While light on new funding for innovation, the federal government’s latest fiscal update did include some significant commitments to Canada’s tech sector.
Each company participating in the GHP will work with an account executive to help them navigate federal resources with the ultimate goal of reaching $1 billion in annual revenue.
A government program meant to attract highly skilled tech workers from the U.S. closed for applications the day after it launched when it hit its maximum number of applicants.
Canada is in a ‘global race’ for highly skilled tech workers, and that’s why Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government is taking new measures to attract them.