8 result(s) for “Innovation”
The federal government has launched a record C$1.75 billion Venture and Growth Capital plan to keep high growth companies in Canada. Officials opened a fund of funds call this month, but industry and program documents show most funding streams will not reach managers or startups for many months.
The federal government on October 21 issued a new Cabinet Directive that forces regulators to offset regulatory cost increases with larger cuts, seeks faster repeal of outdated rules and aims to make Canada more attractive for investment and exports. Businesses and advocacy groups welcomed the move, but analysts warn implementation and legal limits will determine the impact.
On October 15, federal ministers and regional representatives made a coordinated set of announcements aimed at boosting clean energy projects, apprenticeship training and small business investment across several provinces. The moves underline Ottawa’s strategy to steer private capital toward large renewable projects while offering near term supports to local firms and workers.
On October 9, 2026, Ottawa took its case to manufacturers in Quebec, promoting a permanent Productivity Mega Deduction that officials say will cut the marginal tax on new business investment roughly in half and strengthen Canada’s appeal for capital spending.
Ottawa is accelerating its industrial push on artificial intelligence with a newly formed advisory council and recent investment announcements aimed at scaling Canadian AI companies, data centres and infrastructure. The measures seek to shore up domestic capacity, attract global capital and ease industry concerns about regulation and local impacts.
Australia’s corporate regulator announced amended market integrity rules on September 26, 2026 that extend testing, monitoring and governance obligations to AI enabled trading systems. The changes aim to align domestic rules with international standards, impose kill switch and testing requirements for trading algorithms, and give market participants an 18 month transition to comply.
Hungarian manufacturer ABZ Innovation has expanded one of Europe's largest civilian drone production facilities, targeting thousands of aircraft annually as European and US demand grows and manufacturers seek alternatives to Chinese supply chains.
UK regulators have opened a competition investigation into the proposed $25 billion combination of AkzoNobel and Axalta, putting one of the coatings industry's biggest consolidation deals under regulatory scrutiny.