In response to the federal government’s announcement limiting access to certain technology from Canadian 5G telecommunication networks, CCI President Benjamin Bergen made the following statement on behalf of our members: “Today’s decision on the future of Canada’s 5G network infrastructure marks an important shift in policy thinking in Ottawa, one…

By Pierre-Philippe Lortie, CCI director of government affairs in Quebec Today, the Quebec government unveiled the province’s research and investment in innovation strategy, known as SQRI to those of us who closely follow innovation and economic development policy. CCI has been part of the consultations on this policy, calling for…

Par Pierre-Philippe Lortie, directeur, affaires gouvernementales, CCI Québec Aujourd’hui, le gouvernement du Québec a dévoilé la Stratégie québécoise de recherche et d’investissement en innovation (SQRI). Une annonce très attendue par l’ensemble des forces vives de l’écosystème de la R & D et de l’innovation au Québec. Le CCI a participé…

Today, Ontario Liberal Party Leader Stephen Del Duca released the party’s 2022 election platform. In response, CCI’s Ontario Manager of Government Relations Alanna Sokic issued the following statement on behalf of our members: The skilled talent crisis is by far the most pressing issue facing Ontario technology companies, and we…

Today, following the release of the 2022 Ontario Budget, Alanna Sokic, CCI’s Manager of Government Affairs in Ontario, issued the following statement on behalf of our members: “We are pleased to see the Ontario government’s continued commitment to digital policy infrastructure and effort to drive growth in the innovation economy…

Today, Alanna Sokic, CCI’s Manager of Government Affairs for Ontario, issued the following statement in response to the Ontario NDP platform: “Talent is the jet fuel of the digital economy, and the NDP plan includes several tangible measures to help domestic firms compete in the global war for talent. In…

By Tessa Seager, CCI’s B.C. Director of Government Affairs It’s 2004. Mark Zuckerberg launches The Facebook in his dorm room, Stephen Harper becomes leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act comes into effect. It’s 2022. The Facebook (now Meta) is one of the…

Le travail à distance a complètement changé le paysage du marché du travail pour les entreprises technologiques canadiennes, et au Conseil canadien des innovateurs (CCI), nous en entendons parler chaque semaine par nos membres. Au cours des deux dernières années, il est devenu plus difficile de trouver, d’embaucher et de…

Aujourd’hui, la vice-première ministre et ministre des Finances du Canada, Chrystia Freeland, a déposé le budget 2022 du gouvernement fédéral. Au nom des chefs de file canadiens du secteur des technologies et de l’innovation, Benjamin Bergen, président du CCI, a publié la réaction suivante : « Il s’agit d’un budget…