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Apr-2020
The Innovation Factory, along with executives across the Canadian Digital Media Network (cdmn.ca), have jointly sent a letter to Ministers Ng, Joly and Bains to consider additional steps to help stabilize the startup ecosystem and contribute to a stronger recovery. Full text and copy of the letter are here. Please support this, by sharing your […]
Apr-2020
Government Announces Details of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to Help Businesses Keep Canadians in their jobs Click here https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2020/04/government-announces-details-of-the-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy-to-help-businesses-keep-canadians-in-their-jobs.htm
Apr-2020
Adapting to a new normal To help everyone adapt to the new normal and assist with business continuity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve put together this page of resources, tips and links. We will do our best to keep this information up to date as the situation evolves. While we may not be in the […]
Apr-2020
More credit is available to Canadian businesses through the new Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP). You can access the BCAP via BDC or EDC. Establishing a Business Credit Availability Program
The NFL’s path to improve player safety continued sat morning at the fourth annual “1st and Future” experience at the Ferst Center for the Arts at the Georgia Tech campus. In this year’s event, the NFL teamed with Arrow Electronics to host a live competition between five companies pitching innovative products and concepts aimed to enhance player […]
Feb-2019
Providing foster care to shelter animals can sometimes be stressful, which is why the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is implementing a new program that enables their foster “parents” across the province to connect with veterinarians online when after-hours medical attention is needed. Healthy Pets is Canada’s first solution for text and video-based medicine in […]
Dec-2018
The Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility will help local companies developing connected and autonomous vehicle solutions Innovation Factory has launched a $10.5-million centre aimed at helping local companies that are developing connected and autonomous vehicle solutions with their product development and business growth. The Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (CITM) provides businesses with […]
Jun-2018
iF client and mentor Erinn van Wynsberghe has been named Vanguard’s latest Game Changer. Van Wysenberghe, the president and CEO of VanWyn Aerospace Logistics, turned his graduate thesis concept of a high-altitude, geostationary payload platform into a start-up company. After working closely with Innovation Factory and the Forge in its early years, VanWyn Aerospace Logistics is […]
Jun-2018
Don’t miss the most important conference of the summer. What you need to know about your future. RIC Centre, Arrow Electronics, and University of Toronto – Mississauga’s I-CUBE presents the second annual Driving Dreams conference. A conference where the Internet of Things intersects with digital health, smart mobility, industry 4.0, and advanced materials. […]
Canadian Technology Accelerators (CTA) in Boston, New York and Silicon Valley are now accepting applications for the Fall 2018 cohort. Programs will run simultaneously from August to December 2018, with the in-market portion beginning in September. Who can apply? CTAs are open to innovative Canadian tech companies that can demonstrate: Traction in the Marketplace: You have at least a […]
