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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.
Intermap on October 7 closed its acquisition of PCI Geomatics, a long established Canadian developer of satellite and aerial image processing software. The deal brings a Canadian imaging technology business and its installed base into a TSX-listed geospatial group, with Intermap projecting materially higher recurring revenue for 2027.
PwC and Canadian AI firm Cohere announced a global alliance on October 5, 2026 that will begin in Canada, combining PwC’s transformation and governance capabilities with Cohere’s sovereign AI technology to speed enterprise adoption while addressing data control, security and regulatory needs.
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.
During his state visit to Washington this week, Chinese president Xi Jinping urged joint US China action to keep artificial intelligence under human control. The comments, issued as Chinese state media published his remarks on September 26, highlight Beijing’s push to shape global AI rules while advancing domestic industry and security priorities.
Major Australian banks and economists have shifted to expect a Reserve Bank of Australia rate increase at the September 29 meeting, weighing on equities and lifting bond yields as investors recalibrate for tighter policy.
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.