Silicon Valley North

• Could Alberta’s town of Cochrane be the next Silicon Valley North?

  At least 200 people are employed by Cochrane's tech sector, with two companies planning on expanding in the near future.

  Tech

  Dec 27, 2016
  
• Shopify acquires messaging app Kit CRM

  E-commerce company Shopify Inc.has acquired Kit CRM Inc., a messaging app that helps businesses with online marketing.

  Money

  Apr 14, 2016
  
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• No degree needed: Tech talent shortage means less education

  There won't be enough qualified people to fill more than 218,000 new information and communications technology jobs in Canada by 2020. How do we fix that?

  Tech

  Mar 29, 2016
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• How coding bootcamps are preparing people for Canada’s tech ‘gold rush’

  Tech skills programs like the ones at Bitmaker Labs have been sprouting up over the past few years in response to a tech talent shortage in Canada.

  Tech

  Mar 29, 2016
• Feds closely studying advice on how to help startups become billion-dollar firms

  The federal government is closely studying recommendations on how to help Canadian tech startups grow into global success stories.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2016
• B.C. tech startups threaten to disrupt ‘dinosaur’ industries

  One technology startup is using artificial intelligence to save people who book online flights up to 80 per cent.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2015
• 4 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016

  Canada's technology sector was a hotbed of activity this year as investors circled a new generation of startups in hopes of getting in early for the next rising star.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2015
• B.C. turbo bets on tech startups with $100M venture capital fund

  The British Columbia government is betting on the potential success of technology startups to boost job creation across the province.

  Tech

  Dec 9, 2015
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• Tech sector deciding how best to invest expected Liberal support

  Leaders in Canada's burgeoning technology sector could see a wave of new federal support from the incoming Liberal government, but that doesn't mean they all agree on how the money would be best spent.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2015
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• Shopify planning Waterloo expansion

  Canadian e-commerce startup Shopify Inc. is raising its profile in the hotbed of the country's technology sector with plans for a larger office in Waterloo, Ont.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2015