This article is part of a series presented in partnership with BC Tech, profiling the finalists for the 2026 Technology Impact Awards‘ Company of the Year – Startup category. For decades, technology consulting has operated according to a familiar formula: larger projects require more consultants, more time and more money. OverSushi CEO Dan Carabias believes […]
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BC Tech Finalist hyperlocal Is Building the Missing Layer for Real-Life Connection
This article is part of a series presented in partnership with BC Tech, profiling the finalists for the 2026 Technology Impact Awards‘ Company of the Year – Startup category. Cities do not lack activities or people looking for connection. What they lack, according to hyperlocal CEO Hadi Ekaputra, is the infrastructure to reliably bring the […]
BC TechMap 2026 Charts the Players Powering B.C.’s Tech Ecosystem
The BC Tech Association has published its BC TechMap 2026, a visual snapshot of the companies, organizations, and ecosystem builders helping shape the province’s innovation economy. The annual map is designed to showcase the key players across B.C.’s technology sector while highlighting how BC Tech members work together to help turn more startups into scaleups […]
BC’s Tech Economy Is Too Big to Ignore
Five years ago, BC Tech published ‘A New Economic Narrative for BC’. The report provided a rigorous review of the data on BC’s economy and demonstrated that BC’s economy isn’t what we tell ourselves it is. We showed the massive shift that had taken place over three decades as BC became a knowledge and service-driven […]
BC Business House To Showcase Province During World Cup
As the world arrives in Vancouver for seven FIFA World Cup 2026 matches this summer, British Columbia is preparing to turn global attention into economic opportunity. BC Tech is partnering with the Government of British Columbia to help promote trade, attract investment, and showcase the province’s most dynamic industry sectors to an international audience through […]
BC Tech Names Darren Entwistle And Joy Johnson To Innovators Hall Of Fame
BC Tech has announced the 2026 inductees into the BC Innovators Hall of Fame, recognizing two leaders who have helped shape British Columbia’s technology and knowledge economy. Darren Entwistle, President and CEO of TELUS, and Joy Johnson, President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University, will be celebrated at the 2026 Technology Impact Awards on October […]
BC Is Built for the AI Era — All Five Layers of It
British Columbia is better positioned for the AI revolution than most people realize. We have clean, abundant hydroelectric power. We have world-class research institutions and a deep pool of engineering talent. We have globally competitive companies in sectors from mining to genomics to enterprise software. And we have the natural resource industries that AI applications […]
Why BC’s Fiscal Future Depends on Tech
Four years ago, BC Tech sounded a warning bell with the second of our New Economic Narrative for BC reports, BC’s Fiscal Future. At the time we published the report BC enjoyed a triple A credit rating. Yesterday, Moody’s downgraded BC’s credit rating for the second time to Aa2. In our report we called for […]
Nominations Open for BC Tech’s 2026 Technology Impact Awards
BC Tech has officially opened nominations for the 2026 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs), celebrating the province’s top technology companies across various categories. The Company of the Year Awards will recognize standout businesses at different stages of growth, including Startup, Growth, Scale, Anchor, and Ambition. The Gamechanger Awards will highlight excellence in areas such as Artificial […]
BC Tech Names Top 3 Startup Finalists
FireSwarm, Glüxkind, and Insporos have been named the top three finalists for BC Tech Association’s Company of the Year – Startup Award, following a live pitch showdown in Vancouver. Hosted at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP’s downtown offices on September 24, ten shortlisted startups pitched their ideas to a panel of industry judges. The three […]