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Government Funding for Canadian Startups: SR&ED, IRAP, BDC and More, Explained
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Government Funding for Canadian Startups: SR&ED, IRAP, BDC and More, Explained

On March 26, 2026, Bill C-15 received Royal Assent, and with it one of the most meaningful changes to Canada's research tax credit...

Why Startups Fail: What the Post-Mortems and the Data Actually Show
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Why Startups Fail: What the Post-Mortems and the Data Actually Show

On December 27, 2024, Bench Accounting, a Vancouver company that had raised more than US$100 million, told thousands of small-business customers it was...

Canadian Startup Success Stories: What Shopify, Clio, Cohere and Others Actually Teach
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Canadian Startup Success Stories: What Shopify, Clio, Cohere and Others Actually Teach

Shopify began life in 2004 as Snowdevil, an online store for snowboards run out of Ottawa. The founders could not find e-commerce software...

Startup Funding Stages Explained: From Pre-Seed to Series C, With the Canadian Numbers
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Startup Funding Stages Explained: From Pre-Seed to Series C, With the Canadian Numbers

In the first quarter of 2026, Canadian startups closed just 104 venture deals worth about $936 million, according to the CVCA's quarterly market...