Catherine McIntyre covers venture capital and startups, Canada’s institutional investors and labour issues in the innovation economy. Prior to joining The Logic, she worked for Maclean’s and Canadian Business. In 2020 she won a Best in Business Award from the Canadian chapter of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for her breaking news coverage of Sidewalk Labs, and was named Best New Writer at the 2014 National Magazine Awards for her investigation into cancer clusters in New Brunswick industrial towns.
Ottawa also plans to expand funding for AI adoption, researchers and commercialization as part of a suite of new and renewed programs, The Logic has learned
Only 30 per cent of Canadian SMEs are using generative AI, according to BDC, despite the bank’s estimate that broader adoption could add billions to the economy
Speaking to investors in Halifax, the finance minister said growing international interest in Canada is creating an opportunity to scale more domestic companies