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Canada’s founder community is heading into 2025 facing a reset in how growth and exits are taxed. The federal adjustments to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program are prompting early-stage companies to revisit their R&D budgets, particularly the thresholds that determine refundable credits. For many science-based ventures, the change will alter the timing of experiments, hiring, and equipment spending. At the same time, the new Canadian Entrepre

Across Canada’s farm regions, a quiet technological shift is transforming how food is grown and delivered. Economic pressures, climate variability, and global supply fluctuations have created an urgent need for methods that use fewer resources while maintaining high yields. In response, a new generation of Canadian agritech entrepreneurs is building businesses that turn data into decisions — using digital monitoring, soil analytics, and automation to improve efficiency from s

Across Canada, the momentum behind digital health is accelerating as artificial intelligence and data-driven systems move from pilot studies to real hospital corridors and home-based care. Research teams are designing diagnostic software able to detect conditions within seconds, while entrepreneurs are testing devices that monitor chronic illnesses from hundreds of kilometres away. This dual advance—faster insight and broader reach—is reshaping how Canadians experience medica

Across Canada, the agri‑tech sector is entering a new phase of experimentation and collaboration. Farms that once relied on seasoned intuition now pair experience with data, deploying sensors, satellites, and analytics to guide when and how to plant, irrigate, and harvest. The goal is more than efficiency. As unpredictable weather patterns test long‑standing practices, producers are turning to technology to protect yields and reduce environmental strain. From family farms on

Across Canada, small and medium-sized enterprises are tightening their digital defences in response to a rising tide of cyber threats. Attacks that once seemed limited to major corporations are now hitting local manufacturers, research labs, and even community service providers. For SMEs that rely on digital tools to compete globally, cybersecurity has become not just a technical requirement but a factor that shapes business confidence and customer trust. Federal and provinc

Across Canada, a new generation of entrepreneurs is rethinking what economic growth can look like in a low‑waste future. From small coastal communities to major research hubs, the circular economy is gaining traction as both a business strategy and a sustainability framework. Policy targets introduced at federal and provincial levels are not only setting waste‑reduction benchmarks but also shaping how investors and innovators assess value creation. The shift has moved beyond

Across Canada, a quiet transformation is unfolding in warehouses, research labs, and small manufacturing spaces. Circular economy startups, once niche ventures, are now shaping the country’s industrial future. Their goal is simple yet ambitious: turn materials once considered waste into valuable resources. The effort is part of a broader national pivot toward circular thinking, reflected in Canada’s 2025 Circular Economy Action Plan, which encourages new ways to design, produ

Across Canada, a new generation of entrepreneurs is rethinking how products are made, used, and ultimately remade. In university labs, industrial parks, and rural fabrication centres, researchers and small manufacturers are experimenting with bio-based materials and repairable product designs that keep resources in circulation longer. This shift isn’t only about waste reduction—it’s about building economic models that draw value from sustainability itself. Circular thinking,

Across Canada, quantum computing is shifting from a laboratory pursuit to an entrepreneurial arena. A few years ago, the field was largely the domain of physicists exploring the behaviour of subatomic particles. Today, a new wave of startups is testing how those same principles can unlock faster analysis for finance, logistics, and security. For founders and researchers, the expanded National Quantum Strategy is more than policy language—it is a framework that signals nationa

Quantum computing is shifting from academic research to commercial strategy in ways that few could have anticipated a decade ago. Across Canada, the conversation is no longer about whether quantum will matter, but how soon its advantage will appear in business operations. Startups are beginning to test algorithms that could speed up data analysis or reshape how financial risks are modelled. In logistics and manufacturing, early experiments already hint at more efficient routi

Across Canada, a new generation of researchers and entrepreneurs is rethinking how communities can withstand the pressures of a shifting...

As Canada deepens its national quantum strategy in 2025, the country’s innovation ecosystem is entering an unusually dynamic phase. Once...

Canada’s space sector is in the midst of a quiet transformation—one led not only by government research programs, but also by a new...

Canada’s commercial space sector is entering a new chapter, as increased public and private investment in 2025 begins to reshape the...

In 2025, Canada’s biotechnology and health innovation startups are advancing rapidly with new federal investments in life sciences and...

Across Canada, Indigenous-led entrepreneurship and innovation hubs are creating dynamic new opportunities for research, startup...