The provincial government this week announced the addition of high-speed internet to several remote and rural regions of B.C. People in Fort St. James, Williams Prairie Meadow 1A, Cluculz Lake, Burns Lake, and Sheridan Lake are gaining new infrastructure expanding access to high-speed internet services, the Province revealed. “People in remote and rural areas need […]
Downtown Offices Make a Comeback as Tech-Forward Vancouver Centre Fills Up
There are today an estimated 1.4 million tech workers now in Canada, who deliver a national economic impact north of $110 billion, or over 5% of the country’s output. One of the hottest concentrations of tech workers is the southwestern pocket of B.C., where high-rises in downtown Vancouver house headquarters for locals (such as Telus, […]
Liberty Defense Deploys Flagship HEXWAVE Technology at Major Airports
A Vancouver-based technology company has announced a major international airport in the U.S. as its newest customer. Liberty Defense, who we first covered back in 2019, provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, and schools. Liberty’s flagship product is […]
As Tech Advances, PhotoSat Remains at Forefront of Alteration Mapping
In 1993, geophysicist Gerry Mitchell launched RGI Industries to provide remote sensing technology and consulting services on geospatial solutions. Over the next three decades, Mitchell’s company would evolve considerably, including a rebrand to PhotoSat. Being a tech-forward firm, evolution at PhotoSat parallels advances in technology. By 2003, satellite data enabled PhotoSat to develop a geophysical […]
Canada Invests $3.7M in B.C. to Drive Local Innovation and Upskill Workforce
Canada is making investments in British Columbia build a more skilled workforce, the government announced recently to the tune of $3.7 million across four projects in the province. The announcement kicked off British Columbia Economic Development Week and includes $3.2 million for three projects funded through PacifiCan’s Community Economic Development and Diversification program and $500,000 […]
Energy Plug Announces Collaboration Toward Energy Grid Tech of Tomorrow
By 2040, worldwide energy consumption have risen more than 50%, forecasts Precedence Research. Energy Plug Technologies believes that “micro-grids”—defined as localized groups of electricity sources that can operate synchronously or independently from a main grid—are poised to become an increasingly integral part of modern energy infrastructure. Energy Plug announced today that it is working with […]
Maia Farms Unveils $2M in Private and Grant Funding Toward Food Innovation
Maia Farms has secured a pre-seed round of funding following its victory in the Deep Space Food Challenge. Food-tech innovator Maia, whose CanPro technology earned accolades from NASA, announced over $2 million between private capital and matching grant funding. The capital marks a “significant milestone in the company’s mission to provide globally accessible, superior protein […]
ThisFish Receives Boost from CFIN to Automate Seafood Factory Work
The Canadian Food Innovation Network announced this week that it is awarding $386,078 across four food-tech projects throughout the country, including one project that is based in British Columbia. The capital hails from CFIN through the organization’s Innovation Booster Program. Industry will match these funds to create projects valued at $772,154, according to CFIN. The […]
Vancouver to ‘Reshape the Way We Do Business’ via Digitization, Mayor Says
The City of Vancouver is spearheading the use of digital credentials in a bid to reduce the need for manual verification steps with regard to permitting and licencing services. This work would see digital creds used to fill out forms with trusted information, eliminating the need for manual verification, in turn saving staff time and […]
Quantum Innovator Photonic Adds ‘Industry Forerunners’ to Growing Team
A leader in distributed quantum computing in silicon recently announced a scaling up of its executive leadership team. Vancouver’s Photonic is building one of the first distributed, fault-tolerant, and unified quantum computing and networking platforms based on optically linked silicon spin qubits. And now with more than 130 employees, Photonic boasts one of the world’s […]