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Canada tech gender pay gaps persist after five years
Human Capital Management

Canada tech gender pay gaps persist after five years

Canada tech firms make little headway on women's representation or pay equity over five years, Mercer and TAP Network study finds.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Feds launch "AI readiness scorecard" for early-stage teams
DevOps

Feds launch "AI readiness scorecard" for early-stage teams

Canada's school of public service has launched an AI readiness scorecard to help teams judge which problems merit automation before spending on systems.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
RBC partners with Hopper to update Avion Rewards Travel
Digital Transformation

RBC partners with Hopper to update Avion Rewards Travel

RBC taps Hopper Technology Solutions to run Avion Rewards Travel, adding flexible booking tools and predictive pricing for members.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
AXL appoints Toronto AI Faculty Fellows to drive ventures
Marketing Technologies

AXL appoints Toronto AI Faculty Fellows to drive ventures

AXL taps nine Toronto professors with Nvidia, Samsung and Adobe ties as inaugural AI Faculty Fellows to steer its venture studio portfolio.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders
Network Infrastructure

KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders

Canadian tech bosses enter 2026 under pressure to turn heavy AI, data and cloud spending into scaled deployments and tangible returns.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
FIFAI panel report sets "AGILE" guide for AI in finance
Data Protection

FIFAI panel report sets "AGILE" guide for AI in finance

Canadian regulators urge financial firms to tighten AI safeguards as a new AGILE framework flags fraud, supply-chain and stability risks.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Chexy raises USD $14 million to widen payments push
Fintech

Chexy raises USD $14 million to widen payments push

Chexy raises USD $14 million to expand its Canadian platform from rent into utilities, taxes and business payments, boosting rewards options.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Marketing adds CAD $130.9bn to Canada's GDP, study finds
Data Protection

Marketing adds CAD $130.9bn to Canada's GDP, study finds

Marketing added CAD $130.9bn to Canada's 2024 GDP, supporting 861,500 jobs and rivaling retail and oil and gas in economic heft.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Exclusive: Wagepoint targets Canada's small firms with AI payroll
Data Analytics

Exclusive: Wagepoint targets Canada's small firms with AI payroll

Wagepoint bets on Canada's lagging small-business payroll, expanding its AI-powered platform while doubling down on its home market.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 21st Mar 2026
Sharp Canada launches laser projectors for two markets
EduTech

Sharp Canada launches laser projectors for two markets

Sharp Canada rolls out new XP laser projectors, targeting high-brightness large venues and low-maintenance classrooms and meeting rooms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute
Marketing Technologies

Report finds LLMs train on Canadian news, rarely attribute

AI models rarely credits Canadian news sources, McGill audit warns, risking traffic and pay for regional and French-language outlets.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Toronto Tech Week 2026 expands with new venue, tools
Marketing Technologies

Toronto Tech Week 2026 expands with new venue, tools

Toronto Tech Week 2026 will span 300-plus events citywide, add new digital tools, and move its headline Homecoming show to History.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
PWL Capital selects d1g1t for wealth tech overhaul
Software-as-a-Service

PWL Capital selects d1g1t for wealth tech overhaul

PWL Capital taps d1g1t to replace spreadsheets with a bilingual, API-driven wealth platform for its USD $7 billion advisory business.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
From Shopify to CAE: Canada's top five tech firms on the TSX
Digital Transformation

From Shopify to CAE: Canada's top five tech firms on the TSX

From eCommerce and niche software to AI hardware and flight simulators, five Canadian tech heavyweights quietly power the global economy.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Exclusive: Viafoura's Mark Zohar on the future of media engagement
Data Analytics

Exclusive: Viafoura's Mark Zohar on the future of media engagement

Viafoura's Mark Zohar says AI and data will power loyal, paying news communities as publishers abandon dependence on big platforms.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Payment outages put Canadian retailers’ sales at risk
Digital Transformation

Payment outages put Canadian retailers’ sales at risk

Payment outages are threatening Canadian retail and hospitality, with disruptions exposing merchants to an estimated USD $7.6 billion a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
BDO Canada unveils AI Vision 2030 to boost productivity
Data Protection

BDO Canada unveils AI Vision 2030 to boost productivity

BDO Canada launches AI Vision 2030 to embed agentic AI across its operations and client services, targeting long-standing productivity gaps.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Experts: CAD token market growth hinges on clear rules
Crypto

Experts: CAD token market growth hinges on clear rules

Canada's tokenised markets hinge on OSC engagement, institutional uptake and hybrid blockchain rails, speakers told a Toronto summit.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
AI reshapes jobs as firms battle data & governance
DevOps

AI reshapes jobs as firms battle data & governance

AI is boosting jobs and returns for many firms, but poor data readiness, governance gaps and shadow tools threaten to stall progress.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026