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Anita Balakrishnan

Reporter

Anita Balakrishnan covers Canada’s professional services sector. Her beat includes global accounting and consulting firms, the legal industry, and investments in the mining industry. She previously covered the auto industry and automotive tech. Before joining The Logic in 2021, Anita was a business reporter and editor at The Canadian Press and at Thomson Reuters’ Law Times, and was a tech and business reporter for CNBC.com. She is based in Toronto.

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Articles by Anita Balakrishnan

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Canadian businesses attempt to cash in on eclipse fever

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canadian-businesses-attempt-to-cash-in-on-eclipse-fever/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 8, 2024

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Ford delays plans to build EVs in Canada

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ford-delays-plans-to-build-evs-in-canada/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 4, 2024

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Lawsuit accuses BlackBerry CEO of harassment, gender discrimination

https://thelogic.co/briefing/lawsuit-accuses-blackberry-ceo-of-harassment-gender-discrimination/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 4, 2024

Canada nears decision on new critical minerals list

https://thelogic.co/news/shift/canadas-new-critical-minerals-list-decision/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 4, 2024

A memo by the deputy natural resources minister had suggested silicon, alumina, and phosphate were among the minerals industry wanted on the list.

An open palm holds three small spheres of iron. The hand also wears a silver band on its ring finger.

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Quebec snowmobile startup Taiga’s stock falls over 50% as it pauses production

https://thelogic.co/briefing/quebec-snowmobile-startup-taigas-stock-falls-over-50-as-it-pauses-production/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 3, 2024

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Ballard shares surge on largest order in its history

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ballard-shares-surge-on-largest-order-in-its-history/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Apr 1, 2024

What business wants from the 2024 federal budget

https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/business-2024-federal-budget/

By Anita Balakrishnan, Claire Brownell, Murad Hemmadi, David Reevely and Jesse Snyder | Apr 1, 2024

Funding for AI research, fine print on open banking and tax credits for critical minerals are among this year's list of asks.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears at a news conference against a backdrop of Canadian flags. She is wearing a bright blue jacket, with a yellow and blue ribbon on her lapel.

New $5M Waterloo lab aims to spawn cutting-edge EV batteries

https://thelogic.co/news/shift/new-waterloo-lab-cutting-edge-ev-batteries/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Mar 28, 2024

Despite investments in multinational EV makers, there’s been a missing link for Canadian battery startups.

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Canada to set targets for temporary residents for the first time

https://thelogic.co/briefing/canada-to-set-targets-for-temporary-residents-for-the-first-time/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Mar 21, 2024

Rare earths recycler’s expansion boosts Kingston’s unlikely bid to become industry hub

https://thelogic.co/news/shift/rare-earths-recycler-expansion-kingston/

By Anita Balakrishnan | Mar 21, 2024

Cyclic Materials expands amid global call to secure minerals that power everything from EVs to robots.

A man in a blue hardhat and blue quarter zip holds a jar of white powder. He wears safety glasses and stands to the right of a Cyclic Materials sign.