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The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) announced today the winners of its 13^th annual BDC E-Spirit Business Plan Competition. Gold, Silver, and Bronze were awarded to the “Kanata of Youth” team from Winnipeg, MB,  “Frisbis” team from Coldstream, BC, and the “Onimiki” team from Maniwaki, QC, at a ceremony held at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. A total of 34 teams of Aboriginal students from across Canada participated in the competition. The three winning teams received cash prizes in the amount of $1,500 for Gold, $750 for Silver and $500 for Bronze. Nine Special Achievement awards were also presented with winners receiving iPads, Netbooks, and iPods. Read the rest of this entry »

After five successful years of helping nearly 50 high schools across Canada transform their classrooms into modern learning centres, Future Shop‘s Future Generation Tech Lab program has announced the expansion of its grant opportunities to elementary schools. These grants will award up to $100,000 to public schools with grades ranging from kindergarten up to and including grade eight and secondary 2 in Quebec. Applications are being accepted now through June 28, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists, engineers and students at universities across the country will receive significant support from the Government of Canada through the Discovery Grants, scholarships and fellowships. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced 3,808 research awards that will advance research in a full range of fields in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Read the rest of this entry »

Extensive upgrades to the Canadian Film Centre‘s (CFC) Windfields campus are one step closer to reality today, as federal, provincial and municipal representatives joined Centre staff to celebrate the construction of the Northern Dancer Pavilion, which will allow the Centre to expand its film, television, digital media, screen acting and music program activities and will provide additional event space for the Centre and surrounding community. The project also involves renovating seven heritage buildings at the Centre, and is helping to improve cultural infrastructure and create local jobs in Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »

Over a thousand young students from underprivileged communities in 23 elementary schools of the Pointe-de-l’Île and Montreal School Boards took part in the third edition of Propulsion, an innovative and unique program designed to encourage student retention through compelling educational projects. The results of their efforts were officially unveiled today at the WB Games Montréal studio. Based on a “learning through play” approach, this year’s project was aimed at Grade 4 to 6 students and involved building amusement rides with LEGO blocks. Using an entrepreneurial approach combining learning and everyday life, this project was successful at upholding students’ motivation, especially with young boys. Read the rest of this entry »

triOS College has announced the launch of its new weekend video game camps, aimed at getting students excited and informed about what it takes to design and develop a video game.  These two-days camps run out of the triOS College Toronto and Kitchener campuses on select weekends from May 25 to August 24, 2013, with potentially more dates to be added. Video game enthusiasts will be able to choose from two different camps: “Learning to make Games with Gamemaker” for ages 11-14 and “Game Development with Unity 3D” for ages 15-17.  Interested participants can get details and register online. Read the rest of this entry »

CanWIT‘s BC chapter invites you to register for the May Breakfast Club when the group hosts Nimrat Dhariwal and Karen Bresler, who will discuss Negotiation Skills for Women. Come and hear from these certified professional coaches as they share their insights on leadership skills, transition and career change. This May 15th event promises to be engaging, informative and interactive with coaches who are effective, personable leaders, educators and trainers. Read the rest of this entry »

Innovative learning solutions provider Desire2Learn Incorporated has unveiled the newest Desire2Learn Learning Suite, marking a significant step for technology’s role in advancing learning globally. With this release, Desire2Learn is bringing the power of predictive analytics to the learning industry-empowering instructors to better engage learners, guide learning outcomes and ultimately improve global course and degree attainment rates. Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, has announced a new partnership with Innovate Calgary that will directly support the growth and commercialization of wireless technology companies in Southern Alberta. As part of this partnership, Wavefront will offer valuable programs and services to Innovate Calgary member companies including: Read the rest of this entry »

triOS College is pleased to announce the creation of two new scholarships “Women in Gaming” and “Women in Information Technology” aimed at encouraging females to enter the growing technology sector.  As part of the college’s ongoing commitment to promoting careers in technology, triOS has created these $5,000 scholarships to enable women to get the skills they need to pursue successful careers in the technology and video game sectors.  Candidates can apply for the scholarships starting this May.  Read the rest of this entry »