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Yesterday The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology held a roundtable discussion with Victoria’s business leaders, toured the Vancouver Island Technology Park and celebrated the recently completed Knowledge Infrastructure Program upgrades to the University of Victoria campus. Read the rest of this entry »

“Less is more” when sharing personal information online says Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. The Commissioner is delivering this message as part of her Office’s countdown to Data Privacy Day, which is marked annually by organizations around the world on January 28th. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based Guardly develops mobile applications that broadcast calls for help and connects people to provide assistance in case of emergency. Today, Guardly is announcing a free nationwide service for students, faculty and staff at 67 Canadian universities and colleges across Canada. By simply downloading the Guardly app and registering with a university-issued email address, campus members can hold their own personal code-blue emergency phones, providing one-touch mobile access to campus security from virtually any location on campus. This is the first time that a service of its kind is being made available to Canadian students. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has introduced a new policy that will encourage large telephone companies to rapidly adopt Internet Protocol (IP) throughout their networks. This shift will promote the development of innovative services for Canadians. Read the rest of this entry »

The Federal Red Tape Reduction Commission released its final report today during the Canadian Federation of Independent Business‘ (CFIB’s) third annual Red Tape Awareness Week™. The report includes a recommendation to task the Auditor General of Canada with reviewing and reporting on the Government’s progress in reducing red tape. Read the rest of this entry »

Guy Berthiaume, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), and Martin Carrier, Vice-President and Studio Head of Warner Bros. Games Montreal (WB Games), were pleased to announce today the beginning of a promising, long-term partnership between the two organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), has announced that the Government of Canada will invest up to $1.5 million for FIRST Robotics Canada. The funding will create opportunities for students in southern Ontario to participate in robotics competitions and real-world engineering challenges, encouraging them to look at science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields as potential study and career paths. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s third annual Red Tape Awareness Week™ kicks off with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) releasing the Red Tape Digital Diaries, a digital video series chronicling the frustrations of Canadian small business owners because of excessive government regulation and red tape. Read the rest of this entry »

Commencing on January 16, 2012, the Commission will hold a hearing at Rodd Miramichi River, 1809 Water Street in Miramichi, New Brunswick, to consider a variety of broadcasting items. If you plan on attending the hearing or would like more information about the hearing, please contact Media Relations at 819-997-9403 or by email. You can also listen to the hearing through a live audio feed available on the CRTC web site. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario is supporting 15 projectsthat will help drive innovation and increase partnerships among the entertainment and creative sector while ensuring our place as a leader in the creative economy. Through the Entertainment and Creative Cluster Partnerships Fund, Ontario is helping promote capacity building, marketing, innovation and skills development in the book and magazine publishing, film and television, music, interactive digital media and commercial theatre industries. Read the rest of this entry »