What it takes for Canadian tech to enter defence
DIGITAL’s new series is helping founders uncover dual-use opportunities and build a roadmap to seize them.
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Canada could soon lose reliable rides to space. What will that mean for its burgeoning space industry?
As SpaceX scales back rocket rideshares, Canada’s space industry says it exposes “critical dependency.”
After reports that…
Canada is spending on defence tech. Markham wants to build it
Emergent Solutions is among startups betting on Markham as demand grows for resilient tech.
Canada has a…
Smaller businesses are struggling to breach Canada’s defence sector: report
Industry leaders say country must move faster to bring defence-adjacent firms into the fold.
Canada has plenty…
NorthStar secures $40 million to track space threats for Canada’s air force
Montréal-based space tech company plans to go public this fall via SPAC.
Montréal’s NorthStar is helping a…
MDA Space, Calian, and Kepler tapped to lay groundwork for Canada’s next-gen satellite system
Companies awarded $2.4 million to develop ground systems behind RADARSAT+.
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded $2.4…
Sentinel R&D at centre of Russian accusations that Canada is a “warmonger”
Comments follow recent deal between Hamilton-based drone company and Ukraine’s Airlogix.
Russia is claiming that Canada is…
Defence tech founders are frustrated with Canada’s approach to “dual-use”
At Arctic Edge conference, VCs offered a mea culpa while outlining why dual-use tech is here to stay.…
Eliot Pence: Canada’s defence buying timelines are “irrelevant” for modern warfare
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Dominion Dynamics CEO said procurement must move in weeks, not decades.
Speaking…
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Canadian tech’s future came into sharper focus
Canada’s AI minister, leaders of Waabi and Xanadu spoke to sold-out crowd at BetaKit’s TTW kickoff event.
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First Canada, then the world: nation’s rocket builders see a bigger opening in space
Space tech CEOs say sovereign launch capabilities could help Canada lead in low Earth orbit.
Canadian rocket…
AI strategy pillars, new SMB procurement program revealed in Canada’s Spring Economic Update
However, critics say focus on trade and defence has left little attention for innovation.
The federal government…