The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) was recently announced to replace the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program in providing direct financial assistance for eligible fixed property expenses to businesses that are economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Available… Read more »
IRAP IAP Funding Extended
On November 6, 2020, the Government of Canada announced over $155M to extend NRC IRAP Innovation Assistance Program (IAP) funding for existing recipients who qualified and received IAP funding from April 1 to June 23, 2020. In April 2020, Prime Minister… Read more »
2020 Technology Trends shift Due to COVID-19 – Part 5: Emerging Tech
Due to the unprecedented global pandemic which significantly affected all industries, companies needed to develop innovative solutions in order to adapt and survive. In this five-part series, we examine how the top technology trends forecasted for 2020 have shifted in… Read more »
2020 Technology Trends Shift Due to COVID-19 – Part 4: Mobile Tech
Due to the unprecedented global pandemic which significantly affected all industries, companies needed to develop innovative solutions in order to adapt and survive. In this five-part series, we examine how the top technology trends forecasted for 2020 have shifted in… Read more »
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Extended to Summer 2021
In the speech from the throne delivered on September 23, 2020, the federal government announced the extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) into the summer of 2021. The throne speech was delivered by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, on… Read more »
Extended SR&ED Reporting Deadlines
The CRA has received a ministerial order under the Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19) to allow for the extension of Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) claim deadlines for no more than six months starting from March 13,… Read more »
2020 Technology Trends Shift Due to COVID-19 – Part 3: 5G & Edge Computing
Due to the unprecedented global pandemic which significantly affected all industries, companies needed to develop innovative solutions in order to adapt and survive. In this five-part series, we examine how the forecasted for 2020 have shifted in the fight against… Read more »
2020 Technology Trends Shift Due to COVID-19: Part 2 – Data Analytics & Security
Due to the unprecedented global pandemic which significantly affected all industries, companies needed to develop innovative solutions in order to adapt and survive. In this five-part series, we examine how the top technology trends forecasted for 2020 have shifted in… Read more »
2020 Technology Trends Shift Due to COVID-19: Part 1 Connectivity
Continuous developments in technology fuel significant improvements in our quality of life and spur economic growth. The tech sector plays a major and vital economic role, particularly in Canada, where the ICT sector contributed to 4.5% of the total GDP… Read more »