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The Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is currently the most important innovation support program of the Government of Canada, offering more than 3 million dollars to more than 17,000 candidates each year; understanding its eligibility and mode of operation is essential to knowing and recognizing what type of work and companies can join…

Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal Region announced an investment of $4 million in addition to the $2.5 million contributed in 2022 to set up a quantum communication test bed. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the…

37 innovation projects in artificial intelligence The Quebec government has just made official the list of 37 artificial intelligence innovation projects for which it will provide $9.28 million in support. The call for projects was concluded last April, and the 37 projects selected represent a total investment of $23.11 million. This call for projects comprises…

37 projets d’innovation en intelligence artificielle Le gouvernement du Québec vient de rendre officielle la liste des 37 projets d’innovation en intelligence artificielle pour lesquels il va apporter un soutien de 9,28 millions de dollars. L’appel de projets avait été conclu en avril dernier et les 37 projets sélectionnés totalisent un investissement de 23,11 millions…

Home to nearly 3 million people, Toronto’s economy is diverse, dynamic, has an unconventional potential for business and a fusion of global connectivity, industries, talent, diversity, and a fertile soil for all sorts of opportunities. Being in a constant growth in the last years, the metropolis is reaching the way to define itself as a…

Since 1976, Canada has been the worst-performing advanced economy in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and many governments of different partisan stripes have tried to reverse the trend, unsuccessfully. According to the OECD predicts, the country’s economic growth per capita will continue to stagnate in the next decades, if nothing changes.   Currently,…

On May 29, the Government of Quebec announced the creation of province’s third innovation zone: the Energy Transition Valley. With an investment exceeding $8 billion, it will span across 3 hubs: Bécancour, Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.   This new innovation zone follows the unveiling of the first two in 2022: DistriQ, a quantum innovation zone located in…

Le gouvernement du Québec a annoncé le 29 mai dernier, la création de la troisième zone d’innovation de la province : la Vallée de la transition énergétique. Avec un investissement de plus de 8 milliards de dollars, elle sera déployée entre 3 pôles : Bécancour, Trois-Rivières et Shawinigan.  Cette nouvelle zone d’innovation fait suite aux 2 premières dévoilées…

A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future March 2023 The new Federal Budget (Budget 2023: A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future) was published by the Ministry of Finance on March 28, 2023, following the speech by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. In a context of global uncertainties, with its…

Une économie canadienne plus forte, plus durable et plus sûre Mars 2023 Le nouveau budget fédéral (Budget 2023 – Un plan canadien : une classe moyenne forte, une économie abordable, un avenir prospère) a été publié par le Ministère des Finances le 28 mars 2023, à la suite du discours de la ministre des Finances…