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New technology funding -- in Waterloo Region?
#1
Since we're already helping Justin to decide how to spend all the money he promised us for infrastructure, let's also help him on the technology front.

Where should Trudeau's promised $900M for tech sector go?   
Quote:Leaders in Canada’s burgeoning technology sector could see a wave of new federal support from the incoming Liberal government, but that doesn’t mean they all agree on how the money would be best spent.

About $900 million has been earmarked by Justin Trudeau for the country’s tech community, and over the coming weeks some of the most prominent figures in the sector will begin to make a case for where those funds should be invested.

With only so much to go around, a clash of interests could be on the horizon...

Over three years, Trudeau has committed to an investment of $200 million annually for local incubator and accelerator programs, which foster the growth of small tech startups in various regions of the country.

Another $100 million a year will go to the Industrial Research Assistance Program, which encourages innovation and small- and medium-sized businesses...

Balsillie wants to see Ottawa create an office dedicated to turning profits on Canadian technology, a move that would mimic the commercialization project launched by U.S. President Barack Obama. “We have nothing like that in Canada,” Balsillie said.

He also wants stricter guidelines on the incubators some have suggested are ushering in the new wave of startup success stories, only rewarding them with financial support when they’ve met clearly established performance metrics. “If you’re going to give more to incubation, create an accountability framework that’s based on real business output,” Balsillie said. “We’ve never had any performance metrics; there’s a lot of spin and hype. Which part of it is real outcome and which part is pixie dust?”

Balsillie is overseeing the foundation of a new lobby group for Canadian technology interests alongside John Ruffolo of Omers Ventures, a technology investment firm...

Among the flurry of other priorities being championed by members of the technology industry is an extension of British Columbia’s small business tax credit to the entire country. The credit gives a 30-per cent refund to investors who put their money into a new company...


Iain Klugman, head of incubator Communitech in Waterloo, Ont., said companies would benefit from an easing of barriers for immigration. “Certainly, we know that it’s often painful and difficult for (companies) to even bring people into this country,” he said. “Talent and capital are always the two things that seem to be the biggest challenges.”
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#2
I'm ok with helping Justin out and all, but he may take exception to the blue on the forum pages!! Just a thought going forward.... lmao
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#3
Blue? Am I going colour-blind? It sure looks green to me!
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#4
Heh, if you change your theme to the default MyBB theme, it's got blue headings on a white background, instead of the green tones that most of us are probably looking at.
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#5
Keep it green. It's less partisan than red, blue or orange. And besides Liz needs all the help she can get Wink
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