University of Ottawa to open cybersecurity research hub
The University of Ottawa will soon open what it calls a hub for research in cybersecurity and cyber safety, with IBM Canada as the first of what is expected to be several industry partners. Read more
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to invest up to $600 million in NIIF
he Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) will invest up to $600 million in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India. Read more
The most important Canadian economic charts to watch in 2020
It’s back. For the sixth straight year Maclean’s asked economists, analysts, investors and financial observers to each select a chart about Canada’s economy they feel will be particularly important to watch in 2020 and in their own words, explain why. Read more
Group of premiers band together to develop nuclear reactor technology
The premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have committed to collaborate on developing nuclear reactor technology in Canada. Read more
Artificial intelligence – as normal as electricity
Carolina Bessega, chief scientific officer for Montreal’s Stradigi AI, was recently quoted in the Financial Post, saying, “In the future, AI is going to be as normal and as natural as the electricity in this room right now. Nobody is going to talk about it because everyone is going to use it and have it.” […]
Canada’s AGT seeks stable policies to step up India play
MUMBAI: AGT Foods, one of the largest producers of pulses and staple food in the world, is keen to invest more than $500 million in India provided the country offers a stable policy regime and modernises its agriculture, a top executive said. Read more
India buys more pulses from Canada
There are encouraging reports that India and Turkey could be increasing pulse imports for 2019-20. Vivek Agrawal, director of JLV Agro, an Indian commodity brokerage firm, says pulse prices are up eight to 10 percent in the last 15 days in Mumbai. Read more
Canada’s first Amazon Alexa accelerator program launches in Waterloo
Last week, the Waterloo-based Accelerator Centre (AC) announced that they have joined forces with Amazon’s Alexa Fund to launch an all-new accelerator program tailored to support entrepreneurs who are advancing voice-powered technologies. Read more
Canada remains a Top 3 country in A.T. Kearney’s Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index
Canada has yet again made the top 3 in A.T. Kearney’s annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index. With nearly a 60 per cent increase in FDI inflow and a rise in investors’ optimism towards Canada’s economic prospects, Canada remains a strong force in today’s global economy. Read more