full story to learn how founder David Peters stopped feeling like a "charlatan," and what it takes to grow a tech startup from Winnipeg.
betakit.com/from-sawdust...
betakit.com/from-sawdust...
In The BetaKit Newsletter, Jim Balsillie warns about the new US national security strategy and its dark implications for Canada.
Plus, a roundup of the biggest stories from #CDNTech:
🪖 Ottawa's $358-million defence investment initiative
🏛️ Clio takes Alexi to court
🧑🏾💻 Forum Ventures bets on Toronto
Plus, a roundup of the biggest stories from #CDNTech:
🪖 Ottawa's $358-million defence investment initiative
🏛️ Clio takes Alexi to court
🧑🏾💻 Forum Ventures bets on Toronto
Jim Balsillie wants an urgent response to Trump’s new doctrine
I had the opportunity to catch up with my old boss this week. The conversation took an unexpected turn.
betakit.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In The BetaKit Newsletter, Jim Balsillie warns about the new US national security strategy and its dark implications for Canada.
Plus, a roundup of the biggest stories from #CDNTech:
🪖 Ottawa's $358-million defence investment initiative
🏛️ Clio takes Alexi to court
🧑🏾💻 Forum Ventures bets on Toronto
Plus, a roundup of the biggest stories from #CDNTech:
🪖 Ottawa's $358-million defence investment initiative
🏛️ Clio takes Alexi to court
🧑🏾💻 Forum Ventures bets on Toronto
With funding from Google, U of T establishes #AI research chair to recruit the next Geoffrey Hinton. #CDNtech
University of Toronto establishes AI research chair to recruit the next Geoffrey Hinton | BetaKit
With funding from Google, the University of Toronto has created a new role named after AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton to honour his legacy and help bring more AI talent to the university.
betakit.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Shopify posts another record-breaking Black Friday, Cyber Monday despite partial outage. $SHOP #CDNtech
Shopify posts another record-breaking Black Friday, Cyber Monday despite partial outage
Ottawa-based e-commerce giant Shopify has set a new Black Friday, Cyber Monday record once again despite a partial service outage yesterday.
betakit.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Shopify posts another record-breaking Black Friday, Cyber Monday despite partial outage. $SHOP #CDNtech
Is it possible to keep your elbows up and still get your hands on some of the coolest tech products of 2025? We think so--so we've put together a list of homegrown #CDNTech products you can actually buy this year.
The top 10 Canadian consumer tech products of 2025 | BetaKit
A BlackBerry revival, a 3D mouse, and smart swim goggles are some of this year’s highlights.
betakit.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Is it possible to keep your elbows up and still get your hands on some of the coolest tech products of 2025? We think so--so we've put together a list of homegrown #CDNTech products you can actually buy this year.
1/8
🇨🇦 CANADA MUST BUILD ITS OWN SUPERCOMPUTERS OR RISK SURRENDER 🇨🇦
Ryan Grant helped design the systems powering the world’s most advanced supercomputers.
His verdict is stark: countries that control their infrastructure control their future.
Canada does not.
#CdnTech #Supercomputing #AI
🇨🇦 CANADA MUST BUILD ITS OWN SUPERCOMPUTERS OR RISK SURRENDER 🇨🇦
Ryan Grant helped design the systems powering the world’s most advanced supercomputers.
His verdict is stark: countries that control their infrastructure control their future.
Canada does not.
#CdnTech #Supercomputing #AI
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
1/8
🇨🇦 CANADA MUST BUILD ITS OWN SUPERCOMPUTERS OR RISK SURRENDER 🇨🇦
Ryan Grant helped design the systems powering the world’s most advanced supercomputers.
His verdict is stark: countries that control their infrastructure control their future.
Canada does not.
#CdnTech #Supercomputing #AI
🇨🇦 CANADA MUST BUILD ITS OWN SUPERCOMPUTERS OR RISK SURRENDER 🇨🇦
Ryan Grant helped design the systems powering the world’s most advanced supercomputers.
His verdict is stark: countries that control their infrastructure control their future.
Canada does not.
#CdnTech #Supercomputing #AI
💡 In The BetaKit Quiz this week 💡
🥃 Alberta's #AI-generated liquor law
🛍️ @Shopify warned for selling this product
👩🏽 A surprising trend in Canadian #VC leadership.
Test your #CDNTech knowledge now
🥃 Alberta's #AI-generated liquor law
🛍️ @Shopify warned for selling this product
👩🏽 A surprising trend in Canadian #VC leadership.
Test your #CDNTech knowledge now
Alberta’s AI-generated legislation, Tobi’s take on Nokia, and Nvidia’s name-drop
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for November 28, 2025
betakit.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
💡 In The BetaKit Quiz this week 💡
🥃 Alberta's #AI-generated liquor law
🛍️ @Shopify warned for selling this product
👩🏽 A surprising trend in Canadian #VC leadership.
Test your #CDNTech knowledge now
🥃 Alberta's #AI-generated liquor law
🛍️ @Shopify warned for selling this product
👩🏽 A surprising trend in Canadian #VC leadership.
Test your #CDNTech knowledge now
#CDNTech company Dcbel recently unveiled bi-directional EV charging partnerships with Volvo and its sibling brand Polestar that can turn EV batteries into home power backups.
Dcbel partners with Volvo and Polestar to turn EV batteries into home power backups | BetaKit
CEO claims impact from US trade war and evaporating EV incentives is “minimal.”
betakit.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#CDNTech company Dcbel recently unveiled bi-directional EV charging partnerships with Volvo and its sibling brand Polestar that can turn EV batteries into home power backups.
#CDNTech startup Toothpod is trying to reimagine dental care with a chewable tablet that can clean teeth without needing any water. Co-founder and @utoronto.ca alumna Vishar Yaghoubian claims the tablet kills bacteria connected to tooth decay and bad breath.
Floss, brush, chew? Toothpod launches a chewable tablet for dental hygiene | BetaKit
University of Toronto founder wants her product to be an essential part of the dental routine.
betakit.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#CDNTech startup Toothpod is trying to reimagine dental care with a chewable tablet that can clean teeth without needing any water. Co-founder and @utoronto.ca alumna Vishar Yaghoubian claims the tablet kills bacteria connected to tooth decay and bad breath.
Take a peek into the deep sea with SeaTube—ONC’s video archive of ROV dives and seafloor cameras.
Join ONC project manager, Vanessa Stewart to learn how to search, view, annotate, share, and download videos on SeaTube 🪼 bit.ly/4peorbS
Hosted by COAST.
#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #SciComm #CDNtech
Join ONC project manager, Vanessa Stewart to learn how to search, view, annotate, share, and download videos on SeaTube 🪼 bit.ly/4peorbS
Hosted by COAST.
#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #SciComm #CDNtech
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Take a peek into the deep sea with SeaTube—ONC’s video archive of ROV dives and seafloor cameras.
Join ONC project manager, Vanessa Stewart to learn how to search, view, annotate, share, and download videos on SeaTube 🪼 bit.ly/4peorbS
Hosted by COAST.
#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #SciComm #CDNtech
Join ONC project manager, Vanessa Stewart to learn how to search, view, annotate, share, and download videos on SeaTube 🪼 bit.ly/4peorbS
Hosted by COAST.
#KnowTheOcean #CDNsci #SciComm #CDNtech
The Upside Foundation is handing operations over to the @sickkidsvs.bsky.social’s Charitable Giving Fund.
The Foundation allows #CDNTech founders to pledge 1% equity in their startup to charity. Since 2012, it's overseen 21 exits that gave nearly $4 million to 23 Canadian charities.
The Foundation allows #CDNTech founders to pledge 1% equity in their startup to charity. Since 2012, it's overseen 21 exits that gave nearly $4 million to 23 Canadian charities.
SickKids charity fund takes over management of Upside Foundation | BetaKit
Canadian tech charitable giving will continue under new umbrella.
betakit.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Upside Foundation is handing operations over to the @sickkidsvs.bsky.social’s Charitable Giving Fund.
The Foundation allows #CDNTech founders to pledge 1% equity in their startup to charity. Since 2012, it's overseen 21 exits that gave nearly $4 million to 23 Canadian charities.
The Foundation allows #CDNTech founders to pledge 1% equity in their startup to charity. Since 2012, it's overseen 21 exits that gave nearly $4 million to 23 Canadian charities.
Check out BetaKit's Josh Scott on the Flagship Podcast, giving an inside look into #CDNTech journalism.
Scott and Nectar dig into:
- The evolution of tech journalism
- How VC really works behind the scenes
- Josh’s candid reflections on past stories (and what's coming next)
Scott and Nectar dig into:
- The evolution of tech journalism
- How VC really works behind the scenes
- Josh’s candid reflections on past stories (and what's coming next)
Inside Canadian Tech Journalism with Josh Scott, Lead Reporter @ Betakit
Flagship Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Check out BetaKit's Josh Scott on the Flagship Podcast, giving an inside look into #CDNTech journalism.
Scott and Nectar dig into:
- The evolution of tech journalism
- How VC really works behind the scenes
- Josh’s candid reflections on past stories (and what's coming next)
Scott and Nectar dig into:
- The evolution of tech journalism
- How VC really works behind the scenes
- Josh’s candid reflections on past stories (and what's coming next)
👀 In The BetaKit Newsletter this week 👀
⚖️ Clio secures $500-million, buys vLex
📈 Positive signs in Canada's VC market
💰 Vistara Growth's $321-million friend-raise
PLUS all the big leadership changes in the #CDNTech C-suite.
Subscribe today 👇🏽
⚖️ Clio secures $500-million, buys vLex
📈 Positive signs in Canada's VC market
💰 Vistara Growth's $321-million friend-raise
PLUS all the big leadership changes in the #CDNTech C-suite.
Subscribe today 👇🏽
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
👀 In The BetaKit Newsletter this week 👀
⚖️ Clio secures $500-million, buys vLex
📈 Positive signs in Canada's VC market
💰 Vistara Growth's $321-million friend-raise
PLUS all the big leadership changes in the #CDNTech C-suite.
Subscribe today 👇🏽
⚖️ Clio secures $500-million, buys vLex
📈 Positive signs in Canada's VC market
💰 Vistara Growth's $321-million friend-raise
PLUS all the big leadership changes in the #CDNTech C-suite.
Subscribe today 👇🏽
Black founders have received less than 1% of Canada's VC funding since 2020. Now, DEI winds are shifting in #CDNTech and community leaders are pushing for more sustainable support for black entrepreneurs.
As DEI backlash spills into Canada, Black tech leaders envision a more sustainable model | BetaKit
Advocates say tech industry should focus on cross-initiatives, community, and access to capital.
betakit.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Black founders have received less than 1% of Canada's VC funding since 2020. Now, DEI winds are shifting in #CDNTech and community leaders are pushing for more sustainable support for black entrepreneurs.
📰Catch up on the latest #CDNTech news with The BetaKit Newsletter:
📌 Is #SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate
📌 Sonder's sudden collapse
📌 Vistara Growth closes $321-million fund
📌 Is #SaaS dead? Tech leaders debate
📌 Sonder's sudden collapse
📌 Vistara Growth closes $321-million fund
Sonder collapses, SaaS is dead, and Clio gobbles up vLex
Plus: Meet BetaKit's new managing editor.
betakit.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The BetaKit Quiz this week features an OpenAI lawsuit and an Orwellian Toronto billboard. PLUS:
📈 Who raised $700M "friend-raising to the max"?
🚀 Bridgit founder Mallorie Brodie stuck in a sci-fi contraption
🔥 BetaKit's new managing editor
How well do you know #CDNTech? Take the quiz now 👇
📈 Who raised $700M "friend-raising to the max"?
🚀 Bridgit founder Mallorie Brodie stuck in a sci-fi contraption
🔥 BetaKit's new managing editor
How well do you know #CDNTech? Take the quiz now 👇
Clio’s big raise, U of T’s special scholars, and BetaKit’s new managing editor
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for November 14, 2025.
betakit.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The BetaKit Quiz this week features an OpenAI lawsuit and an Orwellian Toronto billboard. PLUS:
📈 Who raised $700M "friend-raising to the max"?
🚀 Bridgit founder Mallorie Brodie stuck in a sci-fi contraption
🔥 BetaKit's new managing editor
How well do you know #CDNTech? Take the quiz now 👇
📈 Who raised $700M "friend-raising to the max"?
🚀 Bridgit founder Mallorie Brodie stuck in a sci-fi contraption
🔥 BetaKit's new managing editor
How well do you know #CDNTech? Take the quiz now 👇
What does #CDNTech think of #Budget2025 now that the static has cleared?
The BetaKit Podcast asked Vass Bednar (Canadian SHIELD Institute), Benjamin Bergen (CCI), and Jaxson Khan (Aperture AI) to cut through the noise.
Listen now:
The BetaKit Podcast asked Vass Bednar (Canadian SHIELD Institute), Benjamin Bergen (CCI), and Jaxson Khan (Aperture AI) to cut through the noise.
Listen now:
Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic” | BetaKit
A power panel of policy wonks pick apart Budget 2025 and what it means for Canadian tech.
betakit.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What does #CDNTech think of #Budget2025 now that the static has cleared?
The BetaKit Podcast asked Vass Bednar (Canadian SHIELD Institute), Benjamin Bergen (CCI), and Jaxson Khan (Aperture AI) to cut through the noise.
Listen now:
The BetaKit Podcast asked Vass Bednar (Canadian SHIELD Institute), Benjamin Bergen (CCI), and Jaxson Khan (Aperture AI) to cut through the noise.
Listen now:
On Sarah's first day, BetaKit surpassed our 2024 audience & readership totals. An auspicious start!
Her experience & skillset ensure that what was once our ceiling becomes our floor. As ME, Sarah will shape the growth of our newsroom & its #CDNtech coverage.
We’re just getting started. Let’s gooo.
Her experience & skillset ensure that what was once our ceiling becomes our floor. As ME, Sarah will shape the growth of our newsroom & its #CDNtech coverage.
We’re just getting started. Let’s gooo.
Breaking: award-winning journalist Sarah Rieger (@sarahcrgr.bsky.social) joins as managing editor to lead the newsroom and grow @BetaKit.com’s nationwide tech coverage.
betakit.com/sarah-rieger...
betakit.com/sarah-rieger...
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
On Sarah's first day, BetaKit surpassed our 2024 audience & readership totals. An auspicious start!
Her experience & skillset ensure that what was once our ceiling becomes our floor. As ME, Sarah will shape the growth of our newsroom & its #CDNtech coverage.
We’re just getting started. Let’s gooo.
Her experience & skillset ensure that what was once our ceiling becomes our floor. As ME, Sarah will shape the growth of our newsroom & its #CDNtech coverage.
We’re just getting started. Let’s gooo.