Québec Region – September 21, 2020 | Today, the winners of the Quebec Canadian Export Challenge Pitch Competitions for the startup and scale-up categories were announced. DeLeaves was named the winner of the Quebec CXC Pitch Competition for the startup category, taking home $2,500. The...
BC & North Region – September 18, 2020 | Yesterday, the winners of the BC & North Canadian Export Challenge Pitch Competitions for the startup and scale-up categories were announced. Nyoka Design Labs was named the winner of the BC & North CXC Pitch Competition...
Ontario Region – September 16, 2020 |Today, the winners of the Ontario Canadian Export Challenge Pitch Competitions for the startup and scale-up categories were announced. WeavAir was named the winner of the Ontario CXC Pitch Competition for the startup category, taking home $2,500. The scale-up...
Prairies Region – September 15, 2020 | Today, the winners of the Prairies Canadian Export Challenge Pitch Competitions for the startup and scale-up categories were announced. AGvisorPRO was named the winner of the Prairies CXC Pitch Competition for the startup category, taking home $2,500. The...
Atlantic Region – September 14, 2020 | Today, the winners of the Atlantic Canadian Export Challenge Pitch Competitions for the startup and scale-up categories were announced. The Cultured Coconut was named the winner of the Atlantic CXC Pitch Competition for the startup category, taking home...
Ottawa, ON - September 3, 2020 | If you were to ask Canada’s small business owners one year ago today what they thought their largest challenge would be in 2020, likely none could have predicted a global pandemic and the massive disruption it has brought...
Ottawa, ON - August 21, 2020 | Startup Canada’s 2020 Canadian Export Challenge (CXC) is fast approaching, with regional pitch competitions running from September 14th to 21st. Despite pivoting to a fully digital event series due to COVID-19, our team has been working hard to...
Ottawa, Canada | November 14th, 2019 | Startup Canada has signed the CEO Statement for Women’s Empowerment Principles joining over 2,000 businesses around the world in a commitment to advance gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. An initiative of UN Women and UN...
Toronto, ON - October 23rd, 2019 | Startup Canada, Canada’s entrepreneurship organization, and the iconic Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards, are delighted to announce the merger of their Awards Programs into the Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation. The merger started after Startup Canada responded to a Call...
October 23rd, 2019 | Today, Startup Canada and OnDeck Canada® (Formerly Evolocity Financial Group) announced the recipients of the 2019 Startup Canada Women Founders Fund for women entrepreneurs leading STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) businesses. The fund provides micro-grants to women-led companies in Canada to...