Last month marked the one year anniversary since Canada became the first G7 country to legalize cannabis. On October 17, 2019, the Canadian Cannabis Regulations were updated to establish rules for the legal production and sale of three new classes of cannabis… Read more »
Capitalizing on the Growing Demand for Alternative Proteins
Alternative proteins are proving evermore propitious in the AgriTech and FoodTech sectors of Canadian industry as traditional meats lose favorability under the rising tensions brought on by climate change, population increase, and greater demand for healthy and sustainable living. Meat… Read more »
New FedDev Funding For Rural Innovation Projects
SMEs operating in rural Southern Ontario within priority sectors such as advanced manufacturing, clean technology, digital industries, and food processing and Agtech may be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant to cover up to 50% of eligible project costs for… Read more »
New FedDev Funding Announced- Business Scale-up and Productivity Stream
If your company is a Canadian or provincially incorporated businesses located in southern Ontario you may be eligible to receive a repayable grant to cover up to 35% of eligible project costs for a maximum of $10 million per project through the… Read more »
Elevate TechFest Sets the Stage for Canadian AI – Powered Medicine
For the second year in a row, Elevate TechFest, Canada’s largest technology and innovation festival, took over downtown Toronto in September as over 10,000 members of the tech community, including investors, government, media, start-ups, talent and next generation innovators all… Read more »
Elevate TechFest 2018 Launch
Tech leaders, senior government officials, investors, CEOs, and strategic partners gathered on April 17, 2018 at the Shopify Toronto office for the launch of Elevate TechFest 2018. Elevate TechFest is a unique four day city-wide tech and innovation festival taking place in… Read more »
Ontario Budget 2018 Highlights
The Ontario 2018 Budget, tabled on March 28, 2018, projects a growing deficit over the next three years and is predicted to resume a downward trend in 2022 with accumulated deficit expected to decline from 23.2% of gross domestic product… Read more »
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: New Challenges & Opportunities
Due to its ability to substantially improve productivity and boost economic output, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered to be the next big technological revolution with the potential to increase economic growth rates by a weighted average of 1.7% and profitability… Read more »
Elevate Toronto Tech Festival
NorthBridge Consultants is excited to be attending the 3-day Elevate Toronto tech festival which will showcase the best in Canadian innovation. Elevate Toronto is the city’s newest technology innovation festival and, this year, will focus on disruptive technologies that are expected to change… Read more »