Canada stories
Canada is losing another homegrown startup to faster US demand, as H2O Vision shifts its AI drowning detection rollout south.
Global employers may now face added demand for flexible pay, as workers can divert part of wages into crypto before payroll is finalised.
Mid-market firms in North America can now link HR, payroll and finance data in one system, helping to cut manual work and compliance risks.
Attackers are leaning on trusted web services and familiar brands to slip past filters, with phishing and spam still dominating inbox threats.
Consumers now switch between screens and shopping modes so quickly that MiQ says advertisers are misreading how purchases really happen.
More grassroots hockey groups will benefit as the pair pledges CAD $1 million for charities in every NHL market from 2026/2027.
Canadian firms can now keep sensitive SASE telemetry in-country as Check Point adds a local residency option to meet privacy and compliance rules.
Growth has spread beyond banking in Canada, with telecoms, utilities and retailers helping lift the country’s top brand values 16 per cent.
Canada’s health tech sector is struggling to turn strong research into commercial scale, as panellists split over whether policy or private capital should lead.
The new Alberta IP Office aims to stop homegrown research from being owned elsewhere, with CAD $8 million backing its push to retain jobs.
Sovereign AI demand is drawing major backing as the planned Cohere-Aleph Alpha tie-up targets governments and regulated industries.
Governments facing ageing registry systems can now tap specialist advice on modernisation, interoperability and investment planning from Foster Moore.
The funding will help the Toronto food technology company expand manufacturing and bring its precision-fermented cheese to pizzerias and cafés.
Early-stage Canadian founders are still struggling to secure local backing as a new coalition seeks to channel more domestic capital into them.
Canadian customers could get faster, cheaper transfers as Wise moves closer to direct access to the country’s real-time payments network.
The deal gives Mphasis a decision-intelligence platform aimed at helping clients improve pricing, forecasting and supply-chain choices with AI.
Hybrid working is emerging as a key draw for Canadian tech staff, with most business leaders saying flexibility now rivals pay in recruitment.
Boards at Canadian technology firms face rising financial and regulatory pressure as extreme weather, AI power demand and disclosure rules intensify.
Canadian shoppers can now use tokenised Visa details at checkout in Chrome and Android, reducing card exposure to merchants.
Downtime and breach risk are rising even as Canadian enterprises boost security budgets, with cloud incidents now hitting record levels.
